ClandesTime 196 – The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown is a classic of good bad cinema, featuring an aircraft carrier that goes through a wormhole and...
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How the Hot Shots! Producers Tried (and Failed) to Fool the Pentagon
In March 1991 the producers of Hot Shots! An Important Movie contacted the US Marine Corps looking to film one...
How the Hot Shots! Producers Tried (and Failed) to Fool the Pentagon
In March 1991 the producers of Hot Shots! An Important Movie contacted the US Marine Corps looking to film one...
Napalm, Ambushes and Russian Roulette: Why the Pentagon Rejected The Deer Hunter
The epic war drama The Deer Hunter won five Oscars, despite the central conceit and metaphor of the film being...
Napalm, Ambushes and Russian Roulette: Why the Pentagon Rejected The Deer Hunter
The epic war drama The Deer Hunter won five Oscars, despite the central conceit and metaphor of the film being...
ROI: Does the Pentagon Fund Movies?
One of the most common conspiracy theories you hear in this line of research is that the Pentagon and CIA...
ROI: Does the Pentagon Fund Movies?
One of the most common conspiracy theories you hear in this line of research is that the Pentagon and CIA...
Revolving Doors: Technical Advisors and The Entertainment-Propaganda Complex
The role of the technical advisor is crucial to understanding the military-Hollywood relationship, but very few people know who these...
Revolving Doors: Technical Advisors and The Entertainment-Propaganda Complex
The role of the technical advisor is crucial to understanding the military-Hollywood relationship, but very few people know who these...
From Premises to Character Arcs – How Deeply the Military Rewrites Film & TV
Sometimes the US military’s rewriting of scripts is very specific – take out this joke about the US losing in...