UFOs and Hollywood: Fact and Fantasy

My latest article - a detailed analysis of how Hollywood UFO movies shape/distort popular perceptions of the UFO phenomenon - is now accessible at UFO Digest and will be permanently accessible here at Silver Screen Saucers in the 'Articles' section.

The article draws considerably from my current doctoral research and hopefully brings into sharp focus ideas that have long been swirling around in the UFO research field. Do UFO movies serve to fictionalise the UFO phenomenon for audiences, or to actualise it? I suggest that Hollywood achieves both results simultaneously. For discussion of the cinematic and UFOlogical processes at the heart of this curious dynamic, check out the article: UFOs and Hollywood: Blurring the Line between Fact and Fantasy.