Controlling Hollywood: Censorship/Regulation in the Studio Era

Book Overview

For every movie shown on the big screen, there exists a behind-the-scene story of regulation and control. What social factors determine which movies get made and shown? What is censored? And how have the standards of what is considered taboo changed over time?

Controlling Hollywood features ten innovative and accessible essays that examine some of the major turning points, crises, and contradictions affecting the making and showing of Hollywood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813527074
• ISBN13: 9780813527079
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"