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LOS ANGELES — As a film historian, when I heard a bioplay was being mounted about silver screen siren Ava Gardner at one of L.A.’s finest theaters, the Geffen Playhouse, it was “Westwood Ho!” for moi.

LOS ANGELES — Three museums are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Hollywood Blacklist, the darkest period in Tinseltown history. What happened during this period of rightwing repression? As actor Humphrey Bogart put it: “We saw it—and said to ourselves, ‘It can happen here.

LOS ANGELES — The second I entered the Matrix Theatre on the opening night of June Carryl’s Blue, Rogue Machine’s new play immediately got me into the mood indigo.

Seventy-five years after the Hollywood Blacklist, the ‘Hollywood Ten’ screenwriter’s legacy gets its due.

Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods. In 1947, 10 Hollywood writers and directors famously refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and were held in contempt of Congress.

The new documentary ‘In Viaggio: The Travels Of Pope Francis’ shows the leader of the Catholic Church on apology tour.

Produced by the WikiLeaks founder’s half brother, the documentary offers a close-up look at one of the world’s most famous political prisoners.

The latest from Kaepernick Media is a timely deep dive into one of the deadliest police jurisdictions in America.

Neil Young rocked America with his anthem “Southern Man” on his 1970 album After the Gold Rush. Similarly, the Black and white bards Sheri Bailey and Dura Temple struck gold with their outstanding Southern Girls drama, which was first mounted during the Reagan era and is, happily, being revived...

The first feature film to dramatize the standoff at Standing Rock refuses to tread lightly.