Hollywood under siege : Martin Scorsese, the religious right, and the culture wars / Thomas R. Lindlof.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindlof, Thomas R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scorsese, Martin--Criticism and interpretation.

Scorsese, Martin.

Last temptation of Christ (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the late 1980's, the major conservative Christian groups suffered a series of public setbacks. In Hollywood Under Siege: Martin Scorsese, the Religious Right, and the Culture Wars, Thomas R. Lindlof asserts that the Christian right realigned itself and tried to solidify its self-appointed role as moral regulator of the entertainment industry in response to Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. The film, which was banned from release at some theaters and publicly protested at many others, became a tipping point for the American culture wars. At stake was the freedom of artistic...

Contents:

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Dying Dangerously; 2. Paramount; 3. Universal; 4. Morocco; 5. Fevers Under the Veil; 6. Summer of the Locust; 7. Teeth Bared, Knuckles White; 8. The Big Wind-Up; 9. Trouble in Flyover Country; 10. Scorched Earth Blues; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Author Interviews; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613233387

9780813138626

0813138620

9781283233385

128323338X

9780813173160

0813173167

OCLC:

753966318