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Makenzie 2022-10-10 21:01:16
[Film Review] Broadcast News (1987) 7.9/10
Four years after having homered in the Oscar race with TERMS OF ENDEARMENT (1983), James L. Brooks released BROADCAST NEWS, his much-anticipated sophomore feature film and again it became a big player and reaped 7 Oscar nominations, only to get the goose egg in the end of the game.
Set in the...
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Herminio 2022-10-10 21:39:12
Thinking about Type
When I first watched it, I felt that the film was a bit untyped in terms of narrative. But after careful consideration, this view seems somewhat untenable. Its non-typing is more derived from the confusion of types. At least in this film, we can see the mashup of three types. The first is...
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Aaron Altman: A lot of alliterations from anxious anchors placed in powerful posts!
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Aaron Altman: The pointers were great, I'll study the tape.
Tom Granick: Just remember that you're not just reading the news, you're narrating it. Everybody has to sell a little. You're selling them this idea of you, you know, you're sort of saying, trust me I'm, um, credible. So when you feel yourself just reading, stop! Start selling a little.
