A new film argues that, in an era of rising authoritarianism, audiences have become too numb to the speculative force of 1984.

English writer George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was born in India at the turn of the 20th Century and went on to write commentary on the threat of totalitarianism, democratic ...

It’s fitting that Raoul Peck’s latest documentary, “Orwell: 2+2=5,” is hitting theaters across the country during this year’s Banned Books Week. Since its publication in 1949, George Orwell’s ...

Like other historical figures, such as Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, Orwell has been a magnet for falsely attributed quotes, some of which Snopes has debunked before. In this case, however, ...

His novel “1984” captured the tactics of totalitarianism back in 1949. A startling new documentary from Raoul Peck looks at Orwell’s life. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an ...