Title:
The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television
Author:
Edition:
Revised and updated edition.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Physical Description:
222 pages ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780292772465
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.
Language:
English
