The average movie watcher might be in for a shock at what films are actually included, garnering the military industrial complex’s propaganda touch, like Earnest Saves Christmas, Karate Kid 2, The Silence of the Lambs, Twister, the Iron Man movies, and more recently Pitch Perfect 3.
The FBI claims that it has much to offer entertainment producers and touts several items as services it may choose to provide: “guidance” on content about the FBI’s investigations, procedures, structure, and history.
Journalist Jason Leopold obtained hundreds of documents through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that further reveal how the FBI relies upon movies and television to bolster its image. In a report for Buzzfeed, Leopold and Ariane Lange write, “Over the past
Hollywood is no stranger to war propaganda but the U.S. Establishment saw no need to wait for an actual war before sending Morgan Freeman out to tell Americans that they “have been attacked” and are “at war” with Russia–whose sin has been an “attack” on the U.S. petrodollar.
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin dealt another blow to the flagging petrodollar system – a crucial component of U.S. economic “superiority” that creates artificial demand for the U.S. dollar by pricing oil and other goods on the international market in that currency. Putin
Jack Shaheen, a Lebanese American, spent decades of his life challenging stereotypes of Arabs in film and television, he died on July 9th.
Published in partnership with Shadowproof. “Though the movie may contain compelling cinematography and engrossing performances, as history,” “Lawrence of Arabia” “receives a failing grade,” renowned media critic Jack Shaheen
China could be pushing back the blatant pro-western, neoliberal tone that has been so prevalent in modern cinema.
As right-wing conservatives in the United States have pointed out for decades, Hollywood is a very political place. However, a new and growing source of political influence may be changing how the global entertainment industry, US film studios included, portrays events on the silver screen. China, led by the 90-million members of its Communist
Between 2006 and 2011 the CIA’s Office of Public Affairs (OPA) had a role in at least 22 of the U.S. entertainment industry’s projects.
An amendment added to Congress’ annual intelligence spending bill may help the public gain a better idea of the U.S. government’s relationship with Hollywood. According to VICE
Among the 6,000 members of the Academy Award, about 93 percent are white, 70 percent are men, and the average age is 63 years old.
A study released Monday condemns the lack of diversity in Hollywood, calling the industry’s major companies “whitewashed,” and highlighting what researchers call an “epidemic of invisibility” for people of color, women, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people. The study by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the
