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"A work in both aesthetics and ethics, Visions of Virtue in Popular Film proceeds from the interplay of film and philosophy. It examines a group of first-rate popular movies to show how films that wonderfully entertain audiences also contain developed and important conceptions of virtue. By interpreting popular movies from this philosophical viewpoint, the book deepens our aesthetic appreciation of film. At the same time, the analyses of film illustrate...
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Reel arguments collects an integrated series of essays addressing the role of film as social criticism. By looking at films and the the creators of such films as Alice in the cities, Enemy of the state, The conversation, Falling down, City of hope, and Matewan, Light argues that film can be both highly philosophical and influential on public debates over issues of moral, political and social importance. --back cover.
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"If you laughed when you first read this title, you are probably ready to read this book. Starting with the pivotal question. Does media influence society? Miguel Valenti and a host of film-industry contributors present real ethical issues confronted daily when producing works of film. More Than a Movie engages social responsibility in filmmakers, encouraging them to become aware of the possible consequences of the images and attitudes they choose....
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During World War I, the Catholic church blocked the distribution of government-sponsored VD-prevention films, initiating an era of attempts by the church to censor the movie industry. This book is an entertaining and engrossing account of those efforts - how they evolved, what effect they had on the movie industry, and why they were eventually abandoned. Frank Walsh tells how the church's influence in Hollywood grew through the 1920s and reached its...
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Children and the Movies: Media Influence and the Payne Fund Controversy analyzes the first and most comprehensive investigation of the influence of movies on American youth, the Payne Fund Studies. First published in 1933, these studies are important for their insights and conclusions regarding the effects of movies on behavior. They are, moreover, a landmark of modern social science research, demonstrating the rapid evolution of this discipline in...
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"Hollywood Censored examines how hundreds of films - Mae West comedies, serious dramas, and films with a social message - were censored and often edited to promote a conservative political agenda during the golden era of studio production in the 1930s. After a series of sex scandals rocked the movie industry in 1922, the Hollywood moguls hired Will Hays to clean the image of movies. As movie "czar," Hays tried a variety of ways to regulate films before...
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