Mad for the Movies: Journalism - Broadcast News

Program Type:

Entertainment & Culture, Movies

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

For the month of September, we will be watching movies about journalism with a focus on issues that journalists in America have grappled with throughout the 20th century.

Tonight, we will be watching James L. Brooks' 1987 film "Broadcast News" starring William Hurt, Holly Hunter, and Albert Brooks.  It is rated R.

Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.

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