Hollywood Goes to Washington American Politics on Screen

Name: Hollywood Goes to Washington American Politics on Screen
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ISBN: 9781861893680

ISBN-10: 186189368X

ISBN-13: 9781861893680

Edition: 2008

Authors: Michael Coyne

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Fantasy and politics are familiar dancing partners that rarely separate, even in the face of post–Election Day realities. But Hollywood has a tradition of punching holes in the fairy tales of electoral promises with films that meditate on what could have been and should have been. WithHollywood Goes to Washington,Michael Coyne investigates how the American political film unravels the labyrinthine entanglements of politics and the psyche of the American electorate in ordernbsp;to reveal brutal truths about the state of our democracy. nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; From conspiracy dramas such asThe Manchurian Candidateto satires likeWag the Dog,nbsp;Hollywood Goes…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date: 9/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction: Once Upon a Nation: The Ideology of American Political Films



American Politics, American Movies: Movie America, Movie History



Hail to the Chiefs: White House and Silver Screen



Modern Presidential Parables: John Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Beyond



Country Boys and City Slickers



The 'Brief, Shining Moment': Political Movies in the American 'Camelot'



Enemies Within: White Hoods, Red Scares, Black Lists



Conspiracy Central


Conclusion: Twilight's Last Gleaming?


References


Select Bibliography


Filmography


Acknowledgements


Photo Acknowledgements


Index