But the time has come to call an end to these complaints for the time being, and spotting gaps is arguably an over-familiar type of jiu - jitsu that
film journalists like to pull on award - nomination lists.
Not exact matches
Journalists like myself will be interested to hear your response to the question Josh addresses to you at the end of the
film: «Governor Cuomo, what color will the sky be over New York?»
But more than just a 90 minute visual buffet, the
film shows what it's
like to be a
journalist at the top of your game, doing something that you love, and that makes a major difference in the lives of those you write about.
When asked by
journalist Raffaella Serini if he and Crowe felt
like «bad men» during the
film, Gosling misheard the last two words of the question as «Batman.»
That
film (which I
liked quite a bit) fetishizes
journalists just a bit too much for its own good and tips its hand.
The term «Bollywood» supposedly was coined some time ago by an unnamed
journalist to refer to the popular, mainstream
films that make up most of India's prodigious output — the largest in the world — but not to be confused with art
films like Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy or Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay!
Many a
film critic and
journalist finds it easier to point to the mass of hysteria surrounding the Oscar race now, the people
like me who...
This particular
journalist is reminded of the 1985 T.V. movie, which looked
like its costumes and sets were stolen, Ed Wood - style, from the B.B.C.'s Dr.. Who
film lot.
The Tarnished Angels — Based on a William Faulkner novel, this Douglas Sirk
film follows the relationship between a
journalist and a Depression Era stunt pilot and his family, notably the hot wife he treats
like crap.
At a roundtable interview, DeWitt discussed her research for the role, how playing a real - life person informed her approach to the character, what it was
like meeting the real Sue Webb, what she enjoyed most about working with Renner, what she learned about
journalists and their determination to get to the truth of their story, her new
film «Men, Women & Children» directed by Jason Reitman, and her upcoming projects: Joe Swanberg's «Digging for Fire,» Sam Raimi's remake of «Poltergeist» with Sam Rockwell, and a small part in the TV mini-series «Olive Kitteridge.»
Journalist: Ms. Faris, you've done such great comedic work in
films like the tragically under seen «Smiley Face.»
INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN
FILMS The Black Power Mixtape 1967 - 1975 (Unrated) Cinematic collage culled from found 16 mm footage of vintage interviews conducted by Swedish
journalists with leaders
like Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Huey Newton, Angela Davis and Eldridge Cleaver at the height of the Black Power Movement.
For
film journalists, this is a chance to get a leg up on a lot of big - ticket items and,
like it or not, be part of the buzz - athon leading up to the Oscars.
While there are some things to admire, I found this one to be a boring display of what I
like to call «critic bait»: a movie targeted at
film journalists who will believe anything put onscreen from these two is worthy of never - ending praise.
After a strong debut on the fall
film festival circuit and a 97 % fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the
film arrives in cinemas as conversations around sexual harassment and assault are hitting a national high, with allegations in every sector, including restaurant owners, high - profile
journalists, fashion photographers and Hollywood giants
like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey.
The traditional
journalist vs untrained (read: irresponsible, inexperienced and self - focussed) blogger theme may hold some elements of truth, but in a
film seemingly so in love with journalism and so self - evidently inspired by
films like All the President's Men, it comes across as childish and petulant.
James Ponsoldt's «The End Of The Tour» — a
film about a Rolling Stone
journalist shadowing author David Foster Wallace for a profile piece on the renowned writer — doesn't look
like much of a movie on paper.
Bolstered by a sacked cast that includes both rising and established stars
like Laura Dern, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Ritter, Common, and Elizabeth Debicki, the
film follows successful
journalist Jennifer (Dern), who is forced to grapple with an experience that spans decades and leaves her nearly a stranger to herself.
Her career started with
films like Carnal Knowledge and The Wind and the Lion, but she really found great notoriety in 1988 when she starred at the titular Murphy Brown, the long - running CBS series from whip - smart creator Diane English about a tough broadcast
journalist bucking against the system.
Yet such is the power of the stunted fanboys and clickbait movie «
journalists» fueling discussion of popular cinema in 2015: a depressing forum in which a perceived unsatisfactory Marvel
film must be analyzed
like the coming of the cultural holocaust, rather than simply being ignored for the unremarkable — and completely familiar — corporate bowel movement that it is.
The
film's opening shows an inebriated Baker and her fellow press mates, partying hard to the tune of House of Pain's «Jump Around», because yes, even conflict
journalists like to get a little wasted in the Middle East, while a vicious war surrounds them.
Most often, this is a political edge,
like City of Ghosts, an important
film about the Syrian civilian
journalist organisation Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, for which we had a Q&A in July with the director Matthew Heineman.
Before his online career, Lloyd was a
journalist covering the
film and TV business for the
likes of Financial Times and Variety.