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This book examines a spate of American films released around the turn of the millennium that differently address the actuality or possibility of domestic fascism within the USA. The films discussed span a diversity of forms, genres and production practices, and encompass low- and medium-budget studio and independent releases (such asAmerican History X, Stir of EchoesandThe Believer), star and/orauteurvehicles (such asThe Siege, Fight ClubandAmerican Beauty), and high-budget, high-concept science-fiction films and franchises (such asStarship Troopers, Minority Report, theMatrixandX-Mentrilogies and theStar Warsprequels). Central to the book is the detailed analysis of the films, which is contextualized historically in relation to a period that saw the significant rise of the far Right. The book concordantly affords a wider insight into fascism and its various manifestations and how such have been, and continue to be, registered within American cinema. | Fascism And Millennial American Cinema by Leighton Grist, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters