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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...
James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks (James L. Brooks, May 9, 1940 -) was an American producer, playwright, and film director. He has won 3 Oscars and 20 Emmy Awards; at the same time, he is also the holder of the Golden Globe Award.
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Jane Craig: No, no, no it wasn't just the speech, the same thing happened with this guy. I have passed some line, some place. I am beginning to repel people I'm trying to seduce.
Aaron Altman: He must've been great looking...
Jane Craig: Why do you say that?
Aaron Altman: Because nobody invites a *bad* looking idiot up to their bedroom.
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Tom Grunnick: I'm going to miss you... you're a prick in a good way... I'm sorry.
Aaron Altman: No, I liked how that made me *sound*.
