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Matthew Alford is a British author best known for The Writer with No Hands.

Career

Alford was awarded a doctorate in Film Studies by the University of Bath in 2008.

He subsequently wrote articles for The Guardian,[1] New Statesman,[2] and Independent,[3] as well as Fortean Times.[4]

Alford's novel The Writer with No Hands, which followed his investigation into the disappearance of screenwriter Gary Devore, was reworked as documentary, stage play, and the title used as a social media platform.[5][6]

The documentary Theaters of War (2022) is partially based on his co-authored book National Security Cinema.[7]

Books

• Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy. London: Pluto Press, 2010. ISBN 9780745329826.[8]
  • 2013. Chinese edition (simplified script). Hollywood Power Culture. Translation by Yang Xianjun and published by Economic Science Press. ISBN 9787514127607
  • 2018. French edition with new introduction by the author. Hollywood Propaganda, Cinéma Hollywoodien et Hégémonie Américaine. Translation by Cyrille Rivallan and published by Éditions Critiques.
• 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. Translation by Philippe Stroot and published by Investig'Action.
• Union Jackboot: What Your Media and Professors Don't Tell You About British Foreign Policy (CreateSpace, 2018). With T.J Coles.

References

External links

• Author page
• IMDb Profile

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