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On Chelsea Manning and Privacy, Cumberbatch Still Sides With Authority (Updated)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 14, 2013 After reading Benedict Cumberbatch's full, unedited remarks on the punishment of Chelsea Manning and government destruction of privacy, published Monday at The Guardian, I believe his meanings as originally reported remain intact. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone Supports Julian Assange

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 11, 2013 The award-winning director and champion of left-wing causes has defended the WikiLeaks founder against two forthcoming films after revealing that he met Assange at his de facto prison in London's Ecuadorean Embassy last week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

DreamWorks Moving on MLK Project

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 DreamWorks Studios is moving forward with its planned Martin Luther King Jr. feature film after the project suffered a setback last year because of a dispute between members of the late civil rights leader's family. On Tuesday, the studio announced that it had hired screenwriter Ron Harwood, who penned the Oscar-winning script for "The Pianist," to write the screenplay for the MLK movie. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MLK to Get the Spielberg Treatment

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2009 It's the first time that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s estate has officially approved a movie project about the late civil rights leader, and the MLK biopic will be helmed by none other than mega-director Steven Spielberg, who has acquired the "life rights" to Dr. King's story, according to Variety. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Streisand to Lend Pipes to Obama’s Cause

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2008 Barack Obama will get the star treatment from Hollywood denizens (or is it the other way around?) once more before the election, at a two-part fundraising extravaganza on Sept. 16. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )