{"product_id":"cinema-wars-9781405198240","title":"Cinema Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinema Wars\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFilms and documentaries discussed include: \u003ci\u003eBlack Hawk Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDark Knight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSyriana,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWALL-E\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e and other Michael Moore documentaries, amongst others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how some films in this era supported the Bush-Cheney regime, while others criticized the administration, openly or otherwise\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how Hollywood film in the 2000s brought to life a vibrant array of social protest and helped create cultural condi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Notwithstanding the lack of surprise, Kellner is always challenging and provocative, and for that reason alone, Cinema Wars is worth reading.\" (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 1 June 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"This volume will be a valuable source ... .The provocative political stances taken and wide range of films discussed here will stimulate debate for academics and students alike.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Plates ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: Film, Politics, and Society 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHollywood Film as a Contested Terrain 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCinema, Politics, and Social History: From Cinematic Realism to Allegory 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHollywood Film and the Contemporary Moment: Signs of the Times 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading Film Diagnostically: Imagining Obama 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn This Book 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Confronting the Horrors of the Bush-Cheney Era: From Documentary to Allegory 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age of Documentary 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReal Disaster Films: From \u003ci\u003eAn Inconvenient Truth \u003c\/i\u003eand Environmental Documentaries to Animated Allegories 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllegories of Catastrophe: Social Apocalypse in Disaster, Horror, and Fantasy Films 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Hollywood’s 9\/11 and Spectacles of Terror 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9\/11 as Disaster Film and Spectacle of Terror 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentations of 9\/11 in Hollywood Film: \u003ci\u003eUnited 93 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWorld Trade Center \u003c\/i\u003e101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisney Television Republican Propaganda\u003ci\u003e: The Path to 9\/11 \u003c\/i\u003e108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHollywood’s Terror War 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Michael Moore’s Provocations 132\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Moore, Emile de Antonio, and the Politics of Documentary Film 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger and Me \u003c\/i\u003eand the Documentary of Personal Witnessing 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBowling For Columbine \u003c\/i\u003eand Exploratory Documentary Montage 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 9\/11 \u003c\/i\u003eand Partisan Interventionist Cinema 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSicko \u003c\/i\u003eand the Michael Moore Genre 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Hollywood Political Critiques of the Bush-Cheney Regime: From Thrillers to Fantasy and Satire 163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hollywood Political Thriller Against the Bush-Cheney Regime 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003ePrequels as Anti-Bush-Cheney Allegory 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Satire to Dystopia 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Cinematic Iraq War 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDocumenting Iraq 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpreting the Iraq Fiasco 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIraq and Its Aftermath in Fiction Films 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: Hollywood Cinema Wars in the 2000s 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Representations 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory Lessons 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Reflections 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 269\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407931056471,"sku":"9781405198240","price":31.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405198240.jpg?v=1730500995","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cinema-wars-9781405198240","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}