The Clooneys’ Fundraisers for Hillary Clinton: A Tale of Two Economies

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Mar 30, 2016 The irony of the events for the super-rich taking place in a land of burgeoning homelessness—California—may not be lost on the electorate come June. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sanders Campaign Blasts $350K Clinton Fundraiser With the Clooneys as ‘Obscene’

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Mar 27, 2016 "Most of us can agree that is an obscene amount of money," Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said Friday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Film Review: Hilarious ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Hails and Skewers Hollywood

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 5, 2016 The Coen brothers' new movie—a backstage drawing-room Western musical biblical (with a splash of synchronized swimming)—pays tribute to midcentury escapism while dispensing barbs sharp enough to nick both Tinseltown denizens and ordinary folk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ Film Review: A Half-Baked Hollywood Version of a Great Documentary

By John Patterson Oct 30, 2015 David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the humdrum conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election Meanwhile, the Bolivians in it are as invisible as most of the slaves in "Gone With the Wind"David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the internecine conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election". Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Debut: Well, That Was Awkward

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 9, 2015 He's filling the seat long commanded by David Letterman, which is a gigantic deal in and of itself, but whether Colbert's version of "The Late Show" gets off the ground ultimately has to do with whether he can fly solo—on his own terms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s Feminist Joke About Amal Clooney’s Achievements Was Hilarious and Spot-On

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 12, 2015 As writer and transgender activist Janet Mock eloquently put it, the comedians' presentation of George Clooney's lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes ceremony Sunday night was pure "feminist genius." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George Clooney Accuses Daily Mail of Dangerously Exploiting Religious Differences to Sell Newsapers

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 9, 2014 After the British tabloid printed a story (which was picked up by newspapers all over the world) that alleged his fiancee's mother is not in favor of her daughter's marriage on "religious grounds," George Clooney decided to speak out about "irresponsible" journalism and the "violent" effects this negligence can have. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George Clooney Personally Endorses Ukrainian Protesters’ Democratic Efforts

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2013 Opening himself up once again to the inevitable “shut up and sing” critiques that follow earnest displays of political concern by celebrities, actor, director and self-appointed democratic ambassador to Ukraine (oops -- it begins) George Clooney sent a personal message Monday to protesters in Kiev. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Crime Writer Elmore Leonard Dies at 87

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2013 Along with his literary contributions, the author's crime thrillers became part of the American cultural conversation through screen adaptations of several of his stories. He died Tuesday at his home in Michigan at age 87. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George Clooney Cuffed at Sudanese Embassy Protest

Staff / Truthdig Mar 17, 2012 Can't say the guy doesn't have range. On Friday, George Clooney put his actor/director/good-time-guy persona aside to get serious about what he warned could become a catastrophe of global proportions, the crisis in Sudan, and he went so far as to get arrested in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to make his point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clooney, Pitt, Sheen, Lynch & Co. Make a Play for Marriage Equality

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2012 On March 3, director Rob Reiner led an all-star cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jane Lynch, Kevin Bacon, Martin Sheen and Jamie Lee Curtis, through Dustin Lance Black's play "8," about the court battle over marriage equality in California that was set in motion by the passage of Proposition 8 in 2008. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sean Penn’s Diplomatic New Gig

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2012 He's certainly been rehearsing for this role for years (remember his post-Katrina floating photo op?), and now Sean Penn has an honest-to-goodness new post as the ambassador at large to Haiti, as of a special ceremony held in his honor last weekend. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )