Kirk Douglas, Longtime Influential Movie Star, Dies at 103

HILLEL ITALIE / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2020 The strong-jawed "Spartacus" actor who helped weaken Hollywood blacklist of suspected Communists is heralded as a maverick and patriarch. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Did ‘The Sopranos’ Anticipate the Rise of Trump?

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Jan 16, 2019 "The Sopranos Sessions" co-author Matt Zoller Seitz examines the series' remarkable prescience and America's greater war on culture. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director, Dies at 86

ANTHONY MCCARTNEY / The Associated Press Apr 14, 2018 The Czech-born filmmaker's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975) and "Amadeus" (1984) earned him a deluge of Academy Awards. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Equity’ Film Review: Women Bare Their Teeth in Wall Street’s Shark Tank

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jul 29, 2016 This female-driven thriller, starring Anna Gunn of “Breaking Bad” fame, is a study of a cutthroat species in its natural habitat and plays on expectations and conventions with some surprising twists. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Michael Douglas Highlights Son’s Confinement in Emmy Speech

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 28, 2013 The actor used his Emmy win Sunday to draw attention to the plight of Americans held in solitary confinement, including his son. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Michael Douglas’ Cancer Caused by an STD That Can Easily Be Prevented

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 5, 2013 The movie star rejected embarrassment to say this week that his throat cancer was caused by HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that only 1 percent of boys are vaccinated against. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wall Street Revisited: Greed Is Good and Dull

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Sep 25, 2010 The inherent problem with Oliver Stone's follow-up to his 1987 classic is that it does not have the courage of its own nastiest convictions. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Another ‘Wall Street’ Sequel Trailer: Money (Still) Never Sleeps

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2010 This "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" trailer is, thankfully, lower on the cheesy scale than its predecessor teaser, and shows more from the human interest angle -- also a good idea. Scenery chewing does not a great sequel make, and we're getting our hopes up for this one. Take a look after the jump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Wall Street 2’ Teaser: Greed Is Good, Legal

Staff / Truthdig Jan 28, 2010 "Someone reminded me I once said greed is good," says Michael Douglas as the infamous Gordon Gekko in this teaser trailer for Oliver Stone's "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps." But here's the kicker, as he observes after spending years in the pokey: "Now it seems it's legal." Right you are, Mr. Gekko. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )