The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television / Patricia Jenkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jenkins, Tricia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Central Intelligence Agency.

Spy films--United States--History and criticism.

Spy films.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--In motion pictures.

United States.

Espionage in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Political aspects.

Spy television programs.

Motion picture industry--United States.

Motion picture industry.

Spy television programs--United States--History and criticism.

United States. Central Intelligence Agency--Influence.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

222 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised and updated edition.

Other Title:

Central Intelligence Agency in Hollywood

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.

Summary:

With New Chapters Covering Zero dark Thirty, Homeland, and Argo, this Critically Acclaimed Book Interrogates the Nature and Extent of the Cia's Influence on Film and Television. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Rogues, assassins, and buffoons : representations of the CIA in film and television

Opening the doors : why and how the CIA works with Hollywood

Necessary and competent : the CIA in the agency and in the company of spies

The chase Brandon years

The legal and ethical implications of the CIA in Hollywood

The last people we want in Hollywood : the retired CIA officer and the Hollywood docudrama

Argo's Tony Mendez : the first retiree the CIA wants in Hollywood

Relaxing the rules : Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and the move toward Nuance

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780292772465

0292772467

OCLC:

914339453