1. The Return of the Paranoid Style.
- Author
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Douthat, Ross
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SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 , *MOTION picture industry , *PARANOIA in motion pictures , *MOTION pictures, 2001-2010 , *MOTION pictures, 1971-1980 , *POPULAR culture - Abstract
The article discusses the development of the motion picture industry in the United States after the events of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Early predictions of the entertainment sector fostering patriotic stories are contrasted with the actual return to 1970s-style paranoia and distrust-of-government-plot schemes. Additional resurgences of violence, pessimism, and zombies in film are also discussed.
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- 2008