Peck, who has directed narrative films on Patrice Lumumba and the young Karl Marx, and documentaries about Lumumba, ...

"Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful... and murder respectable." Neon has unveiled the official ...

George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a ...

Acclaimed director Raoul Peck blends historical clips, Orwell’s diary, cinematic references, and modern footage to craft a fresh portrait of George Orwell. Exploring the visionary author of 1984 and ...

The British writer was satirizing Stalinism in his novel, but the story is a warning against any form of totalitarianism and ...

Raoul Peck’s documentary ‘Orwell 2+2=5,’ featuring the voice of Damian Lewis and produced by Alex Gibney, explores George Orwell’s prophetic warnings about authoritarianism.

The specific case against Stalin in Animal Farm regards the Bolshevik Revolution. Upon Lenin’s death in 1922, Stalin jockeyed ...

Two recent events, the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and the Smithsonian’s removal ...

On the 80th anniversary of the publication of George Orwell's powerful political satire Animal Farm, we hear about the author's motivations and the power of his storytelling from Professor Jean Seaton ...

A critically acclaimed Australian stage adaptation of George Orwell's novel 1984 attracts full houses as it tours across the ...

GEORGE ORWELL’S Animal Farm (1945) turned 80 on Aug. 17. If there’s one thing every student of history or politics knows, it’s that the novella is not really about animals. Sure, the principal ...

Like the even more celebrated "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (1949), Orwell's "Animal Farm" — marking its 80th anniversary this month ...