“Quid pro quo, Clarice.” Jonathan Demme's Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs comes to mind while watching Rupert Goold's legal drama-thriller, True Story. The entire film, starring Jonah Hill and James Reviewers are of two minds on "True Story," too. Reviewing the movie when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, the Guardian's Jordan … Read more
Actor James Franco from “True Story” poses for a portrait at the Village at the Lift Presented by McDonald's McCafe during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images) First up, the drama "True Story" has so much star power that, on paper, it looks … Read more
Director Rupert Goold and editor Chris Tellefsen explore crossing the journalistic line in 'True Story.' The film, directed by Rupert Goold and starring James Franco as Longo and Jonah Hill as Finkel, is based on Finkel's book (full title: True Story: Memoir, Mea Culpa) recounting the case and his personal involvement with his impersonator. Though … Read more
“Quid pro quo, Clarice.” Jonathan Demme's Academy Award-winning The Silence of the Lambs comes to mind while watching Rupert Goold's legal drama-thriller, True Story. The entire film, starring Jonah Hill and James Director Rupert Goold and editor Chris Tellefsen explore crossing the journalistic line in 'True Story.' Director Rupert Goold and editor Chris Tellefsen explore … Read more
First up, the drama "True Story" has so much star power that, on paper, it looks like an Oscar contender: Academy Award nominees Jonah Hill, James Franco and Felicity Jones head the cast, and Brad Pitt is a producer. But once you see it, you realize James Franco and Jonah Hill play it straight in … Read more
True Story is a true crime tale drained of all its blood, the events of which pass by like the landscape on a 99-minute train ride through the country. Some of what you may see is going to be beautiful, but always at a distance. Lifetime is a great channel to find a ton of … Read more
Though separated by half a century and more than 5,000 miles, “True Story” and “Child 44,” both opening in limited release this weekend, each center on disgraced investigators probing murder mysteries in which the truth is constantly being rewritten James Franco and Jonah Hill play it straight in a suspense-free true-crime drama. The tale of … Read more