The Rural Blog

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Opinion: What does Martin Scorses's new film give back to the Osage Nation?

Ken Burns says his 'American Buffalo,' premiering Monday on PBS, is mainly a tragedy but one that offers hope

'Radically Rural' N.H. summit including journalism sessions announces panels and new, affordable pricing scheme

Cormac McCarthy, whose novels drew from the landscapes of Southern Appalachia and the Southwest, dies at 89

Chance meeting of immigrants and Neil Armstrong in his small hometown in Ohio is the subject of a new short film

'Dopesick' movie wins a Peabody; author of book says her next one, about solutions to opioid crisis, will be out Aug. 15

'Dopesick,' from book about Appalachia's opioid epidemic, makes TV debut tomorrow as eight-part Hulu miniseries

Larry McMurtry, novelist who shaped Texas' view of itself, and America's view of Texas and the Old West, dies at 84

Dave Seaton, exemplary owner-editor in Kansas, dies at 80

Howard to do film on Camp Fire, promises cautionary tale; Netflix has $45 million for his adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy

Reporter who broke Sandusky abuse story consulted on film

Black Panther film's fictional Wakanda has lessons for Appalachia, Roanoke Times editorial says

A list of 'best films' about 25 professions recalls a better one naming the best movies about farming

List of top 10 journalism movies makes us ponder the lack of movies about great rural journalism

HBO documentary explores meth in rural Arkansas

Sam Shepard chose to die in rural Kentucky, where people in Midway respected his privacy

Movie set in coalfield town of Big Stone Gap, Va., is mostly believable, in-state critic says

Hollywood has yet to convert all films to digital, but drive-ins are still scrambling to make changes

Bill would set annual fees for filming on public lands, as opposed to current daily fees

Another film, 'Out of the Furnace,' portrays Appalachia as violent, drug-filled world