The New Censors: Movies and the Culture Wars (Culture And The Moving Image)

by Charles Lyons

Culture and the Moving Image

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The New Censors reveals the many complex ways movies have been shaped in the years since the demise of the Hays Production Code. The author links a study of public outrage against movies to the broader culture wars over "family values," pornography, and various lifestyle issues. This book provides a contemporary history of controversial movies and a timely discussion of how cultural politics continues to affect the movie industry.

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Charles Lyons is a film reporter for Daily Variety and Weekly Variety. His marathon PR is 2:46. He lives in New York

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
363.3Social sciencesSocial problems and social servicesOther social problems and servicesOther aspects of public safety
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PN1995.62 .L96Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion pictures
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