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    Hollywood Speaks Out: Pictures that Dared to Protest Real World Issues

    By Robert L. Hilliard

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    Hollywood Speaks Out explores that rare Hollywood feature that dared to tackle red-hot, social issues whilst American society was gripped by the convulsion and controversy they generated.
    • Explores why Hollywood has always been risk-adverse, and how most feature flms deal with controversial issues long after the controversy is past
    • Organized around such important issues as poverty, racism, sexism, war, anti-Semitism, and homophobia
    • Discusses the relevance and the impact of feature films from Modern Times to WALL-E 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateApr 15, 2009
    ISBN9781444308518
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