Forty years ago the Muslim Brotherhood raised men and money for America’s war in Afghanistan, Ronald Reagan hosted its allies in the Oval Office and Hollywood made them heroes.
As the US Department of Defense prepares to broadcast the firing-squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the state steps into the role of producer, director, and distributor of a real-time death scene.
Clooney recalls handing his friends $1 million each after meeting Amal, and explains how The Midnight Sky, his biggest film yet, offers a remedy for racism.
First published in Arabic in October 2020: Sacha Baron Cohen on the Giuliani scene in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, his bulletproof vest and Trump's war on truth.
Hollywood opened 2017 at war with Donald Trump and closed it mired in the Weinstein scandal, beaten on climate and the travel ban, and stalked by Netflix and Amazon.
Clooney shows off his newborn twins, explains why he and Amal are putting Syrian refugee children into Lebanese schools, and takes on racism in Suburbicon.
As China’s film quota expires, Hollywood hopes for more release slots and a bigger cut of the box office.
Trump’s travel ban turned Hollywood into the champion of the Muslims it had cast as villains for a century. Its history with Jews, black and gay Americans explains why.
Earlier this summer, Woody Allen told me that Hollywood stars, who had promised to leave the US if Donald Trump won the US presidency, should not be worried.
