Controversial cinema [[electronic resource] ] : the films that outraged America / / Kendall R. Phillips

• Autore: Phillips Kendall R
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/653
• Soggetto topico: Sensationalism in motion pictures; Motion pictures - Censorship - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-189) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: At 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 fil
• Titolo autorizzato: Controversial cinema
• ISBN: 1-282-56614-8; 9786612566141; 1-56720-724-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454942103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II