The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television /
Jenkins, Tricia,
The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television / Central Intelligence Agency in Hollywood Patricia Jenkins. - Revisedition. edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780292772472
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --In motion pictures.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --Influence.
Spy films--History and criticism.--United States
Espionage in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.
Motion picture industry--United States.
Spy television programs--History and criticism.--United States
Electronic Books.
PN1995 / .C535 2016
The CIA in Hollywood : how the agency shapes film and television / Central Intelligence Agency in Hollywood Patricia Jenkins. - Revisedition. edition. - Austin : University of Texas Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9780292772472
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --In motion pictures.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency --Influence.
Spy films--History and criticism.--United States
Espionage in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Political aspects--United States.
Motion picture industry--United States.
Spy television programs--History and criticism.--United States
Electronic Books.
PN1995 / .C535 2016