@Book{756576741, author="Nelson, John S.", title="Popular cinema as political theory: idealism and realism in epics, noirs, and satires", year="2013", edition="1. ed.", publisher="Palgrave Macmillan", address="New York", keywords="Motion pictures; Political aspects; United States; Politics in motion pictures", contents="Doing political theory with popular films: styles in action in everyday lifeAn epic comeback? post-western politics in film and theory -- Rhythms of political satire: post-modern politics in words, musics, and movies -- Realism as a political style: noir insights -- Noir in paradise: testing and twisting realist politics -- Conclusion -- Unsettling idealism versus realism: perfectionism in two classics of neo noir -- Appendix A: Classic film noir according to critical consensus -- Appendix B: Some interim noir films according to commentators -- Appendix C: Neo-noir films according to Nelson.", abstract="Doing political theory with popular films: styles in action in everyday life -- An epic comeback? post-western politics in film and theory -- Rhythms of political satire: post-modern politics in words, musics, and movies -- Realism as a political style: noir insights -- Noir in paradise: testing and twisting realist politics -- Conclusion -- Unsettling idealism versus realism: perfectionism in two classics of neo noir -- Appendix A: Classic film noir according to critical consensus -- Appendix B: Some interim noir films according to commentators -- Appendix C: Neo-noir films according to Nelson", note="John S. Nelson", note="Includes index", isbn="9781137374707", language="English" }