Pauline Kael Gets the Last Word in ‘What She Said’

Allen Barra / Truthdig Nov 11, 2018 Documentary director Rob Garver explores the prose, controversies and lasting legacy of perhaps the most enduring of America’s film critics, whose work didn't always garner favorable reviews from her peers. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Homeland Security Doesn’t Get British Humor

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2012 It seems some tweets about plans to "destroy" America, British slang for drinking and drugging too much, and a repeat of a "Family Guy" joke, convinced U.S. officials that a pair of visiting tourists were actually terrorists who flew to L.A. in order to exhume Marilyn Monroe. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Best (and the Rest) of 2011

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Jan 7, 2012 Sorry about this—a 10-best list dragging along in the wake of all the others, which began appearing around Halloween And it isn’t even a nice round 10 in number I could come up with only six movies this year I have my excuses [Pictured above, Werner Herzog, director of "Into the Abyss"]Sorry about this—a 10-best list dragging along in the wake of all the others, which began appearing around Halloween [Above, Werner Herzog, director of "Into the Abyss"]. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chris Christie Teases

Nate Beeler, Cagle Cartoons, The Washington Examiner Sep 30, 2011 Dig deeper

Big Blow-Up

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‘The Misfits’ at 50: Honoring the Horse and an Iconic Western

Deanne Stillman / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 February 1st marks the 50th anniversary of the release of “The Misfits,” the iconic and underrated film about Nevada mustangers who brutally capture wild horses so they can sell them to the slaughterhouse.February 1st marks the 50th anniversary of an iconic film about Nevada mustangers who brutally capture wild horses so they can sell them to the slaughterhouse. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks

Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, Romania Dec 7, 2010 Dig deeper

Marilyn Monroe and Two Kennedys, Captured in a Snap

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2010 Given the scuttlebutt about Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedy brothers (well, two of them, anyway), not to mention the murder and conspiracy theories still circulating about her untimely death, it makes some sense that there'd be few, if any, candid images of the screen siren (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )