Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years for Sexual Assaults

MICHAEL R. SISAK, TOM HAYS and JENNIFER PELTZ / The Associated Press Mar 11, 2020 The disgraced movie mogul says in court that he's "totally confused" by rape accusations and #MeToo movement. He faced up to 29 years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Weinstein Charged With Sex Crimes in L.A. on Eve of N.Y. Trial

ANDREW DALTON, TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK / The Associated Press Jan 6, 2020 Disgraced movie mogul faces new charges of assaulting two women during Oscar week in 2013 as jury selection is set to begin in Manhattan. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hollywood’s Woman Problem

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2010 It's Oscar night, but that should not cause us to ignore the results of a recently released study of the 100 top-grossing films of 2007 showing that men filled almost all the directing jobs, with women accounting for only about 3 percent. Writing and producing find similarly problematic, but less pronounced, gender gaps. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Hurt Locker’ Producer’s E-Mail Campaign Ruffles Feathers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2010 It's the season of the knockdown, drag-out Oscar campaign, and one of this year's Academy Award nominees, "The Hurt Locker" co-producer Nicolas Chartier, has thrown down in a mighty conspicuous (and potentially self-defeating) way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amy Goodman, ‘Democracy Now!’ Producers Arrested at RNC

BLANK Sep 2, 2008 According to the "Democracy Now!" Web site, producers Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar were arrested Monday afternoon "while they carried out their journalistic duties in covering street demonstrations at the Republican National Convention," and host Amy Goodman was arrested for "defending her colleagues and the freedom of the press." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Homeland Security Meets Reality TV

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2008 If you thought reality TV was only for wannabe warblers, petulant teens and bug-eating fetishists, guess again. The Department of Homeland Security, "as well as several other government agencies," according to The Hollywood Reporter, is working with ABC on a new "unscripted" show called "Border Security USA," brought to you, creepily enough, by the executive producer of "Big Brother." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Politics, Hollywood-Style

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2007 Given the longstanding relationship between Hollywood and Washington, two towns that share an inborn proclivity for drama, the news that several L.A.-based executives are forming a politically minded production company with the help of an experienced Capitol Hill player should come as no surprise. 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 )