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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783219578
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783219571
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 19, 1997
Running Time: 112 minutes
Sales Rank: 6693
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: March 18, 1994
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Product Description:
A stop-the-presses comedy about the fast-paced cutthroat often hilarious world of newspaper journalism. Bonus features: production notes talent bios and film highlights. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 03/28/2006 Starring: Michael Keaton Marisa Tomei Run time: 112 minutes Rating: R Director: Ron Howard
Amazon.com:
Highly entertaining albeit thin journalism thriller, this examination of a 24-hour period in the life of a New York Post-ish tabloid focuses on a hard-working metro editor (a pitch-perfect Michael Keaton) thinking of going to a loftier job at a rival paper. Edgy, 'NYC as the center of the universe' full of sweat and grit, the paper debates the hot story of the day: a racial shooting. Like most movies from Ron Howard's universe (Parenthood, Backdraft), it's always just a movie, full of dramatic, over-the-top setups instead of the genuine article. Still, the film has the feeling of being there, full of workman's vigor where 'I'm on deadline' is the family motto. The cast is just right although the roles are stereotypical: the grizzled editor-in-chief (Robert Duvall) the cold female manager (Glenn Close), the slightly whacked-out ace columnist (Randy Quaid), and the rest. Each actor has choice moments in this movie that may turn fans on to the hectic side of journalism. --Doug Thomas
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"Highly entertaining albeit thin journalism thriller" is the line from the product description ... I could not disagree more! It is, indeed, noir-less, and it does pack a ton into it's twenty-four hour time frame but this is a really good ensemble movie. The dialog carries the story along effortlessly and, for me, the mark of a good movie is the use of real characters at every level of the story ... even the air conditioner repairmen seem to be more than bodies adding to the realism of a busy newspaper ... Read More
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Quickly paced story of oddball reporters, newspaper room politics, marriage, relationships, and overall wackyness. Pushes the right buttons
and never tries to be pretentious, but just a loving romp. Hard
to find such a straightforward movie these days that is snappy
and not sappy.
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This has been one of my touchstone movies since it arrived in 1994. I grew up in various locales in the NYC metro area, and can attest to the quickening of an already fast pace of life from the 1960's forward. (I remember when the radio station featured in the movie, 1010-WINS, was a Pop Rock station. BTW, WINS claims today to be "the most listened to radio station in the USA".) The pace of life depicted in this movie, the diverse scenes - which always have a lot of other people going about their business, ... Read More
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All of the actors gave a great performance; there was comedy in several spots, and we've watched the film several times. if you can't see it on HBO, buy the disk.
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This is a FUN movie all around. It takes you into the life of print journalism and gets you involved into the everyday life of news writers and the stress they encounter on a day-to-day basis. Leading the way is Michael Keaton as the hot-shot news writer who's contemplating changing companies to further his status and make the extra buck. He's supported by a great cast of veteran actors who each have a distinct personality that you'll either love or hate. Now that's acting! The great thing about this movie ... Read More
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