-Caveat Lector- From: thew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >War films always do well when the right is in power.
Actually the facts don't bear that out... The first real boom (no pun intended) of war films was, naturally enough, while WWII was occuring; prior to the war one rarely finds a war film being made, and the few that were had a decidedly antiwar slant (yes, even the first film ever to win an Academy Award, the 1927 film "Wings").... The popularity of films showing war in what could be termed a 'favorable' light continued for a few years after WWII ended; these films were made during the Roosevelt and Truman administrations... By the time Eisenhower was elected, Hollywood had stopped cranking out war films; one rarely finds a war film that was made in the 1950s, as musicals, monster/sci fi, and detective/mystery/'film noir' themes were what was popular in that era... By the 20th anniversary of America's entrance into WWII Hollywood cashed in on the nostalgia by resurrecting the WWII-themed film, and found a receptive public for the next couple of years; this was during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.... But when Nixon was elected in 1968 the Vietnam-weary public had soured on pro-war themed movies, and one only finds anti-war films like "MASH" and "Catch-22" being made... And one didn't find Hollywood cranking out war films during the Reagan and Bush Sr. administrations; the genre wasn't really resurrected until "Saving Private Ryan", which was made during the Clinton administration... June <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
