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Cinema Wars: Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era / Edition 1
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Cinema Wars: Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era / Edition 1
Current price: $41.75
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Cinema Wars: Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era / Edition 1
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- Offers a thought-provoking depiction of Hollywood film as a contested terrain between conservative and liberal forces
- Films and documentaries discussed include:
- Black Hawk Down
- ,
- The
- Dark Knight
- Star Wars
- Syriana,
- WALL-E
- Fahrenheit 9/11
- and other Michael Moore documentaries, amongst others
- Explores how some films in this era supported the Bush-Cheney regime, while others criticized the administration, openly or otherwise
- Investigates 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
- Shows how Hollywood film in the 2000s brought to life a vibrant array of social protest and helped create cultural conditions to elect Barack Obama