National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford, Tom Secker, Matthew Alford et To · first published 2017
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Highly recommend the book National Security Cinema by Tom Secker and Matthew Alfred. They trawled through FOI documents to uncover a lengthy history of US intelligence agencies having holywood scripts changed to suit their needs. > the US government…
The sources exist: The book, $13: https://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Cinema-Government-H... The article about the book: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/02/27/nsec-f27.html "Using the Freedom of Information Act, the authors gained access to files that exposed the extent…
on “Pentagon and CIA Shaped 1000s of Hollywood Films into Super Effective Propaganda” ↗…assistance from the US Air Force/Navy/CIA/FBI etc. "Need to hire a couple of UH-60's for a scene? Let's be having a look at your script first." Secker also has a book (it's on my reading list) called "National Security Cinema"[1] which investigates these same themes. [0]: https://www.spyculture.com/ [1]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/National-Security-Cinema-Government...
on “CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made Recreation of the USS Enterprise” ↗