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Trumbo has a stellar cast, including Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren and John Goodman.
We're hosting a special screening at Dendy Portside, at 6.30pm on Wednesday February 17. That's the night before the film goes out for general release.
To be in with a chance to have your name added to the VIP doorlist, simply enter as per the instructions below:
- Send your entry with your details (name, age, mailing address and contact numbers) to btcomps@brisbanetimes.com.au with TRUMBO in the subject line.
- Within the body of the email, answer the following question: Which Breaking Bad actor plays Dalton Trumbo in the film?
- Please note, entries with the wrong subject line will not be valid.
- Entries close 5pm Sunday February 7, 2016, and winners will be notified by email. Tickets will be distributed by the promoter.
In this fascinating true story, Emmy award-winning actor Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) portrays Dalton Trumbo, the successful Hollywood screenwriter who was blacklisted in 1947 by the studios under the direction of the infamous House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Holding strong to a belief in free speech and refusing to name "suspicious" friends, Trumbo was vilified in the communist witch-hunt that took place in America at the height of the Cold War.
He was exiled professionally, sentenced to a year in prison for Contempt of Congress, and drawn into battle with the absurd Red-hating gossip columnist Hedda Hooper (Helen Mirren).
With an irrepressible creative talent, Trumbo would find his way back into Hollywood, writing several scripts under pseudonyms during his exile, including Roman Holiday, and winning two Academy Awards under alias.
Cranston and Mirren both received Golden Globe nominations for their performances. Cranston has also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. The movie is directed by Jay Roach. In cinemas February 18.
