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.
After viewing some of her own 1970s-era 'political vaudeville,' Jane Fonda flexes her antiwar muscle.
Posted on Jun 4, 2005
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.
Posted on Feb 24, 2005
A blacklisted screenwriter takes a look at the Reds-under-the-beds Cold War hysteria, documenting his years under FBI surveillance.
Posted on Jan 7, 2005
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.
Posted on Dec 17, 2004
Is Britain's most famous American journalist a muckraker, private eye or showman? All of the above.
Posted on Jul 17, 2003
