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Writer/director/producer James L. Brooks scores on all counts with this clear-eyed look at the television news business and the dysfunctional types who work in it. Brooks' intelligent script introduces us to Jane Craig (Holly Hunter), an ambitious producer at the network news division's Washington D.C. branch, who is calm under .. Read more
| Starring | William Hurt, Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, Robert Prasky |
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| Director | James L. Brooks |
| Genres | Drama |
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Broadcast News - give us 133 minutes and we'll give you the world
People talk about how TV news has introduced the 'soundbite' culture - nothing over 15 seconds, nothing complicated.
But Broadcast News is ... read more »
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Today's top story.....
Thoroughly enjoyed this feelgood 80's flick. Had all the key elements of a good film - 3 main characters all well cast and equally likeable, engaging script... read more »
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Complete Rubbish
Was disappointed with this film. Thought it was very silly and the cast were over-acting to such an extent that we dumped it half-way through.
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James L. Brooks at his finest
This is a great film with some minor flaws. The three leads, Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks (in that order, I think) are all excellent, but the ... read more »
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Broadcast News
A romantic comedy where the theme is Integrity - usually you have to go back to the thirties and forties to see that. The morality of the news, its ... read more »
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Just the best story around
Simply a wonderful movie with an excellent script, beautifully directed by James L Brooks with an excellently timed cameo by Jack Nicholson. Shame there was ... read more »
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Massively disappointing
I thought this had a great cast and at some stage something I read or saw must have made me want to see it so it ended up on my rental list - what a ... read more »
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A VERY DATED ROMANTIC COMEDY.
BROADCAST NEWS by JAMES L. BROOKS is in my opinion an over-rated and horribly dated romcom. It was released in 1987 and looks it! Even for the mid-to-late ... read more »
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funny and clever
this is a very funny film indeed. the characters are all dysfunctional and all too aware of it, which leads to some scathing observations on modern life and ... read more »
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Quality film
Very amusing take on what drives our news producers. Oh, and it certainly isn't a desire to make sure the public are educated
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Is American TV Journalism really like this?
Scary! If this is based on real American TV Journalism, then it goes a long way to explaining the dire quality of their news output!
Nevertheless, a ... read more »