Dennis Perrin, Huffington Post. May 7, 2008. The air-brushed Hollywood stars that populate PSAs aren't likely to tackle truly controversial issues any time soon.
Jeffrey Ressner, Politico. May 1, 2008. If there's one thing Hollywood heavy-hitters excel at, it's shamelessly manipulating audiences. Why don't politicians take advantage of their talents?
Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. April 21, 2008. Studio heads are bewildered that big-budget chick flicks are bombing. Maybe they should stop making movies about rich, thin, white women.
David Moberg, In These Times. March 24, 2008. The Writers Guild strike that ended in February proved the power of organizing by creative workers. Now, actors in Hollywood may use the same script.
Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: MediaCulture. January 21, 2008. Stone, a vocal critic of the Bush administration's handling of Iraq, is putting together a feature film project about the current president.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: MediaCulture. January 7, 2008. George Clooney is credited with encouraging other movie stars to boycott the Golden Globes, Oscars and other award shows. Ha--right on!
Kate Connolly, The Observer UK. October 8, 2007. Affordable rents and cultural buzz are luring young Americans and big movie stars to the reborn German capital.
Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 30, 2007. Vanessa Valenti: Why is it so much fun to watch "beautiful women" be imprisoned--or drug-addicted or clearly sick with eating disorders?
Dorothy Woodend, The Tyee. June 5, 2007. The Situation, a film about western journalists in Iraq, doesn't convey the horrors of war but instead exploits it.
Melissa Silverstein, Women's Media Center. June 4, 2007. Less than a fifth of Hollywood's screenwriters are women, and the reasons behind this disparity are less than encouraging.
Danny Schechter, AlterNet. March 5, 2007. Self-satisfied movie moguls keep dissing documentaries at the Oscar ceremonies, doing a great disservice to our political culture and democracy.
Jeanine Plant, AlterNet. December 23, 2006. Despite its ripped-from-the-headlines feel, Home of the Brave, the new film about Iraq war veterans who have trouble readjusting to life at home, is Hollywood all the way.
Jonathan Jones, AlterNet. December 19, 2006. Hollywood doesn't care as much about Christmas or Christians as it does about making a profit. But just how much money do religious films make?
Evan Derkacz, AlterNet. October 20, 2006. Prominent liberals are lining up to praise Wal-Mart, and the company can thank its recently hired Democratic operative, Leslie Dach.
