American history and contemporary Hollywood film:

Hollywood has a growing fascination with America's past. This book offers an analysis of how and why contemporary Hollywood films have sought to mediate American history. It considers whether or how far contemporary films have begun to unravel the unifying myths of earlier films and periods.

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Main Authors: McCrisken, Trevor B. 1968- (Author), Pepper, Andrew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh Univ. Pr. 2005
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Hollywood has a growing fascination with America's past. This book offers an analysis of how and why contemporary Hollywood films have sought to mediate American history. It considers whether or how far contemporary films have begun to unravel the unifying myths of earlier films and periods.
Item Description:Chapter 1: Lessons from Hollywood's American revolution Revolution, The Patriot, Chapter 2: Rattling the chains of history: Steven Spielberg's Amistad and 'telling everyone's story' Roots; Amistad. Chapter 3: Hollywood's civil war dilemma: to imagine or unravel the nation ? Gettysburg; Glory; Ride with the devil; Cold Mountain. Chapter 4: Saving the dgood war: Hollywood and World War II in the post-cold war world Saving Privat Ryan; The thin red line; U-571; Pearl Harbor. Chapter 5: Oliver Stone and the decade of trauma Platoon; Born on the fourth of july; Heaven and Earth; JFK; Nixon. Chapter 6: From civil rights to black nationalism: Hollywood v. black america ? Panther; Mississippi burning; The hurricane; Malcolm X; Ali. Chapter 7: HOllywood's post-cold war history: The righteousness of American interventionism Three Kings; Black hawk down
Physical Description:XII, 227 S.
ISBN:0748614893
0748614907

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