Hollywood Goes to Washington: American Politics on Screen

by Michael Coyne

Fantasy and politics are familiar dancing partners that rarely separate, even in the face of post-Election Day realities. But Hollywood has a tradition of punching holes in the fairy tales of electoral promises with films that meditate on what could have been and should have been. With Hollywood Goes to Washington, Michael Coyne investigates how the American political film unravels the labyrinthine entanglements of politics and the psyche...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 186189368X
• ISBN13: 9781861893680
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"