Cautionary Tales – Lights, Camera, Tax Break
When Ernest Borgnine gets his big break in Hollywood, he can hardly believe his luck. But soon he discovers his supposed star vehicle, Marty, is not the dream gig he thought it was. …
Brad Pitt Is Fooling You
When an actor ties their rehabilitation to their blockbuster film, it becomes difficult to extricate the art from the artist. The onscreen performance feeds the off-screen persona. The off-screen persona…
Wandering on the Margins
From 2017 to 2020 I took portraits of interesting characters on the streets of Venice Beach, Long Beach, Hollywood, and Anaheim, California. The work was motivated by my love of…
Welcome to Hollywoodland: John Waters
If you’ve finished all episodes of The Old Man is Still Alive, I’ve got another treat for you from Jake Brennan at Hollywoodland. Have a listen to this episode of…
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Danzy Senna’s absurdist novel of a sitcom about race
The Palestinian Al Falastini 1977
The Palestinian is a 1977 television documentary that runs for 66 minutes. Vanessa Redgrave produced and starred in the film, which was directed by Roy Battersby and stars Vanessa Redgrave.An…
The Movie Rating System with Karina Longworth
How did Poltergeist get that PG rating? Podcast legend Karina Longworth, host of You Must Remember This, takes us on a wild ride through a century or so of Hollywood…
The Movie Rating System with Karina Longworth
How did Poltergeist get that PG rating? Podcast legend Karina Longworth, host of You Must Remember This, takes us on a wild ride through a century or so of Hollywood…
The Open Letter That Latina Farmworkers Wrote About Hollywood and Sexual Assault
Editor’s Note — The following open letter from the Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, first published on Friday by TIME, was written in support of the November 12 Take Back the…
The dirty secrets of Hollywood’s golden age
Karina Longworth’s podcast began as a calling card. It was an overnight success