Reel bad Arabs :  how Hollywood vilifies a people / 

, United States 
 - Northampton, MA :  Media Education Foundation,  ©2006. 
 - 1 videodisc (50 min.) :  sound, color with black and white sequences ;  4 3/4 in. 
 -  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Based on the book Reel bad Arabs / by Jack Shaheen.  Full screen. 
<br/><br/> Introduction  Myths of Arabland  The Arab threat: Mideast politics & Hollywood  Terror, Inc.: demonizing Palestinians & Muslims  The only good Arab  Islamophobia  Getting real  (3:20) --  (10:30) --  (4:36) --  (7:40) --  (5:09) --  (6:19) --  (11:58). 
<br/><br/>Music composed & performed by Simon Shaheen; edited by Sut Jhally, Andrew Killoy, Mary Patierno.  Music composed & performed by Simon Shaheen; edited by Sut Jhally, Andrew Killoy, Mary Patierno. 
<br/><br/>Presenter: Jack Shaheen. 
<br/><br/> Throughout its history Hollywood has portrayed Arabs as buffoons or bandits. The video seeks to rectify this stereotyping by comparing it to other forms of racist imagery and by suggesting alternative narratives that treat the Arabs as human, not demons.  "Reel Bad Arabs takes a devastating tour of the American cinematic landscape, moving from the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters to reveal an astonishing and persistent pattern of slanderous Arab stereotyping. Featuring acclaimed author and Hollywood film consultant Dr. Jack Shaheen, the documentary exposes American cinema's long love affair with Arab villainy and buffoonery, from over-sexed Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and blood-thirsty terrorists. Along the way, the film provides striking insights into the origin of these images, their disturbing similarities to anti-Semitic and racist stereotypes from the past, and their political resonance during key moments of conflict in U.S. history. In the end, Shaheen inspires us to think critically about the destructive social and political effects of Hollywood's projection of Arabs, challenging us to envision counter-narratives that do justice to both the diversity and humanity of Arab people, and the reality and richness of Arab history and culture"--Back of container 
<br/><br/> "Viewer discretion advised, contains violent imagery and graphic language." 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, NTSC ; aspect ratio 4:3 ; Dolby digital. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English with optional English or Arabic subtitles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>193286900X 9781932869002 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Arabs in motion pictures.<br/>Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures--History.--United States<br/>Arabes au cinéma.<br/>Stéréotypes au cinéma.<br/>Cinéma--Histoire.--États-Unis<br/>Arabs in motion pictures.<br/>Motion pictures.<br/>Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures.<br/>Arabs in motion pictures.<br/>Arabs in motion pictures.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Nonfiction films.<br/>Documentary films.<br/>Documentaries and Factual Films<br/>Documentary.<br/>Feature films.<br/>Documentary films.<br/>History.<br/>Nonfiction films.<br/>Nonfiction films.<br/>Documentary films.<br/>Film adaptations.<br/>Documentary.<br/>Documentaires.<br/>Films autres que de fiction.<br/>Adaptations cinématographiques.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.A68  / R44 2006 HM1096  / .E277 R44 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/08927