The Next Must-See Documentary

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2006 Check out the new movie that The New York Times calls "a prosecutorial examination of the role of oil companies, the automobile industry and the Bush administration (them again) in stymieing the development of emission-free electric vehicles." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Frontline’ Profiles the Dark Side of Cheney

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2006 Watch the PBS documentary on the vice president's post-9/11 actions that has the progressive blogosphere buzzing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lawrence Bender: The Truthdig Interview

Blair Golson / Truthdig May 24, 2006 Bender, the producer of every Quentin Tarantino movie, describes how he produced the Al Gore global warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." Check out: Why he thought a guy nicknamed "The Robot" would a compelling documentary subject His take on Gore's inability to capitalize on global warming when he was in office Bender's recognition that climate change barely registers on most voters' minds Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Why We Fight

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 If you are troubled by the symbiotic relationship between military contractors and military planners--as Eisenhower was--don't miss the acclaimed documentary, "Why We Fight." Check out: the trailer an interview with the film's creator a New Yorker article on the film's screening at a military academy a Walter Cronkite column on the film movie reviews here, here and here Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pity the Fool

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 Paul Provenza, director of the gleefully obscene "The Aristocrats," explains why Hollywood doesn't get the joke. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

It’s War, Not Hollywood

John Crawford / Truthdig Nov 30, 2005 "Off to War" shows real soldiers and their families struggling to deal with the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )