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American Politics in Hollywood Film

Author : Ian Scott
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748646280
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book American Politics in Hollywood Film written by Ian Scott and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is the American political landscape represented in cinema? What is the relationship between Hollywood and Washington? From Arnold Schwarzenegger's rise to the Governorship of California through to the drama of the celebrity-fuelled 2008 Presidential election, Hollywood and politics have never been more intimate.This thoroughly updated and revised new edition continues to analyse the theoretical and conceptual relationship of Hollywood to national politics and the way film content and criticism has aligned itself to political culture and debate.Chronicling the evolution of American political cinema from the 1930s, this book explores the genre's symbiotic relationship with the American political culture and history. Through textual analysis of a range of films and television series, Scott provides a critique of current and past developments across several sub-genres, including the bio-pic, the election film and documentary.New for this edition* Analysis of the post-9/11 and Bush era's effect on the American politics and cinema* In-depth discussion of political documentaries, such as Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Fog of War, as well as films from the 2000s, such as Man of the Year and State of Play* Expanded coverage of television series from The West Wing, through to 24 and John Adams

Politics and Politicians in American Film

Author : Phillip L. Gianos
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313025347
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Politicians in American Film written by Phillip L. Gianos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-01-26 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Films have been a part of U.S. society for a century—a source of great enjoyment for the audience and of great profit to filmmakers. How does a mass entertainment medium deal with some of the great sources of dramatic real-life political and economic conflict—the Great Depression, the Cold War—in a way that attracts an audience without making it angry? How does an industry, which has from its beginnings been the subject of attacks from social, political and religious groups deal with political issues and conflicts? This book is an attempt to examine these questions; it is also an examination of some of the greatest and most interesting American films ever made—westerns, gangster films, comedies, war films, satires, and film biographies—to see what American films say about politics and politicians, and what these films, in turn, say about the audience for which they were produced.

Projecting Politics

Author : Elizabeth Haas
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317520033
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Projecting Politics written by Elizabeth Haas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this influential work updates and expands the scope of the original, including more sustained analyses of individual films, from The Birth of a Nation to The Wolf of Wall Street. An interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between American politics and popular films of all kinds—including comedy, science fiction, melodrama, and action-adventure—Projecting Politics offers original approaches to determining the political contours of films, and to connecting cinematic language to political messaging. A new chapter covering 2000 to 2013 updates the decade-by-decade look at the Washington-Hollywood nexus, with special areas of focus including the post-9/11 increase in political films, the rise of political war films, and films about the 2008 economic recession. The new edition also considers recent developments such as the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the controversy sparked by the film Zero Dark Thirty, newer generation actor-activists, and the effects of shifting industrial financing structures on political content. A new chapter addresses the resurgence of the disaster-apocalyptic film genre with particular attention paid to its themes of political nostalgia and the turn to global settings and audiences. Updated and expanded chapters on nonfiction film and advocacy documentaries, the politics of race and African-American film, and women and gender in political films round out this expansive, timely new work. A companion website offers two additional appendices and further materials for those using the book in class.

Politics and Film

Author : Daniel P. Franklin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742538092
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Film written by Daniel P. Franklin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2006 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Films examined include: Master and commander - the far side of the world, The Coneheads, X2, The postman, Taxi driver, Working girl, Mr. Smith goes to Washington, Robocop, Showgirls, The passion of the Christ, Last tango in Paris, Pulp fiction, Kill Bill: Vol. 2.

Hollywood Goes to Washington

Author : Michael Coyne
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1861895771
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood Goes to Washington written by Michael Coyne and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy and politics are familiar dancing partners that rarely separate, even in the face of post–Election Day realities. But Hollywood has a tradition of punching holes in the fairy tales of electoral promises with films that meditate on what could have been and should have been. With Hollywood Goes to Washington,Michael Coyne investigates how the American political film unravels the labyrinthine entanglements of politics and the psyche of the American electorate in order to reveal brutal truths about the state of our democracy. From conspiracy dramas such as The Manchurian Candidate to satires like Wag the Dog, Hollywood Goes to Washington argues that political films in American cinema have long reflected the issues and tensions roiling within American society. Coyne elucidates the mythology, iconography, and ideology embedded in both classic and lesser-known films—including Gabriel Over the White House, Silver City, Advise and Consent, and The Siege—and examines the cinematic portrayals of presidents in the White House, the everyman American citizen, and the nebulous enemies who threaten American democracy. The author provocatively contends that whether addressing the threat of domestic fascism in Citizen Kane or the disillusionment of Vietnam and paranoia of the post-Watergate era in Executive Action, the American political film stands as an important cultural bellwether and democratic force—one that is more vital than ever in the face of decreasing civil liberties in the present-day United States. Compelling and wholly original, Hollywood Goes to Washington exposes the political power of the silver screen and its ramifications for contemporary American culture.

