Broadcast News (1987)
Take two rival TV reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well and watch the sparks fly. (imdb)
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: James L. Brooks
Written By: James L. Brooks
Starring: William Hurt, Jack Nicholson, Joan Cusack, Robert Prosky, Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, Stephen Mendillo, Lois Chiles, Christian Clemenson, Peter Hackes, Robert Katims, Ed Wheeler
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Broadcast News showcases the qualities of James L. Brooks's filmmaking that has made Gracie Films such an enduring success. He always brings a signature warmth to his characters. Where a lesser writer would make these characters seem inconsistent or irrational, he makes them seem authentic. Brooks's skill with episodic narratives backfires when he writes himself into a dramatic corner near the end, but the acting and cast camaraderie make up for it.
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I enjoyed the "behind the scenes" of being in a newsroom, and the bigger questions about journalistic integrity (and the jabs at perfectionism) as the film wanders between comedy and drama. The love triangle didn't quite connect with me, and the epilogue felt out of place. Holly Hunter is intense, but not enough to make me want to watch this again.
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Strong start, goes off in too many directions, gets great acting from the 3 leads, and then shoehorns in a romantic triangle but without the typical ending. Snappy dialogue. Great depiction of a career woman of the time. Interesting deleted scenes with the gay tipster. Fav scene: the entire range of emotions in Albert Brooks' apartment after his failed anchor stint. This would have been a great ending; James L. Brooks instead adds a lot more scenes afterward including the poignant ending.
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Probably the last mainstream Hollywood film which can with no qualification assert that date rape both is not rape, and is also too trivial and saturated in girly emotionality to be fit for serious journalism. Also borderline-whitewashes the Contras in Nicaragua, at a time when pro-Contra propaganda was most significant, in relation to struggles against Republicans treating them as a legitimate oppositional group rather than a US-manufactured collection of torturers, murderers and psychopaths.
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They need to make more romantic comedies that are about adults. I love how the first five minutes shows each main character as a kid, and it allows you to instantly know the character.
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güzel dokunuşları olan basit senaryo, hikayenin önüne geçmeyen basit yönetmenlik, parıldayan kamera önü performanslar ve karakterlerinin yapıları arasında gidip gelişiyle kendisini sevdiren bir film. network karşılaştırmaları yersiz, çünkü film temel olarak neredeyse kimsenin çıkamadığı o kısır döngüyü öne alıyor ve onu -doğru ya da yanlış- yargılamıyor. bu açıdan sunduğu platform da izleme keyfi kadar değerli.
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While its depiction of journalism isn't completely accurate and exaggerated at times, I enjoyed this more grounded depiction of my line of work.The clash of personalities is interesting, and it often maintains itself to a degree to not flanderize certain characteristics of the cast, making them believable. I also appreciate the film avoiding cinematic tropes and sticking with a much more simplistic take on the subject. The ending lacked impact and it didn't drive a deep messages, but I liked it.
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The movie gets through on the sheer determination of its charming and infectious reverence for the broadcast news world and those who populate it. At the same time, rather than excessively venerating its characters, it makes a point to play against their flaws and idiosyncratic personalities while simultaneously lampooning the stereotypes of journalistic integrity and ethics. The pathos and buoyant humor strikes a satisfying midpoint between that of Woody Allen's dramadies and The West Wing.
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Pacing, pacing, pacing, pacing, pacing and ...credits. I enjoyed the relationships, they seemed authentic, but then it ends and you realize the characters lived lives between the scenes and that's how real life is. I would have dropped this about ten points without the conclusion. Good movie. I feel terrible about it but Holly Hunter crying is the best Holly Hunter.
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Love triangle dramedy done right. Holly Hunter is on fire, and there are a lot of nice little touches, cinematography-wise and otherwise.
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The media coverage is a touch glib, but gosh don't the people feel human, what with their foibles and all.
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It's easy to see how the Simpsons came our of this
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