Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power
7 months, 1 week ago

Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power

BBC  

Roy Cohn: The mysterious US lawyer who helped Donald Trump rise to power Getty Images As new film The Apprentice premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, a look at the cultural afterlife of political hitman Roy Cohn, who was Donald Trump's mentor in his early career – teaching him to "attack, counterattack and never apologise". When Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election – a decision Trump saw as disloyal – he reportedly asked in anger "Where's my Roy Cohn?" In a 2019 episode called "The One Inspired by Roy Cohn", Blum sucks a fentanyl lollipop and points to a photo of himself with the real Cohn and Roger Stone, another acolyte of Cohn's and later advisor to Trump. "Is it any wonder that President Trump is asking 'Where's my Roy Cohn?'"

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Jeremy Strong says playing Kendall Roy on ‘Succession’ messed with his head, big time
2 months, 1 week ago

Jeremy Strong says playing Kendall Roy on ‘Succession’ messed with his head, big time

LA Times  

Jeremy Strong says he “sometimes lost touch with joy” while playing Kendall Roy in “Succession.” The actor recently “rediscovered play.” As if playing Kendall Roy during the award-winning run of “Succession” didn’t mess with Jeremy Strong enough, the character is still taking a toll on the self-described “identity diffusion” actor. Strong’s notorious acting methods also landed him in the crosshairs …

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie
2 months, 1 week ago

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie

Huff Post  

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan star as Roy Cohn and Donald Trump in "The Apprentice." The film’s team even launched a Kickstarter campaign for additional funding, meant to drive interest from the public and especially to counteract the former president’s efforts to put the kibosh on it — as well as those of Trump supporter and former producer Dan Snyder, …

Review: A power broker takes on a quick study in ‘The Apprentice,’ a window onto Trump’s rise
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Review: A power broker takes on a quick study in ‘The Apprentice,’ a window onto Trump’s rise

LA Times  

There’s a scene late in “The Apprentice,” the new film directed by Ali Abbasi about the relationship between Donald J. Trump and his attorney and mentor Roy Cohn, that’s akin to Dr. Frankenstein realizing in horror just what he has made. After an aggressive and somewhat insulting birthday toast, Trump wheels out an American flag-shaped birthday cake festooned with sparklers, …

'Deny, deflect, delay': Jeremy Strong channels Trump's mentor in 'The Apprentice'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Deny, deflect, delay': Jeremy Strong channels Trump's mentor in 'The Apprentice'

NPR  

'Deny, deflect, delay': Jeremy Strong channels Trump's mentor in 'The Apprentice' toggle caption Apprentice Productions Ontario Inc. With less than a month until the presidential election, Jeremy Strong's new movie, The Apprentice, is causing a stir. Sponsor Message In a statement to the Associated Press, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said that the Trump team will file a lawsuit “to …

Who’s afraid of Roy Cohn? Not Jeremy Strong
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Who’s afraid of Roy Cohn? Not Jeremy Strong

LA Times  

So filmmaker Ali Abbasi’s new biopic “The Apprentice” describes its dominant figure, a New York and Washington, D.C., power broker who lies, cheats, charms and browbeats his way into the uppermost ranks of American business and government. Life is too short.” Strong, left, as Roy Cohn, with Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump in “The Apprentice.” The topic at hand isn’t …

Donald Trump didn't want The Apprentice released before the US election. It's coming to cinemas this week
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump didn't want The Apprentice released before the US election. It's coming to cinemas this week

ABC  

Around the time Ali Abassi was first offered Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice in 2018, the Iranian-born Danish director couldn't actually enter the US due to Trump's infamous travel ban. The Apprentice is the semi-biographical story of Donald Trump's ascension through New York's real estate scene in the 80s, and his relationship with lawyer/mentor Roy Cohn. Jeremy Strong plays ruthless …

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie
3 months, 1 week ago

'The Apprentice' Review: Maybe Nobody Wants To See This Trump Movie

Huff Post  

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan star as Roy Cohn and Donald Trump in "The Apprentice." The film’s team even launched a Kickstarter campaign for additional funding, meant to drive interest from the public and especially to counteract the former president’s efforts to put the kibosh on it — as well as those of Trump supporter and former producer Dan Snyder, …

First footage from controversial Trump biopic The Apprentice released. Watch
3 months, 2 weeks ago

First footage from controversial Trump biopic The Apprentice released. Watch

Hindustan Times  

The first footage from The Apprentice was released Tuesday, providing a sneak peek into the controversial biopic directed by Ali Abbasi. In the one-minute-long clip, Sebastian Stan can be seen as young Donald Trump alongside his infamous mentor, Roy Cohn. Sebastian Stan as young Donald Trump in The Apprentice, the upcoming biopic about the former president, The Apprentice first footage …

Trump Learned Every Lesson From the Roy Cohn Playbook, Except the Most Important One
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Learned Every Lesson From the Roy Cohn Playbook, Except the Most Important One

Slate  

Twice impeached, convicted on 34 felony counts, indicted in two federal criminal courts, on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in civil penalties: Former President Donald J. Trump has a long-standing, intimate relationship with the law—a personal, close-up view of the American justice system spanning 50 years and thousands of lawsuits. Related From Slate The Supreme Court Just …

Controversial Donald Trump biopic struggles to find buyer after Cannes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Controversial Donald Trump biopic struggles to find buyer after Cannes

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Deadline described the film as a “smart, sharp and surprising origin story”, while The Times …

'Will drive him out of his mind': Rick Wilson says Trump 'already' losing it over new film
7 months ago

'Will drive him out of his mind': Rick Wilson says Trump 'already' losing it over new film

Raw Story  

Former Republican strategist Rick Wilson predicted a new film about Donald Trump's early years would "drive him out of his mind." Trump's campaign has already called "The Apprentice," a film about the former president in the 1980s, "pure garbage." "You know, Donald Trump's history with Roy Cohn is an area that most Americans have no clue about," Wilson said. "He …

The Apprentice review: Sebastian Stan is 'excellent' as a young Donald Trump
7 months ago

The Apprentice review: Sebastian Stan is 'excellent' as a young Donald Trump

BBC  

The Apprentice review: Sebastian Stan is 'excellent' as a young Donald Trump Cannes Film Festival The Apprentice documents the relationship between Donald Trump and his mentor Roy Cohn With Sebastian Stan as the young Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as his notoriously vicious lawyer mentor Roy Cohn, The Apprentice is part "compellingly cynical buddy movie", part conventional biopic. Taking its …

Trump film shocks Cannes as former US President is depicted 'raping' his then-wife Ivana in biopic The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan
7 months ago

Trump film shocks Cannes as former US President is depicted 'raping' his then-wife Ivana in biopic The Apprentice starring Sebastian Stan

Daily Mail  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump is sensationally depicted raping his wife Ivana in a film which premiered in Cannes tonight. In The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan plays Trump as a younger man and Succession star Jeremy Strong portrays his fixer Roy Cohn. In The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan plays Trump as a younger man Ivana was married to Donald Trump from …

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