Portraying Power : Film and Politics in the New Media Age (Hardcover)

Part I: Setting the Stage: Film as 'Political'; 1. Taking Entertainment Seriously; 2. A Framework for Thinking About Politics and Film; Part II: Based On a True Story: News, Documentaries, and Reality-Based Narratives; 3. Documentary Film and the Challenge of Representing Realities; 4. Contemporary Film Activism; 5. The Fictional Political Film: Real-World Issues as Entertainment; Part III: Political Fiction and the Political Imaginary; 6. Portraying Politics: Power, Governing, and the Myth of the Ordinary Man; 7. 'Non-Political' Films: Portraying Power and Violence; 8. The War Movie and the Myth of American Innocence; 9. Conclusion