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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...

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Main Authors: Kellner, Douglas, 1943
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Iraq War 2003-2011
2000 - 2099
Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States
Motion pictures > United States > History > 21st century
Documentary films > United States > History and criticism
Documentary films > Political aspects > History and criticism
Environmental films > United States > History and criticism
Politics in motion pictures
Terrorism in motion pictures
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Motion pictures and the war
Documentary films
Documentary films > Political aspects
Environmental films
Motion pictures
Motion pictures > Political aspects
Politics and Government
War and motion pictures
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009
Iraq
United States
Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
History
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444314809
Summary: 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.
Carrier Form: x, 279 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781444314809
1444314807
9781444314816 (electronic bk.)
1444314815 (electronic bk.)
1282472119
9781282472112
9781405198233 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1405198230 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405198240 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405198249 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Index Number: PN1995
CLC: J905.712
Contents: Confronting the horrors of the Bush/Cheney era: from documentary to allegory -- The golden age of documentary -- Real disaster films: from An inconvenient truth and environmental documentaries to animated allegories -- Allegories of catastrophe : social apocalypse is disaster, horror, and fantasy films -- Hollywood's 9/11 and spectacles of terror -- 9/11 as disaster film and spectacle of terror -- Representations of 9/11 in Hollywood film : United 93 and World Trade Center -- Disney television Republican propaganda : The path to 9/11 -- Hollywood's terror war -- Michael Moore's provocations

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