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‘Easy Rider’ Star and Writer Peter Fonda Has Died at 79

LINDSEY BAHR and ANDREW DALTON / The Associated Press Aug 16, 2019 Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right, has died of respiratory failure due to lung cancer. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Boston Gangster Whitey Bulger Slain in Prison

DENISE LAVOIE / The Associated Press Oct 30, 2018 The FBI is investigating after the infamous hoodlum was found dead at a federal penitentiary in West Virginia. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director, Dies at 86

ANTHONY MCCARTNEY / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 The Czech-born filmmaker's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "Amadeus" (1984) earned him a deluge of Academy Awards. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Toast ‘Last F**ckable Day’ on ‘Inside Amy Schumer’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2015 Sketch skewers the ageist double standard women face in Hollywood. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oscars 2013: Watch Michelle Obama Announce ‘Argo’ as Best Picture

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Feb 26, 2013 Sunday night's Academy Awards had a very special guest on hand: Michelle Obama. The first lady, dressed in a silvery, shimmery evening gown by designer Naeem Khan, made a surprise live appearance from the Diplomatic Room of the White House at the end of the Oscars to help Jack Nicholson hand out the evening's final and biggest award, best picture. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘How Do You Know’: Resistance Is Futile

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Dec 18, 2010 Entering a James L. Brooks movie, I am always resolved not to be charmed out of my socks by the thing. But you know how it is—somewhere before the middle of “Terms of Endearment” or “Broadcast News” or “As Good as It Gets,” you get taken over by the film. James L. Brooks' movies are sort of like a warm bath—complete with a few rubber duckies—at the end of a long, hard day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Nicholson Ready to Salute Clinton in the Morning

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2008 Jack Nicholson's never been known for his modesty (especially when it comes to the lay-dees), so perhaps it'll come as no surprise that, to register his support for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, Nicholson conjures up a showcase of his most famous alter egos from the silver screen. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )