TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jenkins,Tricia
TI  - The CIA in Hollywood: how the agency shapes film and television 
SN  - 0292728611 (cloth : alk. paper)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Austin
PB  - University of Texas Press
KW  - United States
KW  - Central Intelligence Agency
KW  - In motion pictures
KW  - Influence
KW  - Espionage in motion pictures
KW  - Motion picture industry
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Spy films
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Spy television programs
N1  - Includes bibliographical references 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 -- Conclusion
N2  - What's your impression of the CIA? A bumbling agency that can't protect its own spies? A rogue organization prone to covert operations and assassinations? Or a dedicated public service that advances the interests of the United States? Astute TV and movie viewers may have noticed that the CIA's image in popular media has spanned this entire range, with a decided shift to more positive portrayals in recent years. But what very few people know is that the Central Intelligence Agency has been actively engaged in shaping the content of film and television, especially since it established an entertainment industry liaison program in the mid-1990s. The CIA in Hollywood offers the first full-scale investigation of the relationship between the Agency and the film and television industries. Tricia Jenkins draws on numerous interviews with the CIA's public affairs staff, operations officers, and historians, as well as with Hollywood technical consultants, producers, and screenwriters who have worked with the Agency, to uncover the nature of the CIA's role in Hollywood. In particular, she delves into the Agency's and its officers' involvement in the production of The Agency, In the Company of Spies, Alias, The Recruit, The Sum of All Fears, Enemy of the State, Syriana, The Good Shepherd, and more. Her research reveals the significant influence that the CIA now wields in Hollywood and raises important and troubling questions about the ethics and legality of a government agency using popular media to manipulate its public image
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