Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. TIMELINE:The 2000s ix
5. INTRODUCTION. Movies and the 2000s 1
6. 2000 Movies , Anti-Climaxes and Disenchantments 19
7. 2001 Movies , Smart Films , and Dumb Stories 40
8. 2002 Movies and Melancholy 61
9. 2003 Movies, " Shock and Awe," and the Troubled Blockbuster 83
10. 2004 Movies and Spectacle in a Political Year 104
11. 2005 Movies, Terror, and the American Family 125
12. 2006 Movies and Crisis 147
13. 2007 Movies and the Art of Living Dangerously 172
14. 2008 Movies and a Hollywood Too Big to Fail 194
15. 2009 Movies, a Nation, and New Identities 216
16. 2000 2009 Select Academy Award 239
17. Works Cited And Consulted 245
18. Contributors 253
19. Index 255