Matthew Alford

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. ISBN 979-1097331092
    • 2023. French edition with new preface by the author.
  • 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
  1. "Matthew Alford - The Guardian". The Guardian.
  2. "Writers". www.newstatesman.com.
  3. "Matthew Alford". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022.
  4. "FT266 - FT Covers". ft.gjovaag.com.. "FT248 - FT Covers". ft.gjovaag.com.
  5. https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/gq95k9/the-writer-with-no-hands-gary-devore-matthew-alford Vice Magazine
  6. White, Mike. "Special Report: The Writer with No Hands (2017)".
  7. "Op-Ed: Why does the Pentagon give a helping hand to films like 'Top Gun'?". Los Angeles Times. 30 May 2022.
  8. "Book review: Reel Power". www.scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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