Hollywood Speaks Out - Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues

Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated.
* Explores why Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past
* Organized around such important issues as poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia
* Discusses the relevance and the impact of feature films from Modern Times to WALL-E

List of contents

List of Figures
Foreword
Introduction
1. Overview
2. War
3. Anti-Semitism
4. Prison and Justice Systems
5. Labor-Management
6. Poverty
7. Racism
8. Politics
9. Homophobia
10. Technology
11. Sexism
12. Hide or Seek
Selected Readings
Index

Product details

• Authors: Robert L Hilliard, Robert L. Hilliard
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2009
• EAN: 9781405178990
• ISBN: 978-1-4051-7899-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 239 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 554 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Kulturwissenschaften, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Medienforschung, Allg. Kulturwissenschaften, Communication & Media Studies, Kommunikation u. Medienforschung, American Film, Amerikanische Filmkunst