The Film Industry

by Espejo, Roman

• ISBN13: 9780737743630
• ISBN10: 0737743638
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-30
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Table of Contents

Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?	p. 11
Introduction	p. 14
How Does the Film Industry Affect Society?
Chapter Preface	p. 18
Movie Violence May Be Harmful	p. 20
Movie Violence May Decrease Violent Crime	p. 29
The Film Industry May Influence At-Risk Behavior	p. 38
The Film Industry Should Not Be Blamed for At-Risk Behavior	p. 46
Hollywood Films Are Racist	p. 53
Minority Representation in Hollywood Films Is Improving	p. 62
Hollywood Films Export Negative Aspects of American Culture	p. 68
Hollywood Films Are Multinational Enterprises	p. 75
Periodical Bibliography	p. 82
Are Film Ratings Effective?
Chapter Preface	p. 84
MPAA Ratings Are Effective	p. 86
MPAA Ratings Are Not Effective	p. 94
Violence, Sex, and Profanity in MPAA-Rated Movies Is Increasing	p. 103
Violence, Sex, and Profanity in MPAA-Rated Movies Has Remained the Same	p. 109
Periodical Bibliography	p. 117
Is the Film Industry Appropriately Regulated?
Chapter Preface	p. 119
MPAA Regulation Prevents Federal Censorship of the Film Industry	p. 121
MPAA Regulation Censors the Film Industry	p. 129
The Film Industry Has Become Over-Commercialized	p. 134
The Level of Commercialism in the Film Industry Has Not Changed	p. 141
Periodical Bibliography	p. 148
What Is the Future of the Film Industry?
Chapter Preface	p. 150
Piracy Threatens the Future of the Film Industry	p. 152
The Piracy Threat to the Film Industry Has Been Exaggerated	p. 163
Digital Movies Are the Future of the Film Industry	p. 168
Movie Theaters Are Adapting to Changes in the Film Industry	p. 174
Home Entertainment Technologies Decrease Movie Attendance	p. 184
Movie Attendance Increases During Recessions	p. 191
Periodical Bibliography	p. 197
For Further Discussion	p. 198
Organizations to Contact	p. 200
Bibliography of Books	p. 204
Index	p. 207
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.