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The Filmography of James Fox: A Retrospective - Preface

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While his first film, 1997's UFOs: 50 Years of Denial, hasn't aged particularly well, James Fox returned to the UFO documentary scene in 2003 with Out of the Blue , which soon set the standard for future films on the subject. Since then, Fox has come back every few years with a stellar new documentary that displaces his last as the most credible, up-to-date, and professionally-made. His films usually include a historical overview of the subject combined with archival footage and talking-head interviews—the latter notable for being from highly trained and intelligent observers who were previously hesitant or outright refused to go public with their stories out of fear for their reputation. These witnesses, usually ex-military service members or government employees, were the main focus of Fox's follow up film, I Know What I Saw , a collaboration with journalist Leslie Kean. I Know What I Saw remained the best UFO documentary available until October 6th, 2020, when Fox ...