Hollywood
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hollywood Blacklist
October 13, 2022Members 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.
Read more‘Rust’ shooting was avoidable: Put worker safety center stage in Hollywood
November 3, 2021It 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...
Read moreIATSE will not back down, calls a strike authorization vote
September 24, 2021Negotiations are stalled.
Read moreNetflix’s ‘Hollywood’: Ambitious love letter to a tainted industry
April 29, 2020At 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.
Read moreLiam O’Flaherty’s ‘Hollywood Cemetery’: Long censored exposé makes a comeback
March 21, 2019For readers of People’s World, a special aspect: O'Flaherty puts the Daily Worker (called Proletarian Power in the novel), at its moral center.
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