Theaters of War
Theaters of War | |
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Directed by | Roger Stahl |
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Production company | Chiasmus pictures |
Distributed by | Media Education Foundation |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Theaters of War is a 2022 American documentary film that examines the influence of
Production
The film is directed and narrated by Communication Studies professor Roger Stahl. The co-producers are Matthew Alford, Tom Secker, and Sebastian Kaempf. The film is partially based on Alford and Secker's 2017 book National Security Cinema.[3][4]
Reception
After selling on online platforms, Theaters of War had its festival premiere at the Lone Star Film Festival in 2022.[5][6] In a preview, CounterPunch called it a "fantastic new film [which performs] an important public service."[7] On the film's release, Stahl wrote an editorial for the Los Angeles Times.[8] Comedian Alexei Sayle discussed the film's content before joking about how the CIA would rewrite ITV's soap opera Emmerdale in an episode of Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar.[9]
See also
- Military-entertainment complex
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.
- ^ Barricks, Hannah (November 10, 2022). "Festival-Goers Guide to the Lone Star Film Festival". Fort Worth Magazine.
- ^ 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".
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