State Censorship Of Motion Pictures
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State Censorship Of Motion Pictures
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Author : James Richard Rutland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1923
State Censorship Of Motion Pictures written by James Richard Rutland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Censorship categories.
Film Censorship In America
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Author : Jeremy Geltzer
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-11-28
Film Censorship In America written by Jeremy Geltzer and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-28 with Performing Arts categories.
Since the first films played in nickelodeons, controversial movies have been cut or banned across the United States. Far from Hollywood, regional productions such as Oscar Micheaux's provocative race films and Nell Shipman's wildlife adventures were censored by men like Major M.L.C. Funkhouser, the terror of Chicago's cinemas, and Myrtelle Snell, the Alabama administrator who made the slogan "Banned in Birmingham" famous. Censorship continues today, with Utah's case against Deadpool (2016) pending in federal court and Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills (2013) versus the Texas Film Commission. This authoritative state-by-state account covers the history of film censorship and the battle for free speech in America.
Banned In Kansas
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Author : Gerald R. Butters
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2007
Banned In Kansas written by Gerald R. Butters and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
"This first book-length study of state film censorship examines the unique political, social, and economic factors that led to its implementation in Kansas, taking a look at why censorship legislation was enacted, what the attitudes of Kansans were toward censorship, and why it lasted for half a century"--Provided by publisher.
Motion Picture Censors And Reviewers Manual
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Author : Frederick Rex
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Motion Picture Censors And Reviewers Manual written by Frederick Rex and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Motion pictures categories.
Motion Picture Commission
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
Motion Picture Commission written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Motion pictures categories.
Freedom Of The Screen
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Author : Laura Wittern-Keller
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2008-01-11
Freedom Of The Screen written by Laura Wittern-Keller and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-11 with Law categories.
At the turn of the twentieth century, the proliferation of movies attracted not only the attention of audiences across America but also the apprehensive eyes of government officials and special interest groups concerned about the messages disseminated by the silver screen. Between 1907 and 1926, seven states -- New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Kansas, Maryland, and Massachusetts -- and more than one hundred cities authorized censors to suppress all images and messages considered inappropriate for American audiences. Movie studios, hoping to avoid problems with state censors, worrying that censorship might be extended to the federal level, and facing increased pressure from religious groups, also jumped into the censoring business, restraining content through the adoption of the self-censoring Production Code, also known as the Hays code.But some industry outsiders, independent distributors who believed that movies deserved the free speech protections of the First Amendment, brought legal challenges to censorship at the state and local levels. Freedom of the Screen chronicles both the evolution of judicial attitudes toward film restriction and the plight of the individuals who fought for the right to deliver provocative and relevant movies to American audiences. The path to cinematic freedom was marked with both achievements and roadblocks, from the establishment of the Production Code Administration, which effectively eradicated political films after 1934, to the landmark cases over films such as The Miracle (1948), La ronde (1950), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955) that paved the way for increased freedom of expression. As the fight against censorship progressed case by case through state courts and the U.S. Supreme Court, legal authorities and the public responded, growing increasingly sympathetic toward artistic freedom. Because a small, unorganized group of independent film distributors and exhibitors in mid-twentieth-century America fought back against what they believed was the unconstitutional prior restraint of motion pictures, film after 1965 was able to follow a new path, maturing into an artistic medium for the communication of ideas, however controversial. Government censors would no longer control the content of America's movie screens. Laura Wittern-Keller's use of previously unexplored archival material and interviews with key figures earned her the researcher of the year award from the New York State Board of Regents and the New York State Archives Partnership Trust. Her exhaustive work is the first to discuss more than five decades of film censorship battles that rose from state and local courtrooms to become issues of national debate and significance. A compendium of judicial action in the film industry, Freedom of the Screen is a tribute to those who fought for the constitutional right of free expression and paved the way for the variety of films that appear in cinemas today.
Silencing Cinema
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Author : D. Biltereyst
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-03-26
Silencing Cinema written by D. Biltereyst and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-26 with Performing Arts categories.
