Freedom to offend : how New York remade movie culture / Raymond J. Haberski, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haberski, Raymond J., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Censorship--New York (State)--New York--History.

Motion pictures.

Film criticism--New York (State)--New York--History.

Film criticism.

Motion pictures--New York (State)--New York--History.

Culture in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the postwar era, producers and consumers of cinema began to demand more freedom to make and view movies that accurately portrayed the complexities of real life. In Freedom to Offend, Raymond J. Haberski Jr. details the battles, fought largely in New York City, to secure ""freedom of the screen"" for film audiences. In the libertine 1970's, arguments supporting the right to see challenging films were twisted to provide intellectual cover for movies created solely to lure viewers with outrageous or titillating material. Haberski exposes the unquestioning defense of free expression as an...

Contents:

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Web of Control; 2. The Miracle and Bosley Crowther; 3. Baby Doll and Commnweal Criticism; 4. Amos Vogel and Confrontational Cinema; 5. The ""Flaming"" Freedom of Jonas Mekas; 6. The End of New York Movie Culture; 7. Did Bonnie and Clyde Kill Bosley Crowther?; 8. The Failure of Porno Chic; Conclusion: The Irrelevance of Controversial Culture; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-258) and index.

ISBN:

9786613233066

9780813134918

0813134919

9781283233064

1283233061

9780813172156

0813172152

OCLC:

166261792