“What this film is about is: what has happened to the news, why it’s happened, how it’s happened, and why you should care.” — Dan Rather on TRUTH In case you missed it at #HIFF2015, A Conversation With Dan Rather is now available via Alec Baldwin’s podcast, Here’s The Thing. Download and listen now! At […]
Thursday Snapshots: Opening Night of HIFF 2015
October 9, 2015 by
Actor Dennis Quaid, director James Vanderbilt and producer Brad Fischer joined us last night for the Opening Night screening of TRUTH, as did several other special guests. Our jury also made a strong showing, including actor Josh Charles, Chef Bobby Flay, New York Critics Circle President Marshall Fine and screenwriter Michael H. Weber. We’re looking forward to another terrific […]
Thursday at HIFF: TRUTH Headlines Opening Night
October 7, 2015 by
Finally, today’s the day we’ve all been waiting for! The 23rd Annual Hamptons International Film Festival kicks off tonight with TRUTH, James Vanderbilt‘s dramatic look into the CBS News controversy that ended Dan Rather’s career as the network’s anchorman. With Cate Blanchett in a searing performance as Rather’s producer Mary Mapes and Robert Redford playing the veteran newsman, TRUTH will definitely have audiences debating late into the night. […]
HIFF 2015 to Open with James Vanderbilt’s ‘Truth’
August 26, 2015 by
Truth, the directorial debut of James Vanderbilt, has been selected as the Opening Night film of the 23rd Annual Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF). Truth, which stars Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett, Elisabeth Moss, and Topher Grace, follows news anchor Dan Rather (Redford) during his final days at CBS News, when he broadcast a report about how President Bush relied on privilege and […]
