The Invisible War

The Oscar- and Emmy-winning documentarian behind This Film Is Not Yet Rated turns his lens on one of the United States military’s most shameful and best-kept secrets: rape. According to data reported in the film and sourced from the Department of Defense, more than 20 percent of all servicewomen have been assaulted while serving, and a half a million people—women and men—have been sexually assaulted in the U.S. military. That’s a rampant problem that flares in the public consciousness every so often—remember the Tailhook scandal?—but otherwise goes largely unreported....  read more

NPR Censors Movie Review that Mentions Outed Politicians

In a move that has inflamed observers, NPR decided to redact the names of politicians in its review of Outrage, a new documentary that names names of anti-gay politicians who are rumored to be closeted themselves. ...  read more

Tribeca Film Fest line-up includes Allen and Soderbergh

A streamlined line-up for the Tribeca Film Festival was announced this week, headlined by movies from...  read more