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  1. Dec 18, 2017 · Broadcast News, the romantic comedy-drama released on December 16, 1987, is among the best movies ever made about journalism. Written, directed, and produced by Brooks, it’s the story of...

  2. 5 days ago · Broadcast News is a classic film that has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema. Released in 1987, this American romantic comedy-drama directed by James L. Brooks takes a deep dive into the frenetic world of broadcast journalism. With its witty dialogue, compelling characters, and thought-provoking themes, Broadcast News continues to ...

    • “A New Kind of Woman”
    • More Than A Love Triangle
    • Moral Compass, News Anchor
    • Conclusion: Broadcast News

    Multiple times, Jane is seen in private, unplugging her phone and weeping. There’s never really an antecedent for it; it feels more like a meditation than a direct response to anything. Though it wouldn’t have been referred to as such in 1987, Jane’s fits of sobbing feels like the byproduct of her immense emotional labor. It’s an intimate look at h...

    The framework for the film is the triangle formed between Jane, her best friend Aaron (a fellow journalist played by Albert Brooks) and their new coworker Tom (William Hurt), who has recently transitioned from sports news coverage. Romance, friendship and professional collaboration ebb and flow between the three. As Roger Ebert put it, Broadcast Ne...

    Everything that happens in the film is part of a constellation that revolves around the film’s moral compass, and Jane and Aaron provide the defining parameters of that compass. Aaron sardonically calls out co-workers who praise the network’s capitalist ethos, brownnose executives or seek fame over honest reporting. He goes on and on about the syst...

    For the past few years, whenever asked the question “What is your favorite movie?” my response has been “Broadcast News.” While I feel comfortable talking about the film’s plot machinations, on an intellectual level, there’s something concurrently enigmatic and familiar about its performances. There are energies, exchanges, physical responses, earn...

  3. Broadcast News was given a limited release on December 16, 1987, in seven theaters and managed to gross USD $197,542 on its opening weekend. It went into wide release on December 25, 1987, in 677 theaters, grossing $5.5 million on its opening weekend.

  4. "Broadcast News," written, produced, and directed by James L. Brooks, is one the smartest films ever made about show business and the media, a savagely funny, sophisticated, and poignant story about three people who are as ambitious and determined as they are diffident and vulnerable.

  5. Broadcast News was given a limited release on December 16, 1987, in seven theaters and managed to gross USD $197,542 on its opening weekend. [8] It went into wide release in the United States on December 25, 1987, in 677 theaters, grossing