InhaltsangabeList of illustrations. Introduction: Film, Politics, and Society. 1. Confronting the Horrors of the Bush/Cheney Era: From Documentary to Allegory. 2. Hollywood's 9/11 and Spectacles of Terror. 3. Michael Moore's Provocations. 4. From Realism to Allegory and Satire: Hollywood Political Critiques of the Bush/Cheney Regime. 5. The Cinematic Iraq War. Conclusion: Cinema as Art, Industry, and Site of Struggle. References. Index.

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List of illustrations. Introduction: Film, Politics, and Society. 1. Confronting the Horrors of the Bush/Cheney Era: From Documentary to Allegory. 2. Hollywood''s 9/11 and Spectacles of Terror. 3. Michael Moore''s Provocations. 4. From Realism to Allegory and Satire: Hollywood Political Critiques of the Bush/Cheney Regime. 5. The Cinematic Iraq War. Conclusion: Cinema as Art, Industry, and Site of Struggle. References. Index.