As strike looms, writers would do well to look at Trumbo
As strike looms, writers would do well to look at Trumbo
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A new documentary shines a light on the caustic, uncompromising and combative blacklisted screenwriter. AS Hollywood writers ponder the merits of going out on strike when their contract ends later this fall, there's a movie for them to see, one that can be seen as either a heroic fable or a cautionary tale about their chosen trade. Simply titled "Trumbo," it's a compelling portrait of Dalton Trumbo, one of moviedom's larger- than-life characters who battled the blacklist as a member of the Hollywood Ten and played a key role in the formation of the first union for screenwriters. |
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News entry number 1468 added on Sep 11, 2007 in the Entertainment category.
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