Given the complexity and expense of making and distributing a film,
the process of filmmaking is by its very nature a political
process. Moreover, given the power and persuasiveness of the cinema
as a medium, film can be a powerful political tool. It should thus
come as no surprise that film has had a long and extensive
engagement with a variety of political topics, ranging from the
actual mechanics of governance to electoral politics, to any number
of specific political issues. Through a film-by-film examination of
the movies explicitly concerned with American politics and American
political issues, From Box Office to Ballot Box provides valuable
new insights into our culture's perceptions of various political
environments and serves as a witness to the cinema's own complex
contribution to the media's coverage of, and relationship to,
American politics at large. From Box Office to Ballot Box takes as
its subject films exploring the electoral process, the process of
governing, and the involvement of the media in both. Separate
chapters also deal with films related to specific political issues
or phenomena that are particularly relevant to the above three
categories, including labor and class, the Cold War, the Vietnam
War, and the other recent conflicts in which the media has played
such a large role. Specific films discussed include: Citizen Kane,
All the King's Men, The Manchurian Candidate, All the Presidents'
Men, The Front, M*A*S*H*, JFK, Nixon, Wag the Dog, Three Kings,
Black Hawk Down, The Quiet American, The Contender, and many more.
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