Bonus Episode | Hollywood. Empire

In the late 1980s, British film director Alex Cox spent several months in Nicaragua filming Walker, a movie about the U.S. filibuster who invaded and took over the country in the mid-1800s.<br /><br />As Cox puts it, he was trying to make “a revolutionary film in a revolutionary context." That did not go over well in Hollywood. The movie would get him blacklisted. Even today, you still can’t find the movie streaming.<br /><br />In this bonus episode for Under the Shadow, host Michael Fox speaks with Cox about his 1987 movie Walker and his filming of the movie in Nicaragua in the 1980s. They also look at U.S. intervention and the film industry.<br /><br /><a href="https://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Under the Shadow</a> is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present.<br /><br />In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.<br /><br />Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.<br /><br />This podcast is produced in partnership between <a href="https://therealnews.com/under-the-shadow" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Real News Network</a> and <a href="https://nacla.org/under-shadow" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">NACLA</a>.<br /><br />You can listen to the first episode of Michael Fox’s new podcast, Panamerican Dispatch, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/brazilian-floods-105766796" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />Follow and support him and Under the Shadow, at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mfox" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/mfox</a><br /><br />Theme music by <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nexDyQCZI89JH8zsYu5wa" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Monte Perdido </a>and Michael Fox.<br /><br />Monte Perdido's new album Ofrenda is now out. You can listen to the full album on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1THq4wHHqkY8yydUMJRmWj" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Spotify</a><br /><br />Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.<br /><br />Here is the Trailer to Alex Cox’s movie Walker: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XImi7fT7-J0" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XImi7fT7-J0</a><br /><br />You can purchase the DVD to the movie Walker, here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walker-Criterion-Collection-Marlee-Matlin/dp/B000ZM1MJ6" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Walker-Criterion-Collection-Marlee-Matlin/dp/B000ZM1MJ6</a><br /><br />You can hear Joe Strummer’s soundtrack to Walker, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_aeus6ftfo&amp;list=PLR3xIW3-FjE9UHfziEjWBNpY4jYIwgzGQ" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br />And, if you liked this episode, don’t forget to check out <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-8-nicaragua-william-walker--59422950" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Episode 8 of Under the Shadow</a> that looks back on William Walker. <br /><br /><b>The Real News Network</b><br />Donate: <a href="https://support.therealnews.com/-/XGHNRVVY" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">therealnews.com/uts-pod-donate</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/eos-pod-subscribe" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://therealnews.com/uts-pod-subscribe</a><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/therealnews</a><br /><br />Guests:<a href="https://alexcoxfilms.wordpress.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Alex Cox</a><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer.</a><br /><b></b><br /><b>Follow us on:</b><br /><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/therealnews.com" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Bluesky: @therealnews.com</a><b><br /></b><a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Facebook: The Real News Network</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Twitter: @TheRealNews</a><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/therealnews" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YouTube: @therealnews</a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/therealnewsnetwork/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Instagram: @therealnewsnetwork</a><br /><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b></b></a><br /><b></b><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><b>Become a member and join the Supporters Club for The Real News Podcast today!</b></a>