Böcker av Matthew Bernstein

Controlling Hollywood features ten innovative and accessible essays that examine some of the major turning points, crises, and contradictions affecting the making and showing of Hollywood movies from the 1910s through the early 1970s. The articles included here examine landmark legal cases; various self-regulating agencies and systems in the film industry (from the National Board of Review to the ratings system); and, external to Hollywood, the religious and social interest groups and government bodies that took a strong interest in film entertainment over the decades.

The Leo Frank case of 1913 was one of the most sensational trials of the early twentieth century, capturing international attention. This title examines the feature films and television programs produced in response to the trial and lynching of Leo Frank.