Brian Truitt
USA TODAY
Washington, DC, United States
Contact Brian
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Recent articles by Brian:
Review: Emma Stone, Steve Carell hold court in dynamite 'Battle of the Sexes'
The famous 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is retold in an entertaining and timely biopic. → Read More
Watch Melissa McCarthy go crazy for baking competitions in first 'Cook Off!' trailer
The mockumentary aims to be the 'Best in Show' for cooking competitions and their oddball contestants. → Read More
Emmys 2017: Live from the TV awards hosted by Stephen Colbert
A minute-by-minute rundown of the night honoring TV's best and brightest. → Read More
Emmys 2017: Live from the TV awards hosted by Stephen Colbert
A minute-by-minute rundown of the night honoring TV's best and brightest. → Read More
Let's discuss why 'mother!' is called 'mother!' (spoilers!)
Is it a heavy-handed treatise on climate change, a biblical allegory with a spin on the end times, or an ode to love? We debate. → Read More
'The Crown' star Claire Foy cast as new 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' Lisbeth Salander
Emmy-nominated actress is the third woman to play the role of the literary hacker antiheroine. → Read More
10 other crazy mom movies to check out in honor of Jennifer Lawrence's 'mother!'
'Rosemary's Baby' and 'Carrie' are obvious choices, but 'The Babadook' and the original 'Friday the 13th' also serve up matriarchal madness. → Read More
Review: Jennifer Lawrence's 'mother!' births an insane piece of audacious art
Director Darren Aronofsky presents a crazy romp that's part quasi-religious allegory, part treatise on impending motherhood. → Read More
Why J.J. Abrams is the right choice — and a safe pick — to direct 'Star Wars: Episode IX'
A female director would have been great to close out the trilogy, but with Lucasfilm's crises of late, the 'Force Awakens' filmmaker just feels right. → Read More
Emily Blunt breaks bad as villainous unicorn in exclusive new 'My Little Pony' trailer
Before she's Mary Poppins, the British actress voices a unicorn with a broken horn and lots of attitude. → Read More
Praise Hera! Patty Jenkins is returning to direct Gal Gadot in 'Wonder Woman' sequel
The director behind summer's biggest movie has signed on to rejoin her star Gal Gadot for the anticipated follow-up. → Read More
Five things to know about the 'pretty crazy' Jennifer Lawrence thriller 'mother!'
There's good reason for the oddball title of Jennifer Lawrence's peculiar new project written and directed by boyfriend Darren Aronofsky. → Read More
Len Wein, Wolverine co-creator and 'Watchmen' editor, dies at 69
Hugh Jackman, Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman pay tribute to the comic-book legend who also had a hand in introducing Swamp Thing. → Read More
The Mothership podcast: All about 'It' and its infamous clown around town
USA TODAY crew tackles the new Stephen King adaptation plus a discussion about the latest 'Star Wars' director departure. → Read More
Hear the first snippets of new 'Frozen' songs from upcoming Olaf short
Josh Gad and Idina Menzel take to social media to introduce fresh tunes from an upcoming short. → Read More
Kid heroes step up to save the world in throwback 'It,' 'Stranger Things'
Just like in the Reagan era, pop culture is again seeing a resurgence of youngsters facing off against evil when the adults are useless. → Read More
'Star Wars': 1 of these 5 directors could/should take over 'Episode IX' right now
Rian Johnson may just extend his stay in the galaxy far, far away, or Ava DuVernay could be the first female director for the franchise. → Read More
The very best and very worst Stephen King movies (including 'It'), ranked
'The Dark Tower' rates high for mediocrity, but where does the new 'It' adaptation figure in? → Read More
See first photos and trailer for Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' movie
Mariah Carey's seasonal tune 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' has spawned an animated movie about a girl in desperate need of a pooch pal. → Read More
Review: 'It' does justice to freaky horror and youthful zest of Stephen King's novel
While Bill Skarsgård is now the quintessential Pennywise, the kids make the new thriller one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever. → Read More