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BL
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625626
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Prince, Stephen,1955-
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| Title & Author
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Firestorm : : American film in the age of terrorism /\ Stephen Prince
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, c2009
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x, 388 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9780231148702
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: 0231148704
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: 9780231148719
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: 0231148712
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: 9780231520089
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: 0231520085
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Includes filmography
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Theater of mass destruction -- Shadows once removed -- Ground Zero in focus -- Battleground Iraq -- Terrorism on the small screen -- No end in sight
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| Abstract
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"Stephen Prince is the first scholar to trace the effect of 9/11 on the making of American film. From documentaries like Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) to zombie flicks, and from fictional narratives such as The Kingdom (2007) to Mike Nichols's Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Prince evaluates the extent to which filmmakers have exploited, explained, understood, or interpreted the attacks and the Iraq War that followed, including incidents at Abu Ghraib." "He begins with pre-9/11 depictions of terrorism, such as Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage (1936), and follows with studio and independent films that directly respond to 9/11. He considers documentary portraits and conspiracy films, as well as serial television shows (most notably Fox's 24) and made-for-TV movies that re-present the attacks in a broader, more intimate way. Ultimately Prince finds that in these triumphs and failures an exciting new era of American filmmaking has taken shape."--BOOK JACKET
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Motion pictures-- United States-- History-- 21st century
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001-- Influence
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Motion pictures-- Political aspects-- United States
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Terrorism in motion pictures
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Psychic trauma in motion pictures
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War films-- History and criticism
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| LC Classification
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PN1993.5.U6P745 2009
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