After months of hype, the Christopher Nolan film debuts this week. But related offerings are already here, including my own book.I knew this was coming and now it has just been posted to the New York Times site, the story of how two of my friends, Marty Sherwin and...
75 Years Ago: Did Truman Read John Hersey’s Hiroshima?
Seventy-five years ago this week, an article by novelist and war reporter John Hersey, titled simply "Hiroshima," occupied the entire feature section of the August 31, 1946, issue of The New Yorker. Soon it would be hailed by many as one of the most important...
Atomic Cover-ups Exposed at Uranium Film Festival
The story of the Nuclear Age has been one of secrecy and suppression going back to the Manhattan Project, the first atomic test in New Mexico, and Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year's 10th edition of the International Uranium Film Festival, held in Rio de Janiero from...
Atomic Cover-Up Premieres to Rave Reviews
It went “virtually” very well, when the documentary that I wrote and directed, Atomic Cover-up, received its world premiere Saturday at Cinequest. Like nearly all major film festivals in the past year, this one has skipped the theaters and gone fully...
Greg Mitchell’s Movie: Atomic Cover-Up
World premiere at Cinequest Film Festival March 20-30. It will be available to stream during those 10 days for $3.99 (when you get to the page, click on TKS to buy tickets).. Atomic Cover-up is the first documentary to explore the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in...
75 Years Ago: When Szilard Tried To Halt Dropping Atomic Bombs Over Japan
As this troubled summer rolls along, and the world begins to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the creation, and use, of the first atomic bombs, many special, or especially tragic, days will draw special attention. They will include July 16 (first test of the weapon...