Cinema Wars
Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era
(Sprache: Englisch)
Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces
Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other...
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Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces
Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, and many more.
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Cinema Wars explores the intersection of film, politics, and US culture and society through a bold critical analysis of the films, TV shows, and documentaries produced in the early 2000s Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, amongst others Explores how some films in this era supported the Bush-Cheney regime, while others criticized the administration, openly or otherwise Investigates Hollywood's treatment of a range of hot topics, from terrorism and environmental crisis to the Iraq war and the culture wars of the 2000s Shows how Hollywood film in the 2000s brought to life a vibrant array of social protest and helped create cultural conditions to elect Barack Obama
Cinema Wars explores the intersection of film, politics, and US culture and society through a bold critical analysis of the films, TV shows, and documentaries produced in the early 2000s
- Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces
- Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, amongst others
- Explores how some films in this era supported the Bush-Cheney regime, while others criticized the administration, openly or otherwise
- Investigates Hollywood's treatment of a range of hot topics, from terrorism and environmental crisis to the Iraq war and the culture wars of the 2000s
- Shows how Hollywood film in the 2000s brought to life a vibrant array of social protest and helped create cultural conditions to elect Barack Obama
- Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces
- Films and documentaries discussed include: Black Hawk Down, The Dark Knight, Star Wars, Syriana, WALL-E, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other Michael Moore documentaries, amongst others
- Explores how some films in this era supported the Bush-Cheney regime, while others criticized the administration, openly or otherwise
- Investigates Hollywood's treatment of a range of hot topics, from terrorism and environmental crisis to the Iraq war and the culture wars of the 2000s
- Shows how Hollywood film in the 2000s brought to life a vibrant array of social protest and helped create cultural conditions to elect Barack Obama
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Cinema Wars “
List of illustrations.Introduction: Film, Politics, and Society.1. Confronting the Horrors of the Bush/Cheney Era: From Documentary to Allegory.2. Hollywood's 9/11 and Spectacles of Terror.3. Michael Moore's Provocations.4. From Realism to Allegory and Satire: Hollywood Political Critiques of the Bush/Cheney Regime.5. The Cinematic Iraq War.Conclusion: Cinema as Art, Industry, and Site of Struggle.References.Index.
Autoren-Porträt von Douglas M. Kellner
Douglas Kellner is George Kneller Chair of Philosophy of Education at UCLA. He is the author of many books on social theory, politics, history, and culture, including Camera Politica: The Politics and Ideology of Contemporary Hollywood Film , co-authored with Michael Ryan, and Media Spectacle and the Crisis of Democracy . He is the co-editor of Media and Cultural Studies Keyworks (Wiley-Blackwell 2006). Kellner's most recent book is Guys and Guns Amok: Domestic Terrorism and School Shootings from the Oklahoma City Bombings to the Virginia Tech Massacre . His website is at www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/kellner/kellner.html.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Douglas M. Kellner
- 2009, 1. Auflage., 296 Seiten, Maße: 23,9 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405198230
- ISBN-13: 9781405198233
Sprache:
Englisch
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