The Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing and Heartbreak Ridge
The US military’s negotiations on the 1980s Clint Eastwood vehicle Heartbreak Ridge were protracted and complex, resulting in numerous changes...
Don Baruch
The Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing and Heartbreak Ridge
The US military’s negotiations on the 1980s Clint Eastwood vehicle Heartbreak Ridge were protracted and complex, resulting in numerous changes...
‘We Should be Concerned Where and How DOD Policy and Criticism of DOD Might be’ – Pentagon File on Heartbreak Ridge
The Pentagon’s Film Office file on Heartbreak Ridge is one of the more lengthy and interesting sets of documents. It...
‘We Should be Concerned Where and How DOD Policy and Criticism of DOD Might be’ – Pentagon File on Heartbreak Ridge
The Pentagon’s Film Office file on Heartbreak Ridge is one of the more lengthy and interesting sets of documents. It...
ClandesTime 180 – The Politics of Monster Movies
Monster movies are one of the most beloved and distinctive genres in cinema, featuring a winning combination of exotic spectacle,...
ClandesTime 179 – The Philosophy and Politics of Superman
Superman is one of the world’s most recognisable cultural icons. A symbol of human idealism, he has been subject to...
The Pentagon, Superman and the Freedom of Information Act
In 1977 the producers of Superman and Superman II approached the Pentagon to try to obtain stock footage of missiles...
The Pentagon Worked on Every Major Military Movie for Over a Decade After WW2
The post-WW2 period was the zenith for military and war movies – over 200 were made in the 1950s, and...
‘Without any assistance from the military, then naturally, anything can happen’ – DOD File on Ice Station Zebra
The production of Ice Station Zebra is a great case study in just how much influence the Pentagon can have...
Why the Pentagon Rejected Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
In early 1977 the producers of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes approached the Pentagon about filming a couple of brief...