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Hollywood vs. America

Hollywood vs. America

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作者: Michael Medved 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 1993-08

ISBN: 9780060924355

定价: 128.00

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 416页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

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WhydoesourpopularcultureseemsoconsistentlyhostiletothevaluesthatmostAmericansholddear?Whydoestheentertainmentindustryattackreligion,glorifybrutality,underminethefamily,andderidepatriotism?Inthisexplosivebook,oneofthenation'sbestknownfilmcriticsexamineshowHollywoodhasbrokenfaithwithitspublic,creatingmovies,television,andpopularmusicthatexacerbateeveryserioussocialproblemweface,fromteenagepregnanciestoviolenceinthestreets.MichaelMedvedpowerfullyarguesthattheentertainmentbusinessfollowsitsowndarkobsessions,ratherthangivingthepublicwhatitwants:Infact,theaudienceforfeaturefilmsandnetworktelevisionhasdemonstrateditsprofounddisillusionmentinrecentyears,withdisastrousconsequencesformanyentertainmentcompanies.Meanwhile,overwhelmingnumbersofourfellowcitizenscomplainaboutthewretchedqualityofourpopularculture--describingtheofferingsofthemassmediaastheworstever.MedvedassertsthatHollywoodignores--andassaults--thevaluesofordinaryAmericanfamilies,pursuingaself-destructiveandalienatedideologicalagendathatisharmfultothenationatlargeandtotheindustry'sowninterests.Inhard-hittingchapterson"TheAttackonReligion,""TheAddictiontoViolence,""PromotingPromiscuity,""TheInfatuationwithFoulLanguage,""KidsKnowBest,""MotivationsforMadness,"andothersubjects,Medvedoutlinestheunderlyingthemesthatturnupagainandagaininourpopularculture.Healsooffersconclusiveevidenceofthefrighteningreal-worldimpactofthesemessagesonoursocietyandourchildren.Finally,MedvedshowswhereandhowHollywoodtookadisastrouswrongturntowarditscurrentcrisis,andheoutlinespromisingeffortsbothinandoutsidetheindustrytorestoreameasureofsanityandrestrainttoourmediaofmassentertainment.Suretoelicitstrongresponse,whetherittakestheformofcheersofsupportorhowlsofenrageddissent,"Hollywoodvs.America"confrontshead-ononeofthemostsignificantissuesofourtimes. MichaelMedvedisthehostofanationallysyndicateddailyradiotalkshow,formerchieffilmcriticfortheNewYorkPost,andformercohostofPBS'sSneakPreviews.Heistheauthorofeightbooks,includingHollywoodvs.America.DianeMedved,PH.D.,isaclinicalpsychologist,Internettalk-showhost,andauthoroffourotherbooks,includingthebestsellingTheAmericanFamily(withformervicepresidentDanQuayle).TheMedvedsliveinSeattlewiththeirthreeyoungchildren.
内容简介:
WhydoesourpopularcultureseemsoconsistentlyhostiletothevaluesthatmostAmericansholddear?Whydoestheentertainmentindustryattackreligion,glorifybrutality,underminethefamily,andderidepatriotism?Inthisexplosivebook,oneofthenation'sbestknownfilmcriticsexamineshowHollywoodhasbrokenfaithwithitspublic,creatingmovies,television,andpopularmusicthatexacerbateeveryserioussocialproblemweface,fromteenagepregnanciestoviolenceinthestreets.MichaelMedvedpowerfullyarguesthattheentertainmentbusinessfollowsitsowndarkobsessions,ratherthangivingthepublicwhatitwants:Infact,theaudienceforfeaturefilmsandnetworktelevisionhasdemonstrateditsprofounddisillusionmentinrecentyears,withdisastrousconsequencesformanyentertainmentcompanies.Meanwhile,overwhelmingnumbersofourfellowcitizenscomplainaboutthewretchedqualityofourpopularculture--describingtheofferingsofthemassmediaastheworstever.MedvedassertsthatHollywoodignores--andassaults--thevaluesofordinaryAmericanfamilies,pursuingaself-destructiveandalienatedideologicalagendathatisharmfultothenationatlargeandtotheindustry'sowninterests.Inhard-hittingchapterson"TheAttackonReligion,""TheAddictiontoViolence,""PromotingPromiscuity,""TheInfatuationwithFoulLanguage,""KidsKnowBest,""MotivationsforMadness,"andothersubjects,Medvedoutlinestheunderlyingthemesthatturnupagainandagaininourpopularculture.Healsooffersconclusiveevidenceofthefrighteningreal-worldimpactofthesemessagesonoursocietyandourchildren.Finally,MedvedshowswhereandhowHollywoodtookadisastrouswrongturntowarditscurrentcrisis,andheoutlinespromisingeffortsbothinandoutsidetheindustrytorestoreameasureofsanityandrestrainttoourmediaofmassentertainment.Suretoelicitstrongresponse,whetherittakestheformofcheersofsupportorhowlsofenrageddissent,"Hollywoodvs.America"confrontshead-ononeofthemostsignificantissuesofourtimes.
作者简介:
MichaelMedvedisthehostofanationallysyndicateddailyradiotalkshow,formerchieffilmcriticfortheNewYorkPost,andformercohostofPBS'sSneakPreviews.Heistheauthorofeightbooks,includingHollywoodvs.America.DianeMedved,PH.D.,isaclinicalpsychologist,Internettalk-showhost,andauthoroffourotherbooks,includingthebestsellingTheAmericanFamily(withformervicepresidentDanQuayle).TheMedvedsliveinSeattlewiththeirthreeyoungchildren.

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