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The extraordinary thesis of the various chapters is that liberal Hollywood makes conservative films. A careful reading of Chapter 6 will reveal that current Hollywood disaster films are consistent with the message of the Tea Party, namely, that government is bumbling, bureaucratic, corrupt, and incapable, ERGO the need for heroes.
Table of Contents
Introduction (Michael Haas)
- Films Contain Political Messages (Michael Haas)
- Art and Politics: The Political Film as a Pedagogical Tool (Michael A. Genovese)
- Search for the Political Film (Ernest D. Giglio)
- The Real Oliver North Loses: The Reel Bob Roberts Wins (John W. Williams)
- Escape from the Bowling Alley: Traditional Associations as the Antagonist in Popular Film (Hans Noel)
- The Politics of Disaster Films (Elizabeth Haas)
- Liberalism and the Blending of a Kaleidoscopic Culture (Andrew L. Aoki)
- Films about Thailand & Vietnam (Michael Haas)
Using Political Films in the Classroom (Michael A. Genovese)
Bibliography & Index