national security cinema

Jonathan Cook wrote up a very complimentary review of Theaters of War for Middle East Eye recently, that summarises the...

Jon and Matt invited me on their podcast In the Context of Empire recently to discuss National Security Cinema and...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Courtesy of Investig’Action National Security Cinema is now available for readers of the language of love, snails, overrated cheese...
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By Matt Alford In 2017, we released National Security Cinema with no advertising, no publisher, no jacket designer, no distributor,...

This three-part radio documentary produced by CBC (and featuring Matt, Tanner Mirrlees and myself, among others) explores the role Hollywood...

This three-part radio documentary produced by CBC (and featuring Matt, Tanner Mirrlees and myself, among others) explores the role Hollywood...
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The third episode of CBC’s Myths on Screen – How Hollywood helped the U.S. military sell the War on Terror...

The third episode of CBC’s Myths on Screen – How Hollywood helped the U.S. military sell the War on Terror...
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As the co-authors of National Security Cinema, we have become known — rather inaccurately — for encouraging two major ideas: 1. That the government is really important in making movies more militaristic. 2. That Hollywood doesn’t produce dissenting films. While the first of these is somewhat true it is a simplification, the second is a falsehood.

In our latest article, Matt and I reflect on two of the most common claims made about National Security Cinema, namely 1) That the government is really important in making movies more militaristic and 2) That Hollywood doesn’t produce dissenting films. While the first of these is somewhat true it is a simplification, the second is an outright falsehood.