NSA spying on American citizens and the rest of the world has gone mainstream, and the film that lays it all out just won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

Orwell stops spinning, smiles.

Citizen Four premieres on HBO Monday, February 23rd if you’d like to know what your government has been up to.

You may want to call your local cable provider and get a subscription, then thank Director Laura Poitras and whistle blower Edwars Snowden for daring to talk about it.

The Verge has the rest:

At tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony, Laura Poitras’ Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour won the award for Best Documentary Feature. Despite being the odds-on favorite for the award, the field was competitive this year, including Netflix’s critically-acclaimed Virunga for the honor.

Citizenfour, which saw wide release last fall, offers an inside look at the first week of the Snowden leaks. Filmmaker Poitras was first contacted by Snowden about the NSA’s surveillance activities in January 2013. By May, she had flown out to Hong Kong to conduct her first on-camera interviews with the whistleblower. Her second set of interviews were done with Glenn Greenwald in Russia later that year. Though plenty was left on the cutting room floor, the movie earned a number of awards on its way to the Oscars, including a BAFTA for Best Documentary.

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Diablo Cody just tweeted this one about her pal Meryl Streep, one of the most talented actors on planet earth:

There actually is nothing she can't do. RICKI: http://t.co/m3sag6z6Sg

— Diablo Cody (@diablocody) February 4, 2015

We concur. Aside from playing a dude, Meryl Streep can do anything. Actually, scratch that. She could probably play a convincing dude too…

UPDATE: Our crack Digital Bucket research team points out that Meryl already has played a man on film, and a Rabbi at that – to glowing reviews…  But of course!

People.com has the scoop about Meryl starring in Cody’s latest film:

Meryl Streep, rocker?

In the first photo of Streep from her upcoming movie, Ricki and the Flash, the Academy Award-winning actress looks like a natural on stage with a guitar in hand.

In Juno writer Diablo Cody’s latest movie, Streep, 65, plays singer-guitarist and Flash band member Ricki, who gave up everything to pursue her dream of rock-‘n’-roll stardom. Then she returns home to make amends with her family.

Streep’s real-life daughter, Mamie Gummer, also plays the role on screen, alongside Kevin Kline as Ricki’s ex-husband, and rocker Rick Springfield plays a bandmate who is in love with Ricki.

Read More @ People.com

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Sorry. Had to watch The Lego Movie about a dozen times since it hit DVD, that’s what happens when your 7-year old discovers his new favorite flick.

And if you haven’t seen – or heard it yet, spoiler alert: It’s pretty awesome.

For the rest of the 2015 Oscars Best Original Song nominees, click HERE.

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