| Description |
x, 245 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
Media and power |
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Media and power.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index. |
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Includes filmography: p. 199-210. |
| Contents |
Introduction to movie censorship : Production codes defined ; Hidden censorship ; Censorship wars ; Censorship defined ; Sex ; Violence ; Religion and politics ; Gender roles ; Creating the couple -- Pre-code Hollywood : Luring audiences ; Penny arcades ; Nickelodeons ; National Board of Censorship ; Race ; Sex ; Nineteen-twenties and early nineteen-thirties ; Nineteen twenties production codes ; Classic gangsters ; Gender roles ; Creating the couple -- The Hays code : Don'ts and be carefuls ; Boycott ; The Hayes code ; Screwball comedy ; Broadway musicals ; Gangsters ; Film noir ; Social problems ; Defiance ; Supreme Court ; Nuanced westerns ; Youth rebellion ; Tennessee Williams ; Catholic boycott ; Biblical evasions ; Sex ; Violence ; Gender roles ; Creating the couple -- The McCarthy code : Isolationism ; Why we fight ; Social problems ; The McCarthy code ; The House Un-American Activities Committee ; The Hollywood Ten ; Blacklisted ; The left strikes back ; American Legion blacklist ; Witch-hunts and loyalty oaths ; Anticommunist films ; Backlash ; Mainstream influence ; Bad cop noir ; Anti-McCarthy westerns ; Alien subversion ; Anti-McCarthy costume drama ; Neo-McCartyism ; Gender roles ; Creating the couple -- The Valenti code : Cracks in the code ; Jack Valenti ; The Valenti code ; G: general audiences ; PG: parental guidance ; R: no children seventeen or younger without parent or guardian ; Parental control ; Pornography ; Evolving code ; PG-13 ; X to NC-17 ; Code explanations ; Sex ; Violence ; Evasion ; Censorship ; Retirement ; Gender roles ; Creating the couple -- The evangelical code : Christian censorship ; Family values ; Links to McCarthyism ; Sex ; Evangelicals versus Hollywood ; The Evangelical code ; Audience ; Boycott ; Movie ratings ; Violence ; Evangelical movies ; Mainstream influence ; Culture wars ; Politics ; MPAA challenged ; Gender roles ; Creating the couple -- Code reform : Sex ; Violence ; Gender roles ; Creating the couple ; MPAA image ; Code reform. |
| Summary |
"Sex and Violence examines the history and social dynamics of film censorship in the United States. It examines censorship controversies throughout film history, from the beginning of cinema in the 1890s to the present. The book focuses both on formal censorship systems, including state and local censorship boards and industry self-regulation efforts, to unofficial censorship rendered by pressure groups and powerful social movements. It probes beneath the official rhetoric and explanations, revealing sensitive, festering controversies. The book critically examines dozens of Hollywood's most controversial (and interesting) movies, focusing on recurring issues and censorship themes. The book reveals the social and political processes of vetting films and their effect on film form and content. In addition, it examines the use of sexuality and violence in movies and the effects of movie censorship on those issues. Finally, it analyzes and makes recommendations for dramatic changes in motion picture ratings."--Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Censorship -- United States -- History.
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Sex in motion pictures.
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Violence in motion pictures.
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| ISBN |
1594516367 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781594516351 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1594516359 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781594516368 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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