Examines the causes of controversy and the history of controversial films in America
Introduction
Chapter One Censorship, Culture and Controversy
Chapter Two Sex, Gender and Sexuality: Jonathan Demmes The Silence
of the Lambs
Chapter Three Violence and Crime: Oliver Stones Natural Born
Killers
Chapter Four Race and Ethnicity: Spike Lees Do the Right Thing
Chapter Five Religion: Mel Gibsons The Passion of the Christ
Conclusion
KENDALL R. PHILLIPS is Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Syracuse University. He is the author of Projected Fears (Praeger, 2005), and his essays and reviews have appeared in such journals as Literature/Film Quarterly and Philosophy and Rhetoric.
[A] concise, highly readable, and fascinating interpretation of
cinematic controversies: how they emerge, how they are resolved,
and what they may reveal about the larger cultural contexts
surrounding the issues. This volume works well as a companion to
Dawn Sova's more encyclopedic Forbidden Films: Censorship Histories
of 125 Motion Pictures. . . . it could also serve as a text for a
course on film history, censorship, and US culture. . . .
Recommended.
*Choice*
The work includes a very comprehensive introduction that can easily
stand alone, along with an interesting conclusion section that
provides some outstanding insights. In addition, the work has a
well-crafted index and a selected bibliography, which provides a
good selection of works for further examination on the subject.
This book is highly recommended for all public and academic
libraries, and is a must-purchase for both film scholars and
everyone interested in the cinema and its affect on society.
*ARBA*
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