‘Parasite’ Is a Class-Conscious Climate Parable

Kim Brown / The Real News Network Feb 13, 2020 Audiences tend to view apocalyptic stories as fantasy. Bong Joon-ho's landmark film makes the case that we're already living in a dystopia. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Oscars Get With the Political Program

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 10, 2020 This year's telecast showed signs of progress—now the Academy Awards producers need to get audiences to tune in again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oscars Viewership Plunges to All-Time Low

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2020 “It was too predictable, too white and too boring,” says founder of a website devoted to awards show news. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stephen King Walks Back Diversity Remarks After Twitter Backlash

By Matthew Rozsa / Salon Jan 17, 2020 Another public debate has erupted on Twitter about the need for diversity in the entertainment industry—with the author as instigator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Joker’ Leads the Way With 11 Oscar Nominations

By JAKE COYLE / The Associated Press Jan 13, 2020 Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" and Sam Mendes' "1917" each earn 10 nods apiece. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Green Book’ Captures Best Picture in Oscars Upset

JAKE COYLE / The Associated Press Feb 25, 2019 The interracial road trip drama, directed by Peter Farrelly, has been dismissed by some as an outdated inversion of "Driving Miss Daisy." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The ‘Sympathetic Racist’ Returns to the Big Screen in ‘Green Book’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jan 25, 2019 “Green Book” vs. “BlacKkKlansman” echoes the 1989 best picture face-off between “Do the Right Thing” and “Driving Miss Daisy.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Film Academy Expels Cosby and Polanski

LINDSEY BAHR / The Associated Press May 3, 2018 The decision is the first major one since the organization implemented revised standards of conduct for its members after the expulsion of Harvey Weinstein in October. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director, Dies at 86

ANTHONY MCCARTNEY / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 The Czech-born filmmaker's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "Amadeus" (1984) earned him a deluge of Academy Awards. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Arrest Made in Theft of Frances McDormand’s Oscar

MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2018 The best-actress statuette got into the wrong hands at a ball after the awards show. The tuxedo-clad suspect allegedly was on his way out when a photographer's suspicion led to his arrest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Inside and Outside the 90th Academy Awards

Carrie Rickey and Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Mar 5, 2018 Carrie Rickey watched the show on TV. Jordan Riefe watched backstage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Together, they provided running commentary. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on Risking Career for LGBT Rights

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 16, 2018 The Academy Award-winning screenwriter, producer and activist speaks to Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer about the risky but necessary decision to pause his career in pursuit of LGBT equality. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )