The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television - Jenkins, Tricia (Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- In motion pictures; United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Influence; United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency; Spy films -- United States -- History and criticism; Espionage in motion pictures; Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- United States; Motion picture industry -- United States; Spy television programs -- United States -- History and criticism; Films d'espionnage -- États-Unis -- Histoire et critique; Espionnage au cinéma.; Cinéma -- Industrie -- États-Unis.; Émissions d'espionnage télévisées -- États-Unis -- Histoire et critique; Cinéma -- Aspect politique -- États-Unis.; PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference; Espionage in motion pictures; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Motion picture industry; Motion pictures; Motion pictures -- Political aspects; Spy films; Spy television programs; United States; Criticism, interpretation, etc