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Cinema Wars

Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era

Douglas M. Kellner

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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Fotografie, Film, Video, TV

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Cinema Wars 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 * 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

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(Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 1 June 2011)
"Notwithstanding the lack of surprise, Kellner is always challenging and provocative, and for that reason alone, Cinema Wars is worth reading."
(Times Higher Education, February 2010)
"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."

"By far the best work yet on Hollywood cinema and American politics in the post-9/11 era. In the tradition of Camera Politica, 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."

--Thomas Schatz, University of Texas at Austin

"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."

--Carl Boggs, author of Imperial Delusions and The Hollywood War Machine

"Cinema Wars 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."

--Janet Bergstrom, Cinema and Media Studies, UCLA

"Doug Kellner is our leading analyst of politics and the media. Cinema Wars, 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."

--Toby Miller, editor of The Contemporary Hollywood Reader
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Cultural Studies, Amerikanische Filmkunst, Medienkritik, American Film, Kulturwissenschaften