Mack White and I recently interviewed author Matthew Alford about his book Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy (Pluto Press, 2010 / www.plutobooks.com) for our PsiOp Radio show.
Of course we had originally become aware of his writings in articles he co-wrote with his friend Robbie Graham:
- Robbie Graham and Matthew Alford, “A History of Government Management of UFO Perceptions Through Film and Television”, 49th Parallel, Spring 2011.
- Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham, “Hollywood Hit Men”, Fortean Times, August, 2010.
- Robbie Graham and Matthew Alford, “The Lies Are Out There” – Fortean Times, / July 2009
- Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham, “The Deep Politics of Hollywood” – Global Research, February 2009
- Robbie Graham and Matthew Alford, “The Power Behind the Screen”, New Statesman, January 29th, 2009.
- Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham, “Body of Lies: The CIA’s involvement with US film-making” – The Guardian, Nov 14, 2008
- Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham, “An Offer They Couldn’t Refuse”, Guardian, November 14, 2008.
- Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham, “Lights, Camera… Covert Action” – The Guardian, Nov 14, 2008
- “District 9 is lucky to have avoided a close encounter with the Pentagon” Guardian online, September 4th 2009 – Robbie Graham and Matthew Alford
- “Spielberg’s Saucer Secrets”, Filmfax: The Magazine of Unusual Film and Television, July 2010 – Robbie Graham and Matthew Alford
Well, besides their upcoming peer-reviewed article (“A History of Government Management of UFO Perceptions Through Film and Television”, 49th Parallel) Robbie has been getting published in online UFO community journals and has his own blog, and – wouldn’t you know it – he’s good friends with Nick Redfern (whose UFOmystic blog post is what reminded me that I needed to promote Robbie’s latest work).
Nick says:
I first met Robbie Graham in the late-1990s, when we both used to attend the regular, monthly meetings of England’s now sadly-defunct Staffordshire UFO Group. Since then, Robbie has become a significant player on the UFO scene, having penned a number of thoughtful articles on the subject.
Robbie has a particular interest in the relationship between the UFO mystery and the world of Hollywood – about which you can find much more at his blog, Silver Screen Saucers. And, he has a new post, titled UFOs and Hollywood: Blurring the Line Between Fact and Fantasy, which you may find intriguing…
And here’s where you can find more about The Robster himself.
Here is our PsiOp-Radio interview with Matthew Alford:
PsiOp Radio podcast 139 with Guest Matthew Alford on Military Media Manipulation
Matthew Alford (left) & Robbie Graham (right) at the Fortean Times UnConvention