Oppression by censorship affects the film industry far more frequently than any other mass media. Including essays by leading film historians, the book offers groundbreaking historical research on film censorship in major film production countries and explore such innovative themes as film censorship and authorship, religion, and colonialism.
The American Public Wants Its Movies Passionate But Pure The Question Of Morality In American Film Censorship Of The 1920s
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Author : Amelie Meyer
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2020-04-07
The American Public Wants Its Movies Passionate But Pure The Question Of Morality In American Film Censorship Of The 1920s written by Amelie Meyer and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-07 with History categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject History - America, grade: 1,0, University of Göttingen (Seminar für Mittlere und Neuere Geschichte), course: The "Roaring Twenties": Die Massenkultur der 1920er Jahre in transatlantischer Perspektive, language: English, abstract: For as long as there have been moving pictures, there have also been attempts to regulate their content. The first court case surrounding moving pictures has been recorded as early as 1897 and many more were to follow. While film was thus always subjected to scrutiny from various groups, the 1920s saw a more fervent battle for control over censorship which resulted in the formation of the 1930 Production Code remaining in effect until 1968. Lee Grieveson’s study Policing Cinema: Movies and Censorship in Early-Twentieth-Century America comprehensively describes long-lasting battles over movie content regulation and the discussion of the function of cinema. Yet, he is among many scholars who sees the 1915 Supreme Court decision in the case “Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio” as the culmination of these struggles as it proved “the validity of state censorship.” Justice McKenna is quoted ruling that “the exhibition of moving picture is a business, pure and simple, originated and conducted for profit, like other spectacles, not to be regarded ... as part of the press of the country, or as organs of the public opinion.” This ruling was not only significant for the increased state and city censorship which followed, but it also fueled censorship demands by various parties including religious groups, social reformers, politicians, and journalists who all called for the elusive concept of morality. The road from this first ruling which titled the film industry as a business to be regulated towards a formal censorship with the aim of restoring morality manifested in the so-called Production Code in 1934 will be the focus of this paper. The first part will consist of an analysis of the various parties involved in the attempt to regulate movie content in order to expose the individual motives behind their requests as well as their practices to reach their goal of censorship. The following part will then deal with the question of how well the reformers were able to realize their goal of censoring the movies during the first years of the 1920s. The questions posed above will mainly be studied on the basis of guiding works written by Gregory D. Black, Francis G. Couvares, Stephen Vaughn, Lee Grieveson and Leonard J. Leff. Analyzed sources will include newspaper articles, state review board standards, studies on audience behavior, and an original text written by a direct participant of the 1920 censorship struggle, MPPDA president William Hays.
Report Of The National Board Of Censorship Of Motion Pictures
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Author : National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
Report Of The National Board Of Censorship Of Motion Pictures written by National Board of Review of Motion Pictures (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Motion pictures categories.
Film Censorship
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Author : Sheri Chinen Biesen
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2018-08-28
Film Censorship written by Sheri Chinen Biesen and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-28 with Performing Arts categories.
Film Censorship is a concise overview of Hollywood censorship and efforts to regulate American films. It provides a lean introductory survey of U.S. cinema censorship from the pre-Code years and classic studio system Golden Age—in which film censorship thrived—to contemporary Hollywood. From the earliest days of cinema, movies faced controversy over screen images and threats of censorship. This volume draws extensively on primary research from motion picture archives to unveil the fascinating behind-the-scenes history of cinema censorship and explore how Hollywood responded to censorial constraints on screen content in a changing American cultural and industrial landscape. This primer on American film censorship considers the historical evolution of motion-picture censorship in the United States spanning the Jazz Age Prohibition era, lobbying by religious groups against Hollywood, industry self-censorship for the Hays Office, federal propaganda efforts during wartime, easing of regulation in the 1950s and 1960s, the MPAA ratings system, and the legacy of censorship in later years. Case studies include The Outlaw, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Scarface, Double Indemnity, Psycho, Bonnie and Clyde, Midnight Cowboy, and The Exorcist, among many others.