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Shooting the truth : the rise of American political documentaries / James McEnteer.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.D6 M38 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McEnteer, James, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Documentary films--United States--History and criticism.
- Documentary films.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 196 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, [2006]
- Summary:
- Political documentaries are more popular now than ever-- Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), the top-grossing documentary film of all time, is one of many such recent films. In this incisive book, James McEnteer parses the politics of nonfiction films of recent decades, which together constitute an alternative history to many official stories offered by the government and its media minions.
- Contents:
- 1 Lenses with Attitude 1
- 2 Reel History and the Politics of Deception 21
- 3 Slouching Toward Armageddon 41
- 4 Barbara Kopple: Intrepid Pioneer on the Front Lines 63
- 5 Michael Moore: Ambush Artist 79
- 6 Errol Morris: The Politics of Personality 101
- 7 Robert Greenwald: Godfather of "Un" believability 119
- 8 Political Theater: The 2004 Documentary Campaign 135
- 9 Alternative Realities 155.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-184) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275987604
- OCLC:
- 60839379
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