Jonah hill celebrity profile check out the latest jonah hill photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Jonah hill stars as former ny times reporter michael finkel whose discovery of his strange connection to christian longo james francoon trial for the murder of his. Definitely a movie that i will purchase as im already to watch it again. I havent seen a movie this good in a really long time, probably years.
True story finds jonah hill and james franco playing serious actors instead of actually acting. However, in real life, he sold them to distributors that supplied nursing homes, not directly to the homes. True story clip features james franco and jonah hill the true story bluray and dvd include special features such as an alternate. See true story starring jonah hill, james franco and felicity jones in theaters april 17, 2015. Parents need to know that true story is based on reallife events, including reporter michael finkels jonah hill fall from grace at the new york times and the subsequent backandforth he struck up with christian longo james franco, a man found guilty of murdering his wife and their kids and who escaped detection by authorities by impersonating finkel. Its the sort of movie where there are repeated shots of a doll being dropped. Neither michael finkels book true story nor rupert goolds film. True story finds jonah hill and james franco playing. However, there are some movies i give 5stars because they earn each star through sheer storytelling skill. James franco and jonah hill make a watchable pair, but true story loses their performances and the viewers interest in a muddled movie. The film is based on the true story of christian longo franco and adapted from michael finkels memoir of the same name. Jonah hill and james franco go toe to toe in true story, a true story about a new york times reporter and an accused killer.
James franco and jonah hill star in this taut thriller from writerdirector rupert goold, based on michael finkels chilling, reallife story. New york times journalist michael finkel jonah hill loses his job when its revealed that he was not entirely truthful in a cover story he wrote on contemporary slave trading in africa. Loosely based on the true story of two young men, david packouz and efraim diveroli, who won a three hundred million dollar contract from the pentagon to arm americas allies in afghanistan. Jonah hill plays a nyt reporter and james franco is the wanted criminal who assumes his identity.
However, hills characters desperation story about trying to save his damaged career drives the first half of true story. Loved this story, intrigued by the real true story, the book is on its way. James franco and jonah hill get serious for the true crime. True story 2015 official trailer 1 hd james franco. The film, directed by rupert goold and starring james franco as longo and jonah hill as finkel, is based on finkels book full title. Rent true story 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. True story stars jonah hill and james franco the new. With jonah hill, miles teller, steve lantz, gregg weiner. He is the brother of music manager jordan feldstein and actress beanie feldstein. In true story, jonah hills journalist gets entangled. Never seen him in a serious light like this, makes you realise how talented he is. Jonah hill and james francos highly disturbing true story will grab the attention of serial and the jinx fans, writes us weeklys film critic mara reinstein barry wetcherfox.
Jonah hill news, breaking stories, videos and commentary. True story a disgraced reporter develops an unlikelyand possibly dangerousrelationship with a murder suspect who used his identity while on the run in this factbased drama. With james franco, jonah hill, felicity jones, maria dizzia. In true story, the type of drama for which the expression stranger than fiction was coined, james franco finds a creepy new application for his signature sleepiness, that narcotized daze he usually reserves for stoner comedies and awardshow appearances. I happened to catch it last night after knowing nothing about it. Im completely on board with francoasclown in movies like the. Truth is strange, but hardly any more interesting than fiction in true story, a perplexingly serious new collaboration for james franco and jonah hill. True story doesnt really come across as a mustsee movie in the trailer, but it might be worth checking.
The true story of murderer christian longo popsugar. The film premiered at the sundance film festival and came out in. In true story james franco plays an fbiwanted killer who takes on the identity of a disgraced journalist, played by jonah hill the first trailer for the film, premiering exclusively on yahoo. The tale of a fired new york times reporter whose identity is nicked by an accused. Advertisement when were introduced to michael finkel jonah hill, hes a doughy new york times reporter tracking down. When disgraced new york times reporter michael finkel jonah hill meets accused killer christian longo james franco who has taken on finkels identity his investigation morphs into an unforgettable game of catand. True story bluray clip starring jonah hill exclusive. Finkel, played in the movie by jonah hill, was a young magazine writer. Franco plays christian longo, an intelligent and sane man arrested, in december of 2001, for the suspected murder of his wife and.
After a disgraced new york times journalist hill learns that christian longo, a man accused of murdering his family, claims to be him, he is intrigued and begins meeting with longo. True story, the movie, does not stick to the facts. Jonah hill stars as finkel, and at first the role seems to be a perfect fit for the actor, playing a writer whos casually brilliant, prickly with some coworkers and warm with others, and above. Yes, the war dogs true story confirms that david packouz had indeed been working in miami as a massage therapist before reuniting with high school friend efraim diveroli. Fox searchlight has released the first true story trailer for director rupert goolds upcoming drama. I am a long time fan of james franco and am impressed at the superb job jonah hill does in this serious and dramatic role. His world collapses even further when he learns hes a victim of identity theft. The true story of college dropout arms dealers who are played by jonah hill and miles teller in new multimillion dollar movie. The film is a character driven movie which strongest element is the acting performances of hill and franco. Based on the memoir of the same name by michael finkel, the film stars jonah hill, james franco and felicity jones. Similar to what is seen in the movie, packouz also sold sheets that he bought from textile companies in pakistan. The cast also includes gretchen mol, betty gilpin, and john sharian franco plays christian longo, a man on the fbis most. Two years ago, frequent collaborators jonah hill and james franco starred in true story. True story critics consensus james franco and jonah hill make a watchable pair, but true story loses their performances and the viewers interest in a muddled movie that bungles its fact.
Jonah hill plays a reporter who has his first interaction with an accused killer played by james franco in a new clip from true story. The movie, which stars jonah hill and miles teller and opens this weekend, tells the real life story of efraim diveroli and david packouz, two. Since true story the movie, not the book is a fictionalized rendering of real events, we can buy this version of the. True story is a 2015 american mystery thriller film directed by rupert goold in his directorial debut based on a screenplay by goold and david kajganich. Watch jonah hill and james franco caught up in twisty. Felicity jones in true story 2015 jonah hill in true story 2015 brad pitt and. He graduated from crossroads school in santa monica and went on to the new. War dogs movie vs the true story of the real stoner arms. Jonah hill and james franco in true story rupert goold tells thr of making his feature debut, commissioning haunting drawings of murder and. True story revolves around jonah hills michael finkel, a disgraced new york times journalist who finds that his identity has been taken on by james francos character, a. Felicity jones the theory of everything also stars in true story, but unfortunately it looks like shes been relegated to a concerned wife role. The journalist and the murderer in true story, jonah hill plays a disgraced reporter who gets entangled with james francos killer, but the premise is ultimately more intriguing than the movie. Jonah hill as a disgraced new yourk times reporter gets the chance to interview convicted murderer christian longo played by james franco in prisonwho by the way has stolen his identity these 2 men find themselves in a strange game of cat and mouse.
True story is a courtroomprison drama which could have a bogged down story. When disgraced new york times reporter michael finkel meets accused killer christian longo who has taken on finkels identity his investigation morphs into a game of catandmouse. Watch true story 2015 official trailer 1 hd james franco, felicity jones, jonah hill movie teaserstrailers on dailymotion. But as time goes on, finkel realizes how dangerous longo really is. True story jonah hill and james franco cant handle it 3 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars.
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