Entertainment 29-08-2001 who: The Pentagon what: Publishes list of war movies with official seal of approval where: Washington DC when: This week snippet: "On many occasions films have been changed so that the US armed forces are shown in a more heroic fashion," explains Duncan Campbell in The Guardian. "Film companies agree to the changes because doing so saves them millions in production costs." Films which were denied cooperation include Apocalypse Now, Catch-22, Dr Strangelove, GI Jane and Independence Day. [... more]

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