This author focuses on exploring how film history influences our perception of the past and how it is abused. His works analyze the way Hollywood shapes and distorts our understanding of American history. He examines how films can be both tools of knowledge and manipulation, and calls for a critical view of audiovisual representations of history. His writings are essential for understanding the relationship between popular culture and historical interpretation.
This book brings Oliver Stone face-to-face with some of his most thoughtful critics and supporters and allows Stone himself ample room to respond to their views. These writers critique Stone's most contested films to show how they may distort, amplify, or transcend the historical realities they appear to depict.
Provides a balanced assessment of how mainstream cinema portrays the American past.