Matthew Alford
Matthew Alford is a British author.
Career[edit]
Academia[edit]
In 2008, Alford was awarded a doctorate by the University of Bath. He adapted his thesis to write his first book Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy, whch was published in 2010 by Pluto Press.
Journalism[edit]
In 2008, Alford began investigating the disappearance of screenwriter Gary Devore, co-authoring articles about it for The Guardian and Fortean Times.[1] He later produced a documentary The Writer with No Hands about Devore's disappearance.[2][3]
In 2017, Alford co-authored National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood, based on FOIA requests to the CIA and Department of Defense. [4]
Political Activity[edit]
In June-July 2024, Mathew Alford was the Workers Party of Britain's prospective parliamentary candidate in the Parliamentary constituency of Bath in the UK 2024 general election. [5] Standing on a left-wing and pro-Palestinian platform. [6]
Selected works[edit]
Books[edit]
- Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy. London: Pluto Press, 2010. ISBN 9780745329826.
- 2018. French edition with new introduction by the author. Hollywood Propaganda, Cinéma Hollywoodien et Hégémonie Américaine (Éditions Critiques). Translation: Cyrille Rivallan. ISBN 979-1097331092
- 2023. Final Cut (Éditions Critiques). French edition with new preface by the author. ISBN 979-10-97331-46-7
- National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood (CreateSpace, 2017). With Tom Secker.
- 2021. Expanded French edition. L'Empire Vous Divertit: Comment la CIA et le Pentagone Utilisent Hollywood (Investig'Action). Translation: Philippe Stroot.
Films[edit]
- Theaters of War (2022) (co-producer)
- The Writer With No Hands (2014) (producer)
References[edit]
- ^ "FT266 - FT Covers". ft.gjovaag.com.."FT248 - FT Covers". ft.gjovaag.com.
- ^ Gane, Thomas (5 May 2016). "The Mystery of the Dead Hollywood Screenwriter Whose Hands Were Never Found". Vice. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ White, Mike. "Special Report: The Writer with No Hands (2017)".
- ^ "Op-Ed: Why does the Pentagon give a helping hand to films like 'Top Gun'?". Los Angeles Times. 30 May 2022.
- ^ Wimperis, John (11 June 2024). "General Election 2024: Full list of candidates for Bath". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Alford, Mathew. "About Matthew Alford". Worker's Party of Britain. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
