Hollywood Speaks Out
Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues
(Sprache: Englisch)
In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot,...
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In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms.
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Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated.* Explores why Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past
* Organized around such important issues as poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia
* Discusses the relevance and the impact of feature films from Modern Times to WALL-E
In spite of its professed liberalism, Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and most feature films deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past. Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues while America herself struggled to come to terms . Organized around issues that map the culture wars of the past and the present moment--poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia--this engaging text captures American cultural and social history in cinematic real-time--from The Birth of a Nation, Boys Don't Cry, and American Beauty to Silkwood, Syriana, and Transamerica.
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List of FiguresForeword
Introduction
1. Overview
2. War
3. Anti-Semitism
4. Prison and Justice Systems
5. Labor-Management
6. Poverty
7. Racism
8. Politics
9. Homophobia
10. Technology
11. Sexism
12. Hide or Seek
Selected Readings
Index, 20090129
Autoren-Porträt von Robert L Hilliard
Robert L. Hilliard, aProfessor Emeritus, has taught at a number of universities. Dr. Hilliard was Chief of the Public Broadcasting Branch of the Federal Communications Commission and was Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee. He is the author of many books, including Writing for Television, Radio, and New Media (2007), and with co-author Michael Keith, The Brodcast Centruy and Beyond: A History of U.S. Radio and Television (2005); The Quieted Voice: The Rise and Demise of Localism in American Radio (2004), and Dirty Discourse: Sex and Indecency in Broadcasting (Wiley-Blackwell 2006).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Robert L Hilliard
- 2009, 1. Auflage, 280 Seiten, Maße: 15 x 22,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1405178981
- ISBN-13: 9781405178983
Sprache:
Englisch
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