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The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jenkins, Tricia (Author)
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Edition:Revised and updated edition.
Subjects:
Spy films > United States > History and criticism.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > In motion pictures.
Espionage in motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Political aspects > United States.
Motion picture industry > United States.
Spy television programs > United States > History and criticism.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency > Influence.
United States. > Central Intelligence Agency.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Motion picture industry.
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures > Political aspects.
Spy films.
Spy television programs.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Rogues, assassins, and buffoons : representations of the CIA in film and television
  • Opening the doors : why and how the CIA works with Hollywood
  • Necessary and competent : the CIA in the agency and in the company of spies
  • The chase Brandon years
  • The legal and ethical implications of the CIA in Hollywood
  • The last people we want in Hollywood : the retired CIA officer and the Hollywood docudrama
  • Argo's Tony Mendez : the first retiree the CIA wants in Hollywood
  • Relaxing the rules : Zero Dark Thirty, Homeland, and the move toward Nuance
  • Conclusion.