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Yes, Minister, the Pentagon and the Kyoto Greenhouse Gas Negotiations
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 01/25/2022 - 05:29Subscribercast #60 – Pawn Stars Goes to Langley
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 01/23/2022 - 14:18What Connects the next Mission: Impossible to the First Movie to Shoot at CIA Headquarters?
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 01/21/2022 - 07:50Something I found while flicking through Production Weekly (a Hollywood newsletter that charts in-production TV and films) is that the...
Spider-Man: No Way Home – Spy Culture in Jacobin Mag
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 12/27/2021 - 08:24Roger alerted me to a recent article in Jacobin Mag about how Spider-Man’s working class origins have been thoroughly subverted...
Subscribercast #59 – Media Breakdown: Sodom and Gomorrah
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 12/23/2021 - 12:37Since it’s Christmas, I thought we’d do something Biblical and look at an extremely stupid TV show that I happen...
ClandesTime 224 – The Rewriting of The Rookie
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 11/23/2021 - 10:48The third season of the popular LAPD-supported cop show The Rookie is markedly different to its first two seasons. Or...
Subscribercast #58 – Reflections on War Propaganda
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 11/16/2021 - 11:35‘Propaganda has been in existence since the time human society came into being; it has always been most closely associated...
ClandesTime 223 – The Code
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 10/24/2021 - 08:34From our ‘cancelled after one season’ file come The Code, a CBS legal procedural set in the JAG corps of...
Suspect in US Spy Case Keeps Quoting from CIA-Supported Movie The Courier
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 10/23/2021 - 08:52Until a few weeks ago, very people had heard of Jonathan and Diana Toebbe but now they’re finding themselves the...
The Rock – Tom on Fortress on a Hill
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 10/20/2021 - 14:43In the latest in our ongoing series of film reviews, research and analysis discussions Henri from Fortress on a Hill...
ClandesTime 222 – Iron Man
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 10/17/2021 - 09:48Iron Man launched the world’s biggest film franchise, as well as one of the most effective vehicles for military propaganda....
Subscribercast #57 – The Origins and Pitfalls of Identity Politics
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 09/26/2021 - 09:55Identity has become perhaps the key political term of our age, but how and why did identity politics rise to...
Superheroes, Movies and the State Now Available for Pre-Order
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 09/20/2021 - 09:26My new book Superheroes, Movies and the State: How the US Government Shapes Cinematic Universes is now available for pre-order. ...
Why The Pentagon Helped Make Coup Fetish Schlock The Suicide Squad
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 09/19/2021 - 07:09James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is a soulless, consciousless dumpster fire that uses shock value to cover for a plethora...
John Wayne’s FBI File Says Nothing About Stalin Assassination Plot
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 09/13/2021 - 06:15According to legend, Joe Stalin hated John Wayne and tried on several occasions to have the leading man killed. This story has been told and re-told across books, blogs, articles, youtubes. In every version, the FBI play a key role in stopping at least one of the supposed plots against Wayne. But Wayne's FBI file doesn't mention anything about any of these state-sponsored attempted murders, begging the question of where these stories originated, and why?
ClandesTime 221 – The Philadelphia Experiment
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 09/12/2021 - 12:47The Philadelphia Experiment is one of the most enduring paranormal conspiracy theories in American history. In this episode we examine this theory, its sociological and cultural impact, why the Pentagon refused to help make a movie based on the story, and why it has persisted for so long.
‘I don’t have super high hopes for FBI positivity in this one’ – FBI emails on Richard Jewell movie
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 09/07/2021 - 05:31The 1996 Olympic Park bombing is one of the most shameful episodes in the FBI’s history, as they spent months...
ClandesTime 220 – Rubicon
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/29/2021 - 11:07From the ‘cancelled after one season’ file comes Rubicon, an intricate conspiracy thriller series set in the world of private...
Subscribercast #56 – Revolutionary Violence
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/15/2021 - 14:03The state make a claim to a monopoly on the righteous use of violence, but throughout history people have challenged...
ClandesTime 219 – The Courier vs The Mauritanian
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 08/09/2021 - 05:44Benedict Cumberbatch is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get. In this episode...
The Newsroom Season 3 Review
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 08/08/2021 - 12:44Completing our look at the HBO series The Newsroom, we examine season 3, focusing in on the whistleblower storyline and...
The CIA’s Argo File
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 07/29/2021 - 12:50Israel’s Culture Ministry and The Operative
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 07/28/2021 - 11:56One frequent question I get asked is how the state sponsorship of popular culture (especially movies and TV) works in...
Subscribercast #55 – Demolition Man
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 07/11/2021 - 11:51On the surface, Demolition Man is a glossy, cheesy 90s action comedy set in an absurd future, but what lies...
Is Black Widow the Most State-Sponsored Movie of All Time?
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 07/10/2021 - 14:40We all know that Hollywood is a bit cash-strapped due to lockdown-related COVID-influenced box office problems, but even I was...
