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.
A story doing the rounds in the last few days claims that the producers of Top Gun: Maverick changed the…
The US military’s negotiations on the 1980s Clint Eastwood vehicle Heartbreak Ridge were protracted and complex, resulting in numerous changes…
For over a decade the CBS action drama NCIS has enjoyed a very close working relationship with the US military,…
The US Air Force recently released a tranche of documents on the support they provided to the Neil Armstrong biopic…
Michael Bay is well known for working closely with government agencies when making his films, mostly the Pentagon but also…
The Pentagon’s Film Office file on Heartbreak Ridge is one of the more lengthy and interesting sets of documents. It…
The in-development film Raven Four-Two tells the story of a battle in 2005 between insurgents and a Kentucky Army National…
The US Army’s regulations on Public Affairs activities are over 100 pages of rules and restrictions governing how the Army…
Just like other government departments the Foreign & Commonwealth Office requires film and TV producers to sign contracts with them…
The Pentagon recently released the Production Assistance Agreement they signed with the producers of Top Gun: Maverick. It details the…
The PRISM Awards are an entertainment industry ceremony that gives out gongs for accurate depictions of substance abuse and mental…
Despite its enormous popularity there are many problems with Breaking Bad – the utterly racist depiction of Mexicans, the glorifying…
