In an interview, Raoul Peck explains why he interspersed the writer’s story with footage of current events, including footage of President Donald Trump and his supporters.

It’s hard to settle on which modern catastrophe will keep you up at night. Will it be the government cover-ups that lack the self-respect to deploy a decent lie? Or the bad-faith censors that ruin the ...

J d Wetherspoon is one of Britain’s most popular pub chains. And with its solid, grained woodwork the Oxted Inn, in Surrey, is a typical Wetherspoon’s pub. Even at lunchtime on a recent Monday it ...

Orwell: 2+2=5 is a nightmarish look at how the work of George Orwell's 1984 is becoming our reality in this important documentary.

Banned Books Week. This year’s theme is “Censorship Is So 1984. Read For Your Rights.” George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, is of ...

Filmmaker Raoul Peck uses George Orwell’s writings to weave together a biographical portrait of the author and a dispiriting picture of power and truth in the modern world in “Orwell: 2+2=5.” He’s har ...

"2+2 = 5" is a movie that very much leans toward chronicling the brutality and violence of despotic regimes, and is less interested in exploring how they toy with your brain.

Santa Cruz Public Libraries is recognizing Banned Books Week in October with a documentary screening and a focus on “1984,” George Orwell’s iconic dystopian novel of government censorship. Banned ...

He’s hardly the first to connect the dots between Orwell’s prophetic writings and the current state of things — remember, sales for Nineteen Eighty-Four soared in the months following Donald Trump’s ...

In cineplexes this weekend, Dwayne Johnson plays UFC fighter Mark Kerr, while Taylor Swift debuts a new music video. A new documentary pairs real-world footage with George Orwell's prescient words.

In celebration of Banned Books Week, Oct. 5 to 11, Lenox Library will host an all-day "Banned Bookathon" on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Community members are invited to sign up for a 15-minute timeslot(s) to ...