TakePart May 23, 2008 | 12:30 pm EST
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“The Visitor” just landed in the top 10 list of the U.S. domestic box office.

Check out the social action campaign around the film

Check out some news about the film and its issues:

Visitor to Travel Abroad

The Hollywood Reporter | May 19

Visitor Hits the Top 10

The Hollywood Reporter | May 18

No Rebates for You (editorial)

New York Times | May 15

More after the jump…

System of Neglect (Part 1 of “Careless Detention” series

Washington Post | May 11

Information That Doesn’t Come Freely

New York Times | May 11

Death by Detention

New York Times | May 6

Creating “The Visitor” Out of Its Characters (video)

ACLU | May 2

Alarms and Diversions: The Visitor shines light on immigrants’ American hell

San Jose Mercury News | April 27

Wire actor brings truth to latest film

Baltimore Sun | April 25

Everyman actor gets top billing

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 25

Everyman has his day in The Visitor

Houston Chronicle | April 24

Visitor Stays Atop Specialty Chart

indieWIRE | April 21

Taking the lead, onscreen

Boston Globe | April 17

Veteran character actor is a welcome ‘Visitor’

Chicago Tribune | April 16

Indie Weekend Box Office: The Visitor Beats Out Young At Heart

Cinematical | April 14

Director Tom McCarthy puts story first in The Visitor

Los Angeles Times | April 11

Character actor Richard Jenkins takes on stardom

USA Today | April 10

Audio interviews w/ stars Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abass, Haaz Sleiman and Danai Jekesai Gurira

Hosokinema.com | April 10

Director Thomas McCarthy on The Visitor and His Failed Career As a Djembe Player

New York Magazine | April 10

The Visitor’s Richard Jenkins: Dead Man Walking?

LA Weekly | April 9

Best Supporting Actor: Richard Jenkins — The Visitor and Six Feet Under star discusses his first lead role

IGN.com | April 9

Writer/Director Thomas McCarthy and Actor Haaz Sleiman Interview

Collider.com | April 9

The Visitor: Humanizing a Culture Clash

Campuscircle.com | April 9

Exclusive: Thomas McCarthy’s The Visitor (Interview)

Comingsoon.net | April 8

Thomas McCarthy: An [Il]legal Alien in New York

Premiere.com | April 8

The Music of The Visitor

New York Times | April 6

Stretching for a New Film Role: The Lead

New York Times | April 6

From supporting actor to star, Richard Jenkins steps up in The Visitor

Los Angeles Times | April 6

The McCarthy Era

Blackbook | April 6

Method Fest Announces Winners

Variety | April 4

Visiting hours: Filmmaker Tom McCarthy explores the world of political detainees in America

Metromix | April 1

Immigration’s Fallout: Fewer Fresh Tomatoes?

NPR | March 26

Rising immigration not linked to crime rates: study

Reuters | March 19

Interview: Richard Jenkins on The Visitor

IFC.com | March 10

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