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.
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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