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Release Date: 05 October, 1999 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
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Broadcast News
Watchable, with a cynical/realistic view of its topic that hasn't become dated. Interesting that the only place I've seen a blonde anchorman is in this film, especially since it points up one of my prejudices. The romance was about as lame as every other Hollywood romance since Gable and Colbert. Or perhaps since Romeo and Juliet. The basic concept of love and romance hasn't changed in about 20,000 years or more, so why does every author have to write about it? Maybe that's why I quit writing novels. At some point, Joe Q Reader's gonna wanna ask me what's behind Joe Stud Character's bedroom door, and I don't want to answer.
Oh. The film. Sorry. I digressed. Albert Brooks is great. This movie gives me a reason to forgive William Hurt for ALTERED STATES. Jack Nicholson in a minor role, reminding us that yes, he knows (or knew) how to be subtle. (In WOLF he convinced me that he was a wimp. Imagine that.)
At the end of this movie, the writers lost their way. The "plot" overrode everything and the Holly Hunter character went off about something that was far more important to her than it was to the audience. I suppose subtlety requires clarity of thought, so the ending had neither. The fact that you shouldn't enter a relationship with someone so adept at faking sincerity? How about the fact that you shouldn't end an otherwise observant movie with something so irrelevant? How about the question of whether all William Hurt movies end with a blinding flash of the obvious? But still, worth watching if you can find it for under a buck.
Too Smart For Academy Awards?
At first glance, this appears to be a love triangle movie with a good looking cast. But, there is more to this movie than just three co-workers who fight, play, and cry together. This interesting look at TV news probably best sums up the production of news teams on major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) as well as CNN, FOX, and MS-NBC. The overall big picture of this movie is the sensationalizing of news through a handsome anchor (William Hurt's Tom Grunick), informative but dry correspondent (Albert Brooks' Aaron Altmann), and a clever behind-the-scenes producer (Holly Hunter's Jane Craig). To avoid revealing anymore plot, this lesser-known hit from James L. Brooks probably was too smart for the Oscars. Now days, this movie probably would be given the attention of more controversial films like "Good Night, Good Luck" and such. Overall, this was probably in my opinion the first serious and also funny look into what journalism really is today. The DVD quality is decent and expect a reasonable transfer by FOX. Besides the film, there are the original trailers which are a little grainy. Unfortunately, there are no extras on this DVD but the quality of the film makes it up. Overall, you will enjoy this movie for its chemistry between all three characters and also the deeper truth behind TV news which seems to be more showbiz than actual reporting.
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