Hollywood

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hollywood Blacklist

October 13, 2022 By Ed Rampell

Members of the motion picture industry who refused to “cooperate” by informing on themselves and others about their leftist politics were forbidden from working in the movies.

‘Rust’ shooting was avoidable: Put worker safety center stage in Hollywood

November 3, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson

It can be hard to connect the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to the real-world work that makes it all possible. Yet it's now clear Tinsel town will have to reckon with its less-than-glamorous track record...

IATSE will not back down, calls a strike authorization vote

September 24, 2021 By David Trujillo

Negotiations are stalled.

Netflix’s ‘Hollywood’: Ambitious love letter to a tainted industry

April 29, 2020 By Chauncey K. Robinson

At a time when so-called “edgy” storytelling relies so heavily on tragic figures and miserable endings for the sake of “realism,” Hollywood’s attempt to give a little glimmer of joy is a breath of fresh air.

Liam O’Flaherty’s ‘Hollywood Cemetery’: Long censored exposé makes a comeback

March 21, 2019 By Jenny Farrell

For readers of People’s World, a special aspect: O'Flaherty puts the Daily Worker (called Proletarian Power in the novel), at its moral center.