Reforming Hollywood : how American Protestants fought for freedom at the movies / William D. Romanowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romanowski, William D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Religious aspects--Protestant churches.

Motion pictures.

United States--Church history--20th century.

United States.

United States--Church history--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 'Reforming Hollywood', William Romanowski tells the long and complex story of the relationship between Protestants of all stripes - from Episcopalians to evangelicals - and the American film industry.

Contents:

Reforming the movies: what could possibly go wrong?

The Federal Council of Churches enters the frame

Putting a Presbyterian in charge of Hollywood

On the trail of the serpent: Will Hays and the Protestant crusade

Protestants and Hollywood at the crossroads

The worst that could happen: a Catholic legion of "decency"

One foot in Hollywood: the Protestant Film Commission

Movie consulting, Protestant style

High noon in the broadcasting and film commission

And the winner is: the Protestant film awards

No longer a dirty word: this film will now be rated

A changing of the guard

The curious case of evangelicals.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-994258-7

0-19-996918-3

OCLC:

868923958