Files on government involvement in popular culture, from the CIA in Hollywood to the Pentagon and reality TV. I obtained these documents via FOIA requests and from various archives.
In 1988, several years prior to the highly successful JAG TV show, DOD representatives met with writers and producers to…
The Pentagon did not provide production support to the movie Independence Day because it portrayed the military as ineffective against…
A recent social media post shows that when it comes to Top Gun: Maverick the US Navy are protective of…
In 2011 the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office granted unprecedented access to consulates in Spain for the TV documentary/reality series…
One of the nice things about searching through documents and databases of government-supported films is that I get to read…
Rambo: First Blood and Commando are almost twin movies, both centring on a highly skilled military veteran on some sort…
The Vietnam war drama Platoon was recently inducted into the US Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, in recognition for…
For anyone hoping that the end of phase 3 of the MCU would bring some respite from the relentless schedule…
As I work through the DOD’s file on Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor I keep finding curious and often bizarre requests…
Under Siege is by far the second best Steven Seagal movie, but untold until now is the story of how…
The military support on Pearl Harbor was extensive, including mothballed battleships being towed around, access to bases in Hawaii and…
I’ve been spending some more time going through the Pentagon Film Office file on Pearl Harbor and among the numerous…
