Hollywood

Actress Lauren Bacall, who protested Hollywood blacklist, dies at 89

August 14, 2014 By Hillel Italie

"Stardom isn't a career," Bacall once observed, "it's an accident." What a lucky accident it turned out to be.

Ayn Rand, U.S. government, and censoring of Hollywood dissent

March 6, 2014 By Chris George

In Dennis Broe's "Film Noir, American Workers and Postwar Hollywood," there is an attempt to categorize the film noir movies of different time periods.

Today in black history: Actor Sidney Poitier born

February 20, 2013 By Teresa Albano

Born to Bahamian parents in Miami, Fla., while they were selling produce from their island farm, Poitier began life in humble working-class circumstances, which he never forgot.

Martin Sheen, George Clooney call for more support for Obama

October 19, 2011 By Joe Sims

Sheen said, "Steady, steady: You're talking about a very special man," and continued, "I don't think he's getting a lot of help. He's done a great job."

Variety gets thumb’s down after firing top 2 critics

March 10, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

It seems no one is safe from the hard-hitting economic crisis these days including two prominent veteran arts journalists who lost their jobs Monday at Variety.