Movies As Politics - Jonathan Rosenbaum

In This Collection Of Reviews And Essays, Jonathan Rosenbaum Focuses On The Political And Social Dynamics Of The Contemporary Movie Scene. Rosenbaum, Widely Regarded As The Most Gifted Contemporary American Commentator On The Cinema, Explores The Many Links Between Film And Our Ideological Identities As Individuals And As A Society. Readers Will Find Revealing Examinations Of, For Example, Racial Stereotyping In The Debates Surrounding Do The Right Thing, Key Films From Africa, China, Japan, And Taiwan, Hollywood Musicals And French Serials, And The Cultural Amnesia Accompanying Cinematic Treatments Of The Russian Revolution, The Civil Rights Movement, And The Vietnam War.