America is broken, but sometimes it takes looking at the smallest shattered pieces to realize how broken. That is the sad lesson at the core of Brian Alexander’s The Hospital. An Ohio native, Alexander spent two years reporting in Bryan, a small town in the state’s northwest corner where the jobs, benefits, and even the grocery stores have gone away, leaving a nonprofit hospital as the community’s soul and, unwittingly, it’s economic engine. This is not an uncommon predicament in the hollowed-out industrial parts of the...
- 3/30/2021
- by Stephen Rodrick
- Rollingstone.com
★★☆☆☆ Director Jay Roach turns his attention to legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in the aptly named Trumbo, based on the biography by Bruce Alexander Cook. A noted communist who tirelessly fought for the rights of blacklisted writers in Golden Era Hollywood, Trumbo is a fascinating figure who is so ingrained in the fabric of tinsel town's century-old history, though exactly why his work was so highly regarded - and successful - is lost in the mire of this glossy, ham-fisted biopic that settles for surface-level summations. Seamlessly seguing from one colossal character - Breaking Bad's meth kingpin Walter White - to another, Bryan Cranston gives a typically studied, full-bodied and quite remarkable performance as the titular Trumbo, a man who wears his political beliefs on his sleeve and whose services are called upon to rescue flailing productions - as well as write award-winning scripts of his own.
- 2/4/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Trumbo
Written by John McNamara
Directed by Jay Roach
USA, 2015
There is much to admire in Trumbo. The new biographical drama about the blacklisted “Hollywood Ten” has the assured direction of Jay Roach, a typically-brilliant performance from Bryan Cranston, and avoids the self-congratulatory smugness that plagues most films about persecuted liberals. It’s bizarre, then, that Trumbo never quite sparks to life. The lack of sanctimony oddly undermines the story’s rabblerousing energy, reducing this wannabe emotional powerhouse to a slick history lesson. Still, it’s a history lesson worth learning, and Cranston is a far more entertaining teacher than anyone you’ll find on campus.
When American screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Cranston) refused to testify before Congress about his involvement with the Communist Party, he effectively pulled the plug on his Hollywood career back in 1947. Trumbo, along with his 9 co-defendants (known as the Hollywood Ten), are convicted of contempt, sent to prison,...
Written by John McNamara
Directed by Jay Roach
USA, 2015
There is much to admire in Trumbo. The new biographical drama about the blacklisted “Hollywood Ten” has the assured direction of Jay Roach, a typically-brilliant performance from Bryan Cranston, and avoids the self-congratulatory smugness that plagues most films about persecuted liberals. It’s bizarre, then, that Trumbo never quite sparks to life. The lack of sanctimony oddly undermines the story’s rabblerousing energy, reducing this wannabe emotional powerhouse to a slick history lesson. Still, it’s a history lesson worth learning, and Cranston is a far more entertaining teacher than anyone you’ll find on campus.
When American screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Cranston) refused to testify before Congress about his involvement with the Communist Party, he effectively pulled the plug on his Hollywood career back in 1947. Trumbo, along with his 9 co-defendants (known as the Hollywood Ten), are convicted of contempt, sent to prison,...
- 11/20/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
After taking home five Emmys for his performance as Walter White in "Breaking Bad" and a Tony Award-winning turn as Lyndon B. Johnson in last year's Broadway production of "All the Way," Bryan Cranston is gunning for the Oscar next. Cranston is filling the shoes of another historical figure as Dalton Trumbo in "Trumbo," a biopic about the prominent screenwriter based on a biography by Bruce Alexander Cook. Toronto Review: Bryan Cranston Enters the Biopic Game With Uneven 'Trumbo' Trumbo was famously blacklisted as part of the "Hollywood 10." Amazingly, the screenwriter won two Oscars while blacklisted, once under a pen name and once giving another writer credit for the script. The film uses Trumbo's career as the focal point for the historical saga of Hollywood's battle with communism. This exclusive motion poster shows Cranston as Trumbo and other members of the impressive supporting cast, which includes Louis C.K.,...
- 10/16/2015
- by Wil Barlow
- Indiewire
Bryan Cranston plays blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in a new biopic. Here's the first trailer...
We explored the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in this article here ('The Oscar Winner Who Couldn't Get His Award'), and his life is soon to be brought to the screen in a new biopic, headlined by Bryan Cranston.
Trumbo will covered the writer's infamous battle against the Hollywood black list, which saw he and many others branded as Communists in America in the 1950s, and denied as a consequence the right to work. Based on Bruce Alexander Cook's biography of the writer, the film is being directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers), and has a cast that also includes Elle Fanning, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C K, John Goodman and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
A first trailer for Trumbo appeared overnight too, and you can see that right here. You even get a Bryan Cranston introduction,...
We explored the story of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in this article here ('The Oscar Winner Who Couldn't Get His Award'), and his life is soon to be brought to the screen in a new biopic, headlined by Bryan Cranston.
Trumbo will covered the writer's infamous battle against the Hollywood black list, which saw he and many others branded as Communists in America in the 1950s, and denied as a consequence the right to work. Based on Bruce Alexander Cook's biography of the writer, the film is being directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers), and has a cast that also includes Elle Fanning, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C K, John Goodman and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje.
A first trailer for Trumbo appeared overnight too, and you can see that right here. You even get a Bryan Cranston introduction,...
- 8/13/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Bryan Cranston leaves the world of Breaking Bad behind to tackle the Hollywood blacklist in Trumbo.
A newly-released teaser tells the story of one Hollywood screenwriter who stood up to the Us government during its Communist witch hunt of the 1950s.
Dalton Trumbo was one of the few writers who was able to keep working while blacklisted, even winning two Academy Awards through the use of pseudonyms and front writers.
Cranston portrays the famously eccentric scribe in a biopic based on Bruce Alexander Cook's biography.
Trumbo offers a rarely-seen glimpse of Hollywood in the grip of red fever, with Dame Helen Mirren, Louis Ck and John Goodman as major studio players.
The film will be released on November 6 in Us cinemas and on January 22, 2016 in the UK.
A newly-released teaser tells the story of one Hollywood screenwriter who stood up to the Us government during its Communist witch hunt of the 1950s.
Dalton Trumbo was one of the few writers who was able to keep working while blacklisted, even winning two Academy Awards through the use of pseudonyms and front writers.
Cranston portrays the famously eccentric scribe in a biopic based on Bruce Alexander Cook's biography.
Trumbo offers a rarely-seen glimpse of Hollywood in the grip of red fever, with Dame Helen Mirren, Louis Ck and John Goodman as major studio players.
The film will be released on November 6 in Us cinemas and on January 22, 2016 in the UK.
- 8/12/2015
- Digital Spy
A Touch of Frost star Bruce Alexander has claimed that he does not know how the long-running programme will conclude.
Producers of the detective drama have filmed three different endings for its final episode, which airs on ITV1 on Easter Monday. In an interview with This Morning, Alexander - who plays Superintendent Norman Mullett - insisted that he has not been told which of the endings is likely to be broadcast on the night. The actor explained: "It's all been kept completely under wraps. We did a certain number of alternative endings, which eventually will (more)...
Producers of the detective drama have filmed three different endings for its final episode, which airs on ITV1 on Easter Monday. In an interview with This Morning, Alexander - who plays Superintendent Norman Mullett - insisted that he has not been told which of the endings is likely to be broadcast on the night. The actor explained: "It's all been kept completely under wraps. We did a certain number of alternative endings, which eventually will (more)...
- 3/31/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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