Truthdig Wins Los Angeles Press Club Awards for Commentary, Reporting and an Editorial Cartoon

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2017 The work of Sonali Kolhatkar, Amelia Pang and cartoonist Dwayne Booth (aka Mr. Fish) is honored with first-place prizes at the 59th annual Southern California Journalism Awards. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Wonder Woman’ Lives Up to Its Heroine’s Name

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jun 2, 2017 Strong acting, a solid script and canny directing -- as well as some unconventional gender politics for a Hollywood production -- make this “Wonder” a winner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Citizen Jane’: A Hugely Entertaining Film Oversimplifies the 1950s Battle Over Growth in New York

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Apr 28, 2017 Matt Tyrnauer’s chronicle also fails to connect the dots between the issues that beset America’s largest city in 1957 and those facing urban centers today. (Pictured, Jane Jacobs.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood? (Part 5)

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 24, 2017 The final article in the series offers some closely guarded data about audience gender breakdowns, and insights from filmmakers Mira Nair (shown left), Ava DuVernay (shown right), Nancy Meyers and Stacy Title. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood? (Part 4)

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 17, 2017 The ’80s and ’90s brought welcome advances for female filmmakers. But would the bias that produced the term “chick flick” remain? (Shown: A screen shot from Mira Nair’s 1991 film “Mississippi Masala.”) Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood? (Part 3)

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 10, 2017 Those who emerged between 1966 and 1983 challenged the prevailing image of the central hero and marginal heroine by creating a "countercinema." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

What Happened to the Female Directors of Hollywood? (Part 2)

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Mar 3, 2017 Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino were two exceptions to the women who found it increasingly difficult to launch film projects in the 20th century. (This is the second installment of a five-part series.) Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Other 43 Percent

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 24, 2017 Hollywood’s gender gap is most apparent with regard to female filmmakers, but their prospects weren’t always as bad as they are today. (Part 1 of our five-part series.) Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Ooh, ‘La La Land’

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 9, 2016 Director Damien Chazelle captures the dreamy side of Los Angeles in a buoyant, candy-colored musical romance. (Not keen on musicals? Give this one a chance.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Arrival’: A Gossamer Dream of Hope Beams In From Outer Space

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Nov 12, 2016 It takes an otherworldly element to deliver an unforgettable moviegoing experience -- as well as a message of understanding across cultures at a time when earthlings struggle with that on our own planet.It takes an otherworldly element to deliver an unforgettable moviegoing experience—as well as a message of understanding across cultures at a time when earthlings struggle with that on our own planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Moonlight’: Baptism by Hope

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 28, 2016 With minimal plot and dialogue, director Barry Jenkins turns familiar elements of a hardscrabble coming-of-age story into an extraordinary, even transcendent, cinematic feat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘The Birth of a Nation’ and ‘13th’ School Their Viewers on America’s Racial Legacy

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Oct 7, 2016 Directors Ava DuVernay and Nate Parker make searingly urgent cases that America’s legacy of slavery and systemic racism is not at all just a relic of the past. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )