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Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy Paperback – Aug. 6 2010

by Matthew Alford (Author), Michael Parenti (Foreword)
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Hollywood is often characterised as a stronghold of left-liberal ideals. In Reel Power, Matthew Alford shows that it is in fact deeply complicit in serving the interests of the most regressive US corporate and political forces.

Films like Transformers, Terminator: Salvation and Black Hawk Down are constructed with Defence Department assistance as explicit cheerleaders for the US military, but Matthew Alford also emphasises how so-called 'radical' films like Three Kings, Hotel Rwanda and Avatar present watered-down alternative visions of American politics that serve a similar function.

Reel Power is the first book to examine the internal workings of contemporary Hollywood as a politicised industry as well as scores of films across all genres. No matter what the progressive impulses of some celebrities and artists, Alford shows how they are part of a system that is hard-wired to encourage American global supremacy and frequently the use of state violence.
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    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pluto Press
  4. Publication date
    Aug. 6 2010
  5. Dimensions
    13.08 x 1.47 x 21.11 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    0745329829
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0745329826
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'A laudable study ... an eye opening exposé ... you'll watch the next gung-ho blockbuster a little closer' -- Total Film

'The Hollywood myth is that its films are just 'entertainment'. Far from it. The author shows that American industrial cinema propagates ideas favourable to its right wing establishment. Read this book before you see the next blockbuster' -- Ken Loach

'Formidable... absolutely fascinating' -- Tony Benn

'An outstanding contribution to the literature on media and popular culture' -- Carl Boggs, co-author, The Hollywood War Machine, and author, The Crimes of Empire (Pluto, 2010)

'A powerful indictment of Hollywood's hidden foreignpolicy. It was a real eye-opener even for me, a long-time critic of thecosy relationship between Hollywood and the Pentagon' -- David Robb, investigative journalist and author of Operation Hollywood: How the Pentagon Shapes and Censors the Movies (2004).

'Well written, well researched, and deals with a less than palatable subject matter' -- Tom Rolf, Editor on Jacob's Ladder and Co-Editor on Heat and Taxi Driver

This pithy and engaging book puts the Hollywood menu under the microscope. A must-read for film buff and scholar alike' -- Alison Edgley, author of The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky (2000)

'A must read when researching Hollywood!' -- Michael Sands, Los Angeles celebrity media consultant

'No nonsense; excellent structure and outstanding research' -- Jack Shaheen, author of Reel Bad Arabs

'Really exciting... terrific on many levels' -- Haskell Wexler

Review

'A laudable study ... an eye opening exposé ... you'll watch the next gung-ho blockbuster a little closer'

'The Hollywood myth is that its films are just 'entertainment'. Far from it. The author shows that American industrial cinema propagates ideas favourable to its right wing establishment. Read this book before you see the next blockbuster'

'Formidable... absolutely fascinating'

'An outstanding contribution to the literature on media and popular culture'

'A powerful indictment of Hollywood's hidden foreignpolicy. It was a real eye-opener even for me, a long-time critic of thecosy relationship between Hollywood and the Pentagon'

'Well written, well researched, and deals with a less than palatable subject matter'

This pithy and engaging book puts the Hollywood menu under the microscope. A must-read for film buff and scholar alike'

'A must read when researching Hollywood!'

'No nonsense; excellent structure and outstanding research'

'Really exciting... terrific on many levels'

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pluto Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Aug. 6 2010
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0745329829
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0745329826
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 295 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.08 x 1.47 x 21.11 cm
  • 鶹 Rank: #2,475,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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Matthew Alford

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🚀💬🎙️𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬:

I write articles, make films, and appear on TV about my specialist areas - war, propaganda, and the mainstream media.

🌐 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝:

🎬📚I graduated with a PhD from the University of Bath in 2008. In 2022, I co-produced the documentary 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫. It reveals how the Pentagon and CIA have rewritten thousands of Hollywood movies.

My debut feature film 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 in 2014 uncovered missing evidence in the disappearance of legendary screenwriter Gary Devore.

🏆Each film won 'Best Documentary' at international festivals.