Hollywood v. Hard Core : How the Struggle Over Censorship Created the Modern Film Industry

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Jon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Local Subjects:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hollywood v. Hard Core

Place of Publication:

: NYU Press, 2002.

Summary:

In 1972, The Godfather and Deep Throat were the two most popular films in the country. One, a major Hollywood studio production, the other an independently made ""skin flick."" At that moment, Jon Lewis asserts, the fate of the American film industry hung in the balance. Spanning the 20th century, Hollywood v. Hard Core weaves a gripping tale of censorship and regulation. Since the industry's infancy, film producers and distributors have publicly regarded ratings codes as a necessary evil. Hollywood regulates itself, we have been told, to prevent the government from doing it for them. But Le

Contents:

""Cover Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Acronyms""; ""Introduction""; ""1 How the Blacklist Saved Hollywood""; ""2 Collusion and Conglomeration in the Movie Business""; ""3 What Everyone Should Know about the Motion Picture Code and Ratings""; ""4 Hollywood v. Soft Core""; ""5 Hollywood v. Hard Core""; ""6 Movies and the First Amendment""; ""7 A Quick Look at Censorship in the New Hollywood""; ""Notes""; ""Appendix""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

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ISBN:

9780814744956

0814744958

OCLC:

913695231