Angus Macfadyen, Bill Murray, Cary Elwes
The art and theater world of 1930s New York City is the backdrop for the new Touchstone Pictures film "Cradle Will Rock." As labor strikes break out throughout the country, New York City is alive with...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2000
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September 28, 2009War, censorship, politics and corporate art. This is an extremely entertaining and informative look at how the art world both survived and changed during unrest in New York in the 1930?s. It may not sound like a barrel of laughs, and it can be a bit theatrical at times, but this ...( read more)
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December 10, 2008Huge cast made it fun to watch, along with the 30's atmosphere. Yet another example of how John and Joan Cusack cannot be apart in movies (much to my dismay). I had no idea the 30's had so much anti communist attacks. A neat piece of history. I especially liked Diego's painting.
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March 28, 2009this film is tim robbins' directorial debut. it tells the story of the musical that would not be denied its first performance because of the downfall of the wpa. robbins' style owes a lot to altman in its weaving of many strands of narrative in to a whole. he runs the risk at tim...( read more)
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February 14, 2009It's certainly fun to watch familiar actors jump from around every corner. If this had been a play, I think I would have loved it. But although the story is interesting, and spotlights a forgotten era in American history, I don't think it works as a movie. The narrative just does...( read more)
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January 3, 2009wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a pretty good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that susan sarandon, hank azaria both play good parts throughout this movie....i think that john n joan cusack b...( read more)
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April 2, 2008EVERYONE is in this movie! It's long, but it's worth it. I used to think that theatre in the US should be more like some of the European countries and receive state support, but now that I've seen that the American government failed in the past I pray it never happens again. T...( read more)
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March 26, 2008Super cast (including Jack Black)!!! Very entertaining! Set in the 1930s (which is such an aesthetic era!) with some amazing singing and acting in the final play. Also really interesting to see Rivera and Frida Khalo in America to paint a mural in the Rockafeller center with a hu...( read more)
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February 23, 2008This movie has an all star cast lead this film that almost feels like a stage production about the fight against censorship and the freedom of the arts.
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