Theaters of War
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| Directed by | Roger Stahl |
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Production company | Chiasmus pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
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Theaters of War is a 2022 American documentary film that examines the influence of the Pentagon and CIA in shaping Hollywood and television scripts, making use of the Freedom of Information Act to acquire internal state files. The film also features interviews with academics, government officials, veterans, and industry players including Oliver Stone.[1][2] It is distributed by the Media Education Foundation.
Production
The film is directed and narrated by Communication Studies professor Roger Stahl. The co-producers were Matthew Alford, Tom Secker, and Sebastian Kaempf. The film was partially based on Alford and Secker's 2017 book National Security Cinema.[3][4]
Reception
Theaters of War has been reviewed across print and digital media.[5] Counterpunch called it a "fantastic new film [which performs] an important public service"[6] On the film's release, Stahl wrote an editorial for the LA Times.[7] Comedian Alexei Sayle discussed the film's content before joking about how the CIA would rewrite ITV's Emmerdale [8]. It premiered at the Lone Star Film Festival in 2022.[9]
References
- ↑ "Top Gun for hire: why Hollywood is the US military's best wingman". the Guardian. May 26, 2022.
- ↑ Beijing’s Movie War Propaganda—and Washington’s. FAIR. December 31, 2021. Reprinted in Alternet, January 1, 2022.
- ↑ "Abolish the Military-Entertainment Complex". jacobin.com.
- ↑ "How the Pentagon dictates Hollywood storylines". Middle East Eye.
- ↑ Winkie, Davis (August 4, 2022). "New documentary scrutinizes Pentagon-Hollywood relationship — but is it propaganda?". Military Times.
- ↑ The Pentagon and CIA Have Shaped Thousands of Hollywood Movies into Super Effective Propaganda https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/01/10/the-pentagon-and-cia-have-shaped-thousands-of-hollywood-movies-into-super-effective-propaganda/ January 10, 2022
- ↑ Stahl, Roger (May 30, 2022). "Op-Ed: Why does the Pentagon give a helping hand to films like 'Top Gun'?". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ October 2022, Tom Secker 31st (October 31, 2022). "Theaters of War on Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar | Spy Culture".
- ↑ Barricks, Hannah (November 10, 2022). "Festival-Goers Guide to the Lone Star Film Festival". Fort Worth Magazine.
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