03130nam 2200661 a 450 991077815320332120200520144314.00-8131-3491-91-283-23306-197866132330660-8131-7215-2(CKB)1000000000475374(EBL)792215(OCoLC)166261792(SSID)ssj0000158227(PQKBManifestationID)11162922(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158227(PQKBWorkID)10147606(PQKB)10560336(StDuBDS)EDZ0000038483(MdBmJHUP)muse13809(Au-PeEL)EBL792215(CaPaEBR)ebr10495350(CaONFJC)MIL323306(MiAaPQ)EBC792215(EXLCZ)99100000000047537420061129d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFreedom to offend[electronic resource] how New York remade movie culture /Raymond J. Haberski, JrLexington University Press of Kentuckyc20071 online resource (279 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-3841-8 0-8131-2429-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-258) and index.Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Web of Control; 2. The Miracle and Bosley Crowther; 3. Baby Doll and Commnweal Criticism; 4. Amos Vogel and Confrontational Cinema; 5. The ""Flaming"" Freedom of Jonas Mekas; 6. The End of New York Movie Culture; 7. Did Bonnie and Clyde Kill Bosley Crowther?; 8. The Failure of Porno Chic; Conclusion: The Irrelevance of Controversial Culture; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn the postwar era, producers and consumers of cinema began to demand more freedom to make and view movies that accurately portrayed the complexities of real life. In Freedom to Offend, Raymond J. Haberski Jr. details the battles, fought largely in New York City, to secure ""freedom of the screen"" for film audiences. In the libertine 1970's, arguments supporting the right to see challenging films were twisted to provide intellectual cover for movies created solely to lure viewers with outrageous or titillating material. Haberski exposes the unquestioning defense of free expression as an...Motion picturesCensorshipNew York (State)New YorkHistoryFilm criticismNew York (State)New YorkHistoryMotion picturesNew York (State)New YorkHistoryCulture in motion picturesMotion picturesCensorshipHistory.Film criticismHistory.Motion picturesHistory.Culture in motion pictures.363.3109747/1Haberski Raymond J.1968-1518081MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778153203321Freedom to offend3836781UNINA