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Politics and film : the political culture of television and movies / Daniel P. Franklin.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]Edition: 2nd editionDescription: viii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442262324 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 144226232X (softcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Politics and filmDDC classification:
  • 791.43/6581
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 F831p 2017
Contents:
Introduction : feature film : Fifty Shades of Grey -- Movies, the media, and American tales : feature film : San Andreas -- Industry and bias : the political economy of film : feature film : Furious 7 -- Who makes 'em and who watches 'em : feature film : Avatar -- Film content: cause or effect? : feature film : Taxi Driver -- Film criticism : what is a bad movie? : feature film : Up in the Air -- Why they don't make them like they used to : feature film : Mr. Smith goes to Washington -- Movies, censorship, and the law : feature film : Spotlight -- Conclusion feature film : The Hateful Eight.
Summary: 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, providing valuable insights for students of film and American politics alike.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1995.9 F831p 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000158450

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography.

Introduction : feature film : Fifty Shades of Grey --
Movies, the media, and American tales : feature film : San Andreas --
Industry and bias : the political economy of film : feature film : Furious 7 --
Who makes 'em and who watches 'em : feature film : Avatar --
Film content: cause or effect? : feature film : Taxi Driver --
Film criticism : what is a bad movie? : feature film : Up in the Air --
Why they don't make them like they used to : feature film : Mr. Smith goes to Washington --
Movies, censorship, and the law : feature film : Spotlight --
Conclusion feature film : The Hateful Eight.

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, providing valuable insights for students of film and American politics alike.

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