Cinema Wars: Hollywood Film and Politics in the Bush-Cheney Era

"Notwithstanding the lack of surprise, Kellner is always challenging and provocative, and for that reason alone, Cinema Wars is worth reading." (Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 1 June 2011)

"This volume will be a valuable source ... .The provocative political stances taken and wide range of films discussed here will stimulate debate for academics and students alike." (Times Higher Education, February 2010)

"By far the best work yet on Hollywood cinema and American politics in the post-9/11 era. In the tradition of Camera Politica, Doug Kellner provides a bold and insightful assessment of a wide array of recent films, from documentaries and disaster spectacles to Iraq War films and low-budget horror. In the process, he fashions a remarkably comprehensive critique of American film and ideology in the new millennium."
—Thomas Schatz, University of Texas at Austin

"Professor Douglas Kellner has produced a masterful account of contemporary film culture in the United States, skillfully connecting it to major political issues, events, and developments of our period. This volume is absolutely indispensable reading for anyone interested in the central dynamics of American cinematic history and politics."
—Carl Boggs, author of Imperial Delusions and The Hollywood War Machine

"Cinema Wars spurs an important discussion about the political issues that are raised by contemporary, mainstream films. Kellner’s book is a fascinating read and gives us a framework for lively classroom discussion."
—Janet Bergstrom, Cinema and Media Studies, UCLA

"Doug Kellner is our leading analyst of politics and the media. Cinema Wars, the latest book in this prolific scholar’s remarkable output, sheds light on the dreamworld of fiction and the reality of documentary. As the United States lurched from the disastrous arrogance of the Bush years to the troubled aftermath of the Great Recession, film referenced each unsteady step. Kellner was there, and he explains it all for us."
—Toby Miller, editor of The Contemporary Hollywood Reader