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9/11 Cinema

9/11 Cinema: The Antiwar Film Audiences Were Never Supposed To See

Screen shot from Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" and fair use as it is included for the purpose of commentary [Editor's Note: This is the fifth in The Dissenter's weekly series [https://thedissenter.org/tag/9-11-cinema/] on 9/11 and its impact on cinema, which is published as a companion

9/11 Cinema: Karl Rove Asks Hollywood To Help 'Win The War On Evil'

Pentagon-Backed 'Black Hawk Down' Championed Military Intervention After 9/11

Sgt. Matt Eversmann played by Josh Hartnett in "Black Hawk Down" (Screen shot from the promotional trailer for the film. Fair use for commentary purposes.)[Editor's Note: This is the third in The Dissenter's weekly series [https://thedissenter.org/tag/9-11-cinema/] on 9/11 and its impact on cinema, which

How The Post-9/11 Climate Helped Turn The Satirical 'Buffalo Soldiers' Into A Flop

Promotional poster from Miramax for "Buffalo Soldiers." Fair use included for purposes of commentary. [Editor's Note: This is the second in The Dissenter's weekly series [https://thedissenter.org/tag/9-11-cinema/] on 9/11 and its impact on cinema, which will be published as a companion to our series, "Twenty Years

9/11 Cinema: 'The Siege' Foreshadowed America's Dark Transformation

With each attack, the message of the movie is that traditional law enforcement will not stop the violence coming from within Arab and Muslim communities.