‘You Need to Keep an Eye on the Director’ – US Army emails
The US Army’s emails on The Long Road Home show that not everything ran smoothly while filming progressed at Fort...
war films
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...
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...
‘I Can Get the Pentagon to Vouch for Me’ – Michael Bay letter to the CIA
Michael Bay is well known for working closely with government agencies when making his films, mostly the Pentagon but also...
‘I Can Get the Pentagon to Vouch for Me’ – Michael Bay letter to the CIA
Michael Bay is well known for working closely with government agencies when making his films, mostly the Pentagon but also...
ClandesTime 183 – Fields of Fire
Fields of Fire is one of the greatest movies that was never made. A brutal but sympathetic portrait of the...
ClandesTime 183 – Fields of Fire
Fields of Fire is one of the greatest movies that was never made. A brutal but sympathetic portrait of the...
‘Fuck John Wayne’ – Why the DOD Prevented the movie Fields of Fire from Being Made
When James Webb approached the Pentagon to ask for assistance making his Vietnam war drama Fields of Fire he had...
‘Fuck John Wayne’ – Why the DOD Prevented the movie Fields of Fire from Being Made
When James Webb approached the Pentagon to ask for assistance making his Vietnam war drama Fields of Fire he had...
Subscriber Podcast #30 – Starship Troopers
On this month’s subscriber-only podcast I review one of my favourite films of all time – Starship Troopers. I discuss...