Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad," "How I Met Your Mother") talks to Paul Salfen about his role as blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter and novelist. As one of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist influences in … [Read more...]
DIRECTOR JAY ROACH ON “TRUMBO”
Director/Producer Jay Roach ("Meet the Parents, "Meet the Fockers," "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me") talks to Dan Rodo about the movie TRUMBO. James Dalton Trumbo was an American screenwriter and novelist. As one of the Hollywood Ten, he refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1947 during the committee's investigation of Communist … [Read more...]
DIRECTOR DAVID GORDON GREEN TALKS ABOUT “OUR BRAND IS CRISIS”
Producer/Director David Gordon Green ("Pineapple Express," "All the Real Girls,""George Washington") talks to Dan Rodo about "Our Brand Is Crisis," starring Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie and Ann Dowd. A fictionalized account based on the 2005 documentary film of same name by Rachel Boynton, about the American political campaign strategies … [Read more...]
WRITER AARON SORKIN ON THE MOVIE “STEVE JOBS”
Dan Rodo talks to writer Aaron Sorkin about the movie Steve Jobs, and sourcing the material for the three main events of the movie. Aaron Sorkin is an American screenwriter, producer, and playwright. His works include the Broadway plays "A Few Good Men" and "The Farnsworth Invention;" the television series "Sports Night," "The West Wing," "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," and … [Read more...]