Freedom to offend : how New York remade movie culture /

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 scree...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Haberski, Raymond J., 1968-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Online-Zugang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt2jcqt7
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.