Not Appearing at the Oscars: Jean-Luc Godard

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2010 How do you give out an Oscar to someone who doesn't want to come and get it? That's the quandary the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is facing, as Jean-Luc Godard, French New Wave auteur and one of this year's honorary Academy Award recipients (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Oscar for America’s Hubris

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Mar 10, 2010 What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing. According to press reports, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally found a movie about the Iraq war they liked because it is “apolitical."What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Logorama’ Is Proof That the Academy Awards Aren’t Completely Out of Touch

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2010 We were as willing as anyone to write off this year's Oscars for all the botched humor, predictable awards and desperate attempts at getting kids to watch (Taylor Lautner! Urban Dancing!), but we owe the Academy for bringing this mind-blowing little piece of genius to our attention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraqi Oscar [A Cartoon From the Netherlands]

Hajo de Reijger, The Netherlands Mar 9, 2010 Dig deeper

‘Hurt Locker’ Wins Big at Oscars

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2010 It was the first Iraq war movie to really break through, and now "The Hurt Locker" has won six Academy Awards, including best picture and best director, marking the first time an Oscar for directing has gone to a woman. The movie opens with a quote from Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges. (continued) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inside ‘The Most Dangerous Man in America’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 Judith Ehrlich discusses her Academy Award-nominated documentary about Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Hurt Locker’ Producer’s E-Mail Campaign Ruffles Feathers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2010 It's the season of the knockdown, drag-out Oscar campaign, and one of this year's Academy Award nominees, "The Hurt Locker" co-producer Nicolas Chartier, has thrown down in a mighty conspicuous (and potentially self-defeating) way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sean Penn Charged in Scuffle With Photographer

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2010 Sean Penn isn't known for being a shrinking violet, and he's drawn criticism and applause for taking public political stances on a wide range of topics. However, when Penn registered his displeasure with a photographer in L.A.'s tony Brentwood neighborhood last October, the actor allegedly took things to a physical level -- and now he's facing charges that may land him in jail. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Best Documentary Nominees

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 The Motion Picture Academy has assembled an impressive slate of feature-length documentaries this year, from the inside story of the Pentagon Papers to an on-the-ground look at Burma's Saffron Uprising. Here are the trailers for all five extraordinary films. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Behold the All-Seeing Eye of The DaColbert Code

Staff / Truthdig Feb 25, 2009 Who knew that, among his many talents, Stephen Colbert possesses the astonishing power of clairvoyance? Watch in awe as he successfully predicts the lineup of Oscar winners and reveals the true identity of Kate Winslet's father. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Penn May Take On Plame ‘Game’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 24, 2009 Here's a melding of celebrity and politics that might just be a natural: Academy Award™-winning actor and sometime international political analyst Sean Penn is in talks to play former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, husband of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame, in director Doug Liman's dramatic retelling of Plame's story, currently known in deal-making circles as "Fair Game." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Thank You God for Giving Us Harvey Milk’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2009 The 81st Academy Awards ceremony was a politics-free affair, except for a predictably superficial nod at the economic collapse and two acceptance speeches for "Milk," one from screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, the other from best actor Sean Penn. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )