{"product_id":"cinema-wars-hollywood-film-and-politics-in-the-bush-cheney-era-paperback-softback-9781405198240","title":"Cinema Wars; Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405198240","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCinema Wars\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"By far the best work yet on Hollywood cinema and American politics in the post-9\/11 era. In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eCamera Politica\u003c\/i\u003e, Doug Kellner provides a bold and insightful assessment of a wide array of recent films, from documentaries and disaster spectacles to Iraq War films and low-budget horror. In the process, he fashions a remarkably comprehensive critique of American film and ideology in the new millennium.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eThomas Schatz\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Texas at Austin  \u003cp\u003e\"Professor Douglas Kellner has produced a masterful account of contemporary film culture in the United States, skillfully connecting it to major political issues, events, and developments of our period. This volume is absolutely indispensable reading for anyone interested in the central dynamics of American cinematic history and politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eCarl Boggs\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eImperial Delusions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHollywood War Machine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCinema Wars\u003c\/i\u003e spurs an important discussion about the political issues that are raised by contemporary, mainstream films. Kellner’s book is a fascinating read and gives us a framework for lively classroom discussion.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJanet Bergstrom\u003c\/b\u003e, Cinema and Media Studies, UCLA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Doug Kellner is our leading analyst of politics and the media. \u003ci\u003eCinema Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, the latest book in this prolific scholar’s remarkable output, sheds light on the dreamworld of fiction and the reality of documentary. As the United States lurched from the disastrous arrogance of the Bush years to the troubled aftermath of the Great Recession, film referenced each unsteady step. Kellner was there, and he explains it all for us.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eToby Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary Hollywood Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglas M. Kellner (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405198240, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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 conditions to elect Barack Obama\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 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