THE INSIDE STORY OF THE MAN WHO BUILT FOX NEWS.
A furious but unremarkable account of the rise of Roger Ailes as mediaās master manipulator. Each episode treats seminal events in his life and career from 1995 to 2016, showing how Fox News evolved during 9/11, through the Obama years and then fueled Trumpās campaign; right-wing loudmouths were good for ratings. Russell Crowe gives a commanding performance under a ton of prosthetics. The man we meet here is brilliant, shameless and disgusting; part of the story is also Fox News journalist Gretchen Carlson and the many other women he reportedly assaulted.
2019-U.S. Made for TV. 333 min. Color. Developed byĀ Tom McCarthy, Alex Metcalf. Book: Gabriel Sherman (āThe Loudest Voice in the Roomā). Cast: Russell Crowe (Roger Ailes), Naomi Watts (Gretchen Carlson), Sienna Miller (Beth Tilson Ailes), Seth MacFarlane, Simon McBurney, Annabelle Wallisā¦ Josh Charles.
Trivia: Originally shown in seven episodes. Among the directors are Scott Z. Burns and Stephen Frears. The story was also told the same year in a feature film, Bombshell.
Golden Globe: Best Actor (Crowe).Ā
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