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Book SynopsisTrade Review[Firestorm] will be a popular resource for film students. -- James Clarke Times Higher Education Supplement Prince's impressively thorough and intelligently written book will serve as a guide for some years to this visually indelible episode in American history... Essential. Choice offers a detailed and insightful critical analysis while avoiding jargon...Firestorm isa remarkable achievement as a first look at the impact of 11 September on filmmaking, and lays the groundwork for any number of new approaches. -- Jeffrey Mazo Survival [A] thoughtful and thorough investigation of the celluloid response to that chilling September day. -- Luke Davies The Australian A rich record and accounting of the first decade of responses by both mainstream and marginal American filmmakers. -- Corey K. Creekmur Cineaste
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Theater of Mass Destruction 2. Shadows Once Removed 3. Ground Zero in Focus 4. Battleground Iraq 5. Terrorism on the Small Screen 6. No End in Sight Appendix 1: Historical Timeline Appendix 2: Filmography Notes Bibliography Index
