Trumbo

A documentary adaptation of the popular regional theatrical monologue -- in which such heavyweights as Paul Newman, Nathan Lane, and Joe Mantegna essayed the lead on various occasions -- Trumbo recounts the life and times of legendary Hollywood scribe-turned-HUAC scapegoat Dalton Trumbo. As with its ...more

Flashback to the 1999 Academy Awards ceremony and you’ll remember the controversial presentation of an honorary Oscar to director Elia Kazan, who “named names” during the HUAC hearings. Though Hollywood blacklisting is not a prominent topic of discussion in contemporary times, that fated evening nine years ago reminds us of the weight that the loaded subject continues to carry. However forgotten blacklisting may be for the new wave of Tinseltown power players, it contributed to shaping the ...more