Apparently movies about newspapers are only acceptable if reporters are portrayed as honorable crusaders as they were in “All The President’s Men” or more recently, “Spotlight.”
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"Yesterday": Annoy the Critics. See It.
Who are you going to believe, them or me?
“Fahrenheit 451:” Remake Has To Be Better Than The Original.
Ultimately, they splurged and found ourselves in a dark theater near Times Square. We sat in the middle of a row in this order: my father, my mother, my brother and me.
That’s important.
My Favorite Actor: Dwayne Johnson
No, he’s not Sir Lawrence Olivier. He’s better looking and more endearing.
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I Saw “The Post” And It Made Me Sad
Today’s weak-kneed newspaper execs are so terrified of lawsuits that a stern call from a two-bit lawyer in a rumpled suit sends them to their fainting couches.
Joys Of Unemployment
Even if I wore dark glasses and a hat, someone would recognize me at the concession stand - one of the mayor’s pals perhaps, or a developer. They’d call my editors and ask if they were aware that I was eating popcorn and watching Tarantino films on company time.
Crime Stories
One thing I learned when I covered courts back in the late 1980s was that the after-effects of violent crimes are brutal and can linger for years. Sometimes forever.
Ordinary, decent people are changed. Their hearts are hardened.