Matthew Alford

Matthew Alford is a British author.

Career

In 2008, Alford was awarded a doctorate in Film Studies by the University of Bath, which he later adapted as his first book Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy with Pluto Press.

That same year, Alford started investigating the disappearance of screenwriter Gary Devore, co-authoring cover articles about it for The Guardian Arts supplement and then Fortean Times.[1] In 2014, he produced The Writer with No Hands about the disappearance, which premiered at Hot Docs. Production disagreements led to the film being withdrawn and a new version issued in 2017 with Alford listed only as presenter. Alford's eponymous book had him abandon the research and claim to be an entertainer.[2][3]

In 2017, Alford co-authored National Security Cinema: The Shocking New Evidence of Government Control in Hollywood. Like Reel Power, it was picked up by French publishers for expanded editions. The book was partially the basis for Theaters of War, a 2022 documentary Alford co-produced.[4]

In 2023, Alford spoke in favour of Julian Assange at TEDx and the Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights at the UN.[5]

He has written for The Guardian,[6] Independent,[7] Grayzone,[8] and Whatculture.[9]

Selected works

Books
  • 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
  • Theaters of War (2022) (co-producer)
  • The Writer With No Hands (2014) (producer)

References
  1. "FT266 - FT Covers". ft.gjovaag.com.."FT248 - FT Covers". ft.gjovaag.com.
  2. Gane, Thomas (5 May 2016). "The Mystery of the Dead Hollywood Screenwriter Whose Hands Were Never Found". Vice. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. White, Mike. "Special Report: The Writer with No Hands (2017)".
  4. "Op-Ed: Why does the Pentagon give a helping hand to films like 'Top Gun'?". Los Angeles Times. 30 May 2022.
  5. "Spring Programme 2023". Gloucestershire Philosophical Society. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. "Matthew Alford | The Guardian". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. "Matthew Alford". The Independent. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. "Matthew Alford - The Grayzone". thegrayzone.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  9. "Matthew Alford – WhatCulture Contributor".
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