Subscribercast #54 – Media Breakdown: The CIA and the Hunt for Bin Laden
Soumis par Aggregation le mer, 06/16/2021 - 05:27On this month’s subscriber-only podcast I break down two recent CIA supported productions codifying their new story of the manhunt...
ClandesTime 218 – Bob Roberts
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 06/11/2021 - 12:33Good friend Henri from Fortress on a Hill joined me to discuss the 1990s Iran-Contra political mockumentary Bob Roberts, which...
Subscribercast #53 – Rationality and Irrationality
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 05/29/2021 - 11:44Are humans rational? Should they be? Is logic just a language game? Is ‘rational self-interest’ a bunch of bullshit? On...
New Zealand Government Documents on Lord of the Rings and Avatar Deals
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 05/15/2021 - 06:45The Clint Lorance Murder Case – Tom on Fortress on a Hill
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 05/14/2021 - 14:31The guys from Fortress on a Hill had me back on to discuss the case of Clint Lorance – an...
ClandesTime 217 – The Day After
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 05/11/2021 - 10:37In November 1983 ABC aired The Day After – a one-off TV movie depicting a nuclear war between NATO and...
Secrets of Tom Hanks Revealed
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 05/10/2021 - 09:37In this video I outline the role government agencies have played in many of Tom Hanks’ biggest and important films,...
Subscribercast #52 – The Amazon – New Zealand – Lord of the Rings Deal
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 04/30/2021 - 17:28MI5 have joined Instagram, But Remain One of the Most Secretive Organisations in the World
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 04/25/2021 - 08:44Britain’s Security Service, commonly known as MI5, joined the social media app Instagram a few days ago with the apparent...
The Newsroom Season 2 Review (Preview)
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 04/18/2021 - 07:28ClandesTime 216 – The Movies That Were Never Made
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 04/11/2021 - 15:23The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it. In this episode we examine dozens of films...
Subscribercast #51 – 12 Angry Men
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 03/29/2021 - 15:1012 Angry Men is a Hollywood classic about a jury trying to decide whether a young man is guilty of...
Enemy of the State – Tom on the Sci-Fi Sanctuary
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 03/16/2021 - 11:18Matt and Luke of the Sci-Fi Sanctuary invited me back to talk about the late 90s NSA and CIA-supported thriller...
ClandesTime 215 – Greenland vs Operation Christmas Drop vs My Spy
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 03/16/2021 - 07:51In a year of very few theatrical releases it’s been a bad time for state-sponsored culture, so in this episode...
Stay Out of Trouble – Robocop and the DEA
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 03/14/2021 - 11:42In what has to be one of the most bizarre Hollywood-government collaborations, the DEA once made a PSA video aimed...
The Siege – Tom Secker on Fortress on a Hill
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 03/12/2021 - 13:40In the latest of our regular film reviews, Henri and Keagan from Fortress on a Hill and I tackled 1998’s...
Subscribercast #50 – Virtue Ethics vs Virtue Signalling
Soumis par Aggregation le ven, 02/26/2021 - 13:33I continue the more philosophical theme in recent subscribercasts by outlining the ancient Greek model of moral philosophy known as...
Heaven and Earth – Tom on Fortress on a Hill
Soumis par Aggregation le jeu, 02/18/2021 - 08:35I recently joined Henri of Fortress on a Hill to complete our discussion on Oliver Stone’s Vietnam war trilogy, this...
Subscribercast #49 – Individualism vs Collectivism
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 01/31/2021 - 14:44In this subscriber-only podcast we take a sideways look at one of the most popular philosophical conflicts. I explore some...
ClandesTime 214 – The Secret World of Tom Hanks
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 01/26/2021 - 13:49Tom Hanks is perhaps the last of the classic Hollywood leading men, and has starred in some of the most...
The Angelina Jolie Spy Theory – Spy Culture in OK Magazine and Asia Times
Soumis par Aggregation le dim, 01/24/2021 - 16:37My misadventures with celebrity journalism continued recently as Asia Times published something of a hit piece deriding me for daring...
This Film has Been Modified to Meet Imperial Demands – Tom on In the Context of Empire
Soumis par Aggregation le lun, 01/18/2021 - 19:17Jon and Matt invited me on their podcast In the Context of Empire recently to discuss National Security Cinema and...
Angelina and the CIA – Spy Culture in The Sun
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 01/12/2021 - 08:40That most reputable of tabloids, The Sun recently published an article about Angelina Jolie’s relationship with the CIA, based almost...
The Newsroom Season 1 Review (Preview)
Soumis par Aggregation le sam, 01/02/2021 - 15:50I decided to do a subscriber-only review of the HBO TV series The Newsroom, with an episode looking at each...
Starship Troopers – Tom Secker on the Sci-Fi Sanctuary Podcast
Soumis par Aggregation le mar, 12/29/2020 - 09:06Luke and Matt of Matt and Luke’s Sci-Fi Sanctuary invited my on their podcast recently to talk about the Paul...