Kellner, Douglas M.
Cinema Wars: Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era
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, TheDark 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
Nyckelord: American Film
- Författare
- Kellner, Douglas M.
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2011
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Sidantal
- 296 sidor
- Kategori
- Konst, konsthistoria
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444360493
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9781405198240