Stories by Ed Rampell

Ed Rampell is an L.A.-based film critic and freelancer. His latest book, "Progressive Hollywood, A People's Film History of the United States," was published by DisInfo in May.subscribe to Ed Rampell's rss feed

Jane's Revolution

Posted on Jun 4, 2005, Source: AlterNet

After viewing some of her own 1970s-era 'political vaudeville,' Jane Fonda flexes her antiwar muscle.

From Sugar Hill to the Hollywood Hills

Posted on Feb 24, 2005, Source: AlterNet

Black actors in Hollywood live a very different life today than they did 75 years ago. Donald Bogle talks about Black Hollywood, then and now.

For Your Eyes Only

Posted on Jan 7, 2005, Source: AlterNet

A blacklisted screenwriter takes a look at the Reds-under-the-beds Cold War hysteria, documenting his years under FBI surveillance.

One-way Ticket to Palookaville

Posted on Dec 17, 2004, Source: AlterNet

With the re-release of Elia Kazan's 'On the Waterfront,' audiences should remember its proper historical context: as a case study in Red Scare propaganda.

Palast the Iconoclast

Posted on Jul 17, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Is Britain's most famous American journalist a muckraker, private eye or showman? All of the above.
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