Freedom to offend [[electronic resource] ] : how New York remade movie culture / / Raymond J. Haberski, Jr
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Haberski Raymond J. <1968->
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| Titolo: |
Freedom to offend [[electronic resource] ] : how New York remade movie culture / / Raymond J. Haberski, Jr
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| Pubblicazione: | Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (279 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.3109747/1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Motion pictures - Censorship - New York (State) - New York - History |
| Film criticism - New York (State) - New York - History | |
| Motion pictures - New York (State) - New York - History | |
| Culture in motion pictures | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-258) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 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... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Freedom to offend |
| ISBN: | 0-8131-3491-9 |
| 1-283-23306-1 | |
| 9786613233066 | |
| 0-8131-7215-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451569503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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