Hollywood and Cold War Flashcards
? (199?)
- 60s ? ? shared the real/? ? of ?
- ? wanted to present a counter-narrative against the ? of ? citizens via ? and ?
Carruthers (1998)
- 60s Manchurian Candiate shared the real/reel assasinaion of Kennedy
- director wanted to present a counter-narrative against the brainwashing of american citizens via capitalism and politicans
? (200?)
- Soviet ? diminished under ?, but those left warned against the ? of American ?
Dodds (2003)
- Soviet films diminished under Stalin, but those left warned against the allure of American materiality
? (200?)
- ? war ? fuelled ? savagery in films like ? candidate
Gardner (2006)
- Japanese war crimes fuelled Oriental savagery in films like Manchurian candidate
?shot (199?)
- In ? the ? stood still, alien’s powers allow him to threaten US gov with destruction if they do not adopt ? uses of ? power, and a ? is allowed to help this alien shape this policy; a fantasy of ? ? power.
- This same alien comes with strange ? that may come across as confusing (like ?), and is understood as calling for ? through ? means (like both super powers)
Hendershot (1997)
- In day the earth stood still, alien’s powers allow him to threaten US gov with destruction if they do not adopt peaceful uses of atomic power, and a scientist is allowed to help this alien shape this policy; a fantasy of scientists political power.
- This same alien comes with strange dialect that may come across as confusing (like Russian), and is understood as calling for peace through violent means (like both super powers)
? (198?_
- My ? ? criticises ? and ? as underlying communism
- I ? a Communist did not get ? approval to use a real ? clip of him in the film
Leab (1984_
- My Son John criticises intellectuals and homosexuals as underlying communism
- I Married a Communist did not get Hoover’s approval to use a real news clip of him in the film
? (198?)
- ? ? film, 194?, considered soviet ?, and used real ? site and documents
Leab (1988)
- Iron Curtain film, 1948, considered soviet defection, and used real embassy site and documents
? (198?)
- My ? ? and ? candidate, the ? influence is seen as ?
- ? ? (1951/57) was a semi-? that considered a ? jet pilot masquerading as a ?, and ? and beatrying her way to American ?.
- ? (195?) portrays giant ? ants as aggressive in their ? and maintenance of ? society, which is only destroyed when she is; a very unsubtle comment.
Rogin (1984)
- My Son John and Manchurian candidate, the corrupting influence is seen as mothers
- Jet Pilot (1951/57) was a semi-comedy that considered a Russian jet pilot masquerading as a refugee, and seducing and beatrying her way to American secrets.
- Them (1954) portrays giant female ants as aggressive in their breeding and maintenance of dysfunctional society, which is only destroyed when she is; a very unsubtle comment.
? (200?)
- Cold war battle of ? and ?, hence ? epics in Hollywood, as well as ? ? in My ? ?
Shaw (2002)
- Cold war battle of religion and atheism, hence biblical epics in Hollywood, as well as religious iconography in My Son john
? (200?)
- Communist ? were either ?, ? repressed, or ? for the male members of the party
- My son john as ?, anti ?, anti ?
Shaw (2007)
- Communist females were either nymphomanics, sexually repressed, or prostitues for the male members of the party
- My son john as homopbohbic, anti feminist, anti intellectual
? (200?)
- ? invasion spawned films that ? citizens on how to prevent communism from ? to family members; ? washing; and prepare against ? fallout
Lipshutz (2001)
- North Korean invasion spawned films that educated citizens on how to prevent communism from spreading to family members; brain washing; and prepare against nuclear fallout
? (199?)
- ? questioned ? ? on whether his The ? was a direct ? to their investigations, in 195?.
- The ? ‘guilt’ ? feels for his affair is also a reflection on USA ’50s ? repressive society.
Murphy (1999)
- HUAC questioned Srthur Millier on whether his The Crucibke was a direct parallel to their investigations, in 1956.
- The sexual ‘guilt’ Proctor feels for his affair is also a reflection on USA ’50s sexually repressive society.
? (200?)
- ? cinema was the key process of ? and attitude formation for the ?, between 1945 and the 60s
- ? ? (195?) dramatised the fear of ? party Britain sabtoging British ?, as well as ? ?; closest we came to a sort of Mc? on film - outright calling for fear of ?
Shaw (2001)
- British cinema was the key process of communication and attitude formation for the nation, between 1945 and the 60s
- High treason (1950) dramatised the fear of communist party Britain sabtoging British ammunitions, as well as electricity infrastructure; closest we came to a sort of McCarthyism on film - outright calling for fear of communists
? (200?)
- The first ?, of the eighties, was a film about coming to terms with the ? and disrespect soldiers and the nation were subject to as a whole from ?. Reagan becoming president completed ? that America was ‘?’
Valantin (2005)
- The first Rambo, of the eighties, was a film about coming to terms with the injustices and disrespect soldiers and the nation were subject to as a whole from Vietnam. Reagan becoming president completed symbolism that America was ‘back’
Hail, Cesar, 2010s
- ? bro film about ? writers in 1950s Hollywood
- ? the communists, but also gives the whole idea a sense of ?. A scene where the communists are rowing out to ? to Russia, and it recreate the famous picture of ? ? drapped in the US ? whilst on a ?.
- ?, general set problem solver, uses his ? faith - in the backdrop of a film on ? life - to help resolve his ? conflict of whether to leave the studio
Hail, Cesar, 2010s
- coen bro film about communist writers in 1950s Hollywood
- Humanises the communists, but also gives the whole idea a sense of comedy. A scene where the communists are rowing out to defect to Russia, and it recreate the famous picture of George Washington drapped in the US flag whilst on a boat.
- Mannix, general set problem solver, uses his Christian faith - in the backdrop of a film on christ’s life - to help resolve his moral conflict of whether to leave the studio
