Viola Davis recounts her struggles with racism and poverty on her journey from a life of hardship to one of stardom.
Amidst rising tensions, Hollywood films such as The Meg present an idealized image of harmony between the U.S. and China.
Challenging dominant IR narratives and reworking the US geopolitical imaginary of Iran via popular culture is possible. Stranger things have happened.
Eye in the Sky fails to explore the real utilitarian calculations, and ethical concerns, of the US Coalition drone programme.
From documentaries to Team America, the rich material that Pollard describes might help one understand what entertainment in the new millennium is grounded upon.
Hollywood has a long history of trading in subtle political messaging and reinforcing the notion of US military might as a force for good, even when things get ugly.
In answer to the question posed by the latest issue of Dissent, Hollywood is not in revolt. Established commercial, corporate, and political pressures are as prominent as the sign hammered into its hills.
U.S. cinema’s dalliance with U.S. foreign policy started in 1897 when it was entangled with the audience’s own nationalist fervour. Today, nationalist fervour and international relations are alive and well in Hollywood.
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