02940oam 2200661 a 450 991095789550332120200520144314.097984006317199786612566141978128256614912825661489781567207248156720724310.5040/9798400631719(CKB)1000000000821127(EBL)495172(OCoLC)648757369(SSID)ssj0000358352(PQKBManifestationID)11304465(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000358352(PQKBWorkID)10376907(PQKB)10146577(Au-PeEL)EBL495172(CaPaEBR)ebr10271344(CaONFJC)MIL256614(DLC)BP9798400631719BC(MiAaPQ)EBC495172(Perlego)4169997(EXLCZ)99100000000082112720240214e20082024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrControversial cinema the films that outraged America /Kendall R. Phillips1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2008.London :Bloomsbury Publishing (UK),20241 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780275994648 0275994643 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Censorship, Culture, and Controversy; Chapter 2: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality: Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs; Chapter 3: Violence and Crime: Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers; Chapter 4: Race and Ethnicity: Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing; Chapter 5: Religion: Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; IndexAt the heart of any history of controversial films is a strange paradox: while films, especially popular and mainstream films, are often portrayed as meaningless products of popular culture, those popular films involved in public controversies become the focal point of enormous cultural energy, political attention, and profoundly conflicting sets of principles. The ongoing culture wars continue to shape the American political landscape, and controversial films continue to be a major point of conflict. Controversial Cinema: The Films that Outraged America traces the history of controversial filMotion picturesCensorshipUnited StatesSensationalism in motion picturesMotion picturesCensorshipSensationalism in motion pictures.791.43/653Phillips Kendall R848074DLCDLCBOOK9910957895503321Controversial cinema4364030UNINA