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Book Synopsis
With new chapters covering Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and Argo, this critically acclaimed book interrogates the nature and extent of the CIA’s influence on film and television.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One. Rogues, Assassins, and Buffoons: Representations of the CIA in Film and Television
  • Chapter Two. Opening the Doors: Why and How the CIA Works with Hollywood
  • Chapter Three. Necessary and Competent: The CIA in The Agency and In the Company of Spies
  • Chapter Four. The Chase Brandon Years
  • Chapter Five. The Legal and Ethical Implications of the CIA in Hollywood
  • Chapter Six. The Last People We Want in Hollywood: The Retired CIA Officer and the Hollywood Docudrama
  • Chapter Seven. Argo’s Tony Mendez: The First Retiree the CIA Wants in Hollywood
  • Chapter Eight. Relaxing the Rules: Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and the Move toward Nuance
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 08/03/2016
      ISBN13: 9780292772465, 978-0292772465
      ISBN10: 0292772467

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With new chapters covering Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and Argo, this critically acclaimed book interrogates the nature and extent of the CIA’s influence on film and television.

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Chapter One. Rogues, Assassins, and Buffoons: Representations of the CIA in Film and Television
      • Chapter Two. Opening the Doors: Why and How the CIA Works with Hollywood
      • Chapter Three. Necessary and Competent: The CIA in The Agency and In the Company of Spies
      • Chapter Four. The Chase Brandon Years
      • Chapter Five. The Legal and Ethical Implications of the CIA in Hollywood
      • Chapter Six. The Last People We Want in Hollywood: The Retired CIA Officer and the Hollywood Docudrama
      • Chapter Seven. Argo’s Tony Mendez: The First Retiree the CIA Wants in Hollywood
      • Chapter Eight. Relaxing the Rules: Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and the Move toward Nuance
      • Conclusion
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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