Trumbo

This is a story of courage and conviction, told against the McCarthy hearings, the anti-communist purges, and the hollywood black list. There is some archival footage and some interviews, but the bulk of the film consists of actors, reading from the... Full review

Dalton Trumbo one of Hollywood's most successful screenwriters was blacklisted by the evil senator McCarthy in the 1950's along with several others and actors. Peter Askin adapts Christopher Trumbo's play more or less and creates a fascinating doc about the writer.... Full review

Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was arguably the most famous of the "Unfriendly Ten" who were blacklisted in 1947 in the first flash of America's witch-hunts. But that's pretty much all that the casual observer knew about him before his son, Christopher,... Full review

I saw this at the Toronto Film Festival on September 12, 2007. During the post-screening Q & A, several audience members were saying that the producers should do everything they can to get the film distributed. It seems that they... Full review

Before watching the deeply moving documentary Trumbo , based on son Christopher Trumbo's stage play, I admittedly was only aware of Dalton Trumbo for two reasons.....it is a truly interesting, if not necessarily inspiring, story.....Oh, Liam Neeson is in it as well.....Paul Giamatti kills on a set of letters from Trumbo to his money-hungry phone company, greeting them with.... ... Full Review

Trumbo simply wrote so well - so cleanly, so amusingly, and with such deep moral roots - that it's a pleasure to hear him rant. Peter Askin's "Trumbo," an adaptation of a stage play written by the writer's son Christopher Trumbo, is a celebration of a large-hearted contrarian, and if it's over-worshipful, the film gets you in an indulgent frame of mind. ... Full Review

Trumbo as letter-writer was a bit of a ham, quite aware of it and making the most of it for his pleasure and ours. Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Nathan Lane, Liam Neeson, David Strathairn, and Donald Sutherland read with empathy, perception, and--especially Sutherland and Neeson--an appropriate music in their voices. ... Full Review

If nothing else, "Trumbo" serves as a homage to a lost art form. There's also an overall tone of self-righteousness to the piece, as if to suggest that falling short of worshipping Trumbo would be blasphemous. ... Full Review

Trumbo could be funny, as when he called Albert Ellis, the author of "Sex Without Guilt," "the greatest humanitarian since Mahatma Gandhi. They were attracted by more than Trumbo's politics: his splendid language is an alive thing, so casually eloquent it is startling. ... Full Review

Rena Ronson, the former co-chief of William Morris Independent, is landing at a new agency. The indie film vet is joining UTA, where she will run the shop's Independent Film Group with fellow co-head Rich Klubeck. ... Full Article

Revered screenwriter Dalton Trumbo became one of the blacklisted "Hollywood Ten," went to prison and later won Oscars under pseudonyms. He returned in 1960 after producers Otto Preminger and Kirk Douglas stood up to the blacklist. ... Full Article

Writer Dalton Trumbo wasn't the only American who thought the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) had no business asking people about their political affiliation. But as this compelling biography illustrates, he paid a higher price than most - a price... ... Full Article

Hints of seasonal change abound as several networks show off their fall wares. The cast of "How I Met Your Mother" hosts a "CBS Fall Preview" (7:30 p.m., CBS), a showcase of upcoming shows. ... Full Article

Documentary. Directed by Peter Askin. (Not rated. 96 minutes. At the Lumiere and the Shattuck in Berkeley.) Almost 60 years have passed since the disgraceful blacklisting of movie industry professionals who refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee... ... Full Article

By Stephen Schaefer Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - Updated 7d 9h ago + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email Boston Herald Entertainment Reporter E-mail Printable (0) Comments Text size Share (1) Rate I n the 1940s, Dalton Trumbo... ... Full Article