Politics, Hollywood Style

Author : John Heyrman
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498551939
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Politics, Hollywood Style written by John Heyrman and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes major films about the American political process since the 1930s. It considers the films’ major themes about politics, ideology, and representation of race and gender over the past several decades.

Screening Politics

Author : Harry Keyishian
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810858824
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (588 download)

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Download or read book Screening Politics written by Harry Keyishian and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference guide provides detailed discussions of over 50 movies about American politics and politicians, from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and All the King's Men (1949) to Air Force One (1997) and Thirteen Days (2001).

Cinema, Politics, and Society in America

Author : Philip Davies
Publisher : Manchester : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cinema, Politics, and Society in America written by Philip Davies and published by Manchester : Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hollywood

Author : Mark Wheeler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838716157
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood written by Mark Wheeler and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the 21st century, the US film industry had overtaken aeronautics and car industries to become one of the highest exporters of American products. Mark Wheeler's important new book provides both a political history of Hollywood and a reflection on the relationship between cinema and politics in America, from 1900 to the present day. Wheeler considers the interplay between the movies studios, state and national government and cultural policy and legislation, with case studies of the censorship that followed in the wake of the Hays Code 1930 and the investigations of the House Committee of Un-American Activities (HUAC) in the 1950s that led to the notorious blacklisting of alleged or known Communist sympathisers. His history of political constituencies within Hollywood ranges from the conservative right to the liberal and the communist left, from trades unionists to movie moguls. The book concludes with a look at the politics of show business, addressing links between Hollywood and political activism, films such as 'The Candidate' and 'Bulworth' that have themselves engaged with the political process, and considering the irony that despite the fact that Hollywood is perceived as a bastion of liberalism the two most famous actors-turned-politicians have been Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Here's Looking at You

Author : Ernest D. Giglio
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9781433106446
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Here's Looking at You written by Ernest D. Giglio and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, Here's Looking at You: Hollywood, Film and Politics examines the tangled relationship between politics and Hollywood, which manifests itself in celebrity involvement in political campaigns and elections, and in the overt and covert political messages conveyed by Hollywood films. The book's findings contradict the film industry's assertion that it is simply in the entertainment business, and examines how, while the majority of Hollywood films are strictly commercial ventures, hundreds of movies - ranging from Birth of a Nation to Capitalism - do indeed contain political messages. This new edition has been updated with new photos and cartoons, and includes two new chapters, one on Afghan-Iraqi war films and the other on the treatment of race and gender in Hollywood films, that are sure to stimulate discussion. Here's Looking at You serves as a basic text for political film courses and as a supplement in American government and film studies courses, and will also appeal to film buffs and people in the film industry.

Seeing through the Screen

Author : Bruce E. Altschuler
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 149855749X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Seeing through the Screen written by Bruce E. Altschuler and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book consists of short essays on approximately fifty American political films. It explores the extent to which films take on the political issues of the day and their influence on public perceptions of politics.

From Box Office to Ballot Box

Author : M. Keith Booker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313082146
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book From Box Office to Ballot Box written by M. Keith Booker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the complexity and expense of making and distributing a film, the process of filmmaking is by its very nature a political process. Moreover, given the power and persuasiveness of the cinema as a medium, film can be a powerful political tool. It should thus come as no surprise that film has had a long and extensive engagement with a variety of political topics, ranging from the actual mechanics of governance to electoral politics, to any number of specific political issues. Through a film-by-film examination of the movies explicitly concerned with American politics and American political issues, From Box Office to Ballot Box provides valuable new insights into our culture's perceptions of various political environments and serves as a witness to the cinema's own complex contribution to the media's coverage of, and relationship to, American politics at large. From Box Office to Ballot Box takes as its subject films exploring the electoral process, the process of governing, and the involvement of the media in both. Separate chapters also deal with films related to specific political issues or phenomena that are particularly relevant to the above three categories, including labor and class, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, and the other recent conflicts in which the media has played such a large role. Specific films discussed include: Citizen Kane, All the King's Men, The Manchurian Candidate, All the Presidents' Men, The Front, M*A*S*H*, JFK, Nixon, Wag the Dog, Three Kings, Black Hawk Down, The Quiet American, The Contender, and many more.

American Film and Politics from Reagan to Bush Jr.

Author : Philip John Davies
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719058653
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book American Film and Politics from Reagan to Bush Jr. written by Philip John Davies and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-11 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the two decades leading to the beginning of the 21st century, this collection examines central issues in American politics and society through the films of the period. Using everything from Oliver Stone to Disney, Clint Eastwood to John Sayles, Jurassic Park to Dumb and Dumber, the international array of authors explore a number of themes. These include: the cinematic views of political institutions; of politically significant places; of the projection of major issues such as gender, family, and race; and the cultural politics of the film makers themselves in America at the start of a new century.

Politics and Film

Author : Daniel P. Franklin
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442262338
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Film written by Daniel P. Franklin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics and Film examines popular movies and television shows as indicators of social and political trends to explore the political culture of the United States. Updated to include the popular and controversial movies and shows American Sniper, House of Cards, Orange Is the New Black, and Twelve Years a Slave, the second edition investigates popular conceptions of government, the military, intelligence and terrorism, punishment and policing, and recognizes mistakes or dark times in our shared history.

Hollywood

Author : Mark Wheeler (College teacher)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781838711405
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood written by Mark Wheeler (College teacher) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the beginning of the 21st century, the US film industry had overtaken aeronautics and car industries to become one of the highest exporters of American products. Mark Wheeler's important new book provides both a political history of Hollywood and a reflection on the relationship between cinema and politics in America, from 1900 to the present day. Wheeler considers the interplay between the movies studios, state and national government and cultural policy and legislation, with case studies of the censorship that followed in the wake of the Hays Code 1930 and the investigations of the House Committee of Un-American Activities (HUAC) in the 1950s that led to the notorious blacklisting of alleged or known Communist sympathisers. His history of political constituencies within Hollywood ranges from the conservative right to the liberal and the communist left, from trades unionists to movie moguls. The book concludes with a look at the politics of show business, addressing links between Hollywood and political activism, films such as 'The Candidate' and 'Bulworth' that have themselves engaged with the political process, and considering the irony that despite the fact that Hollywood is perceived as a bastion of liberalism the two most famous actors-turned-politicians have been Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Hollywood Goes to War

Author : Clayton R. Koppes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520071612
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (716 download)

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Download or read book Hollywood Goes to War written by Clayton R. Koppes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1990-08-16 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The little-explored story of how politics, propaganda, and profits were combined to create the drama, imagery and fantasy that was American film during World War II. 32 black-and-white photographs.

Politics and Politicians in Contemporary US Television

Author : Betty Kaklamanidou
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317078497
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Politics and Politicians in Contemporary US Television written by Betty Kaklamanidou and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together well-established scholars of media, political science, sociology, and film to investigate the representation of Washington politics on U.S. television from the mid-2000s to the present, this volume offers stimulating perspectives on the status of representations of contemporary US politics, the role of government and the machinations and intrigue often associated with politicians and governmental institutions. The authors help to locate these representations both in the context of the history of earlier television shows that portrayed the political culture of Washington as well as within the current political culture transpiring both inside and outside of "The Beltway." With close attention to issues of gender, race and class and offering studies from contemporary quality television, including popular programmes such as The West Wing, Veep, House of Cards, The Americans, The Good Wife and Scandal, the authors examine the ways in which televisual representations reveal changing attitudes towards Washington culture, shedding light on the role of the media in framing the public’s changing perception of politics and politicians. Exploring the new era in which television finds itself, with new production practices and the possible emergence of a new ’political genre’ emerging, Politics and Politicians in Contemporary U.S. Television also considers the ’humanizing’ of political characters on television, asking what that representation of politicians as human beings says about the national political culture. A fascinating study that sits at the intersection of politics and television, this book will appeal to scholars of popular culture, sociology, cultural and media studies.