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Reel History: In Defense of Hollywood (Cultureamerica)
Reel History In Defense of Hollywood - Cultureamerica
Author: Robert Brent Toplin
History has been fodder for cinema from the silent era to the blockbuster present, a fact that has seldom pleased historians themselves. As pundits increasingly ponder "how Hollywood fails history," Robert Toplin counters with a pro-vocative alternative approach to this enduring debate over the portrayal of history in film. Toplin focuses on mo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780700612000
ISBN-10: 0700612009
Publication Date: 10/2002
Pages: 256
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Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Excellent overview of why films don't have to be dead-on accurate to be a successful "historical" film. Great cinema studies book!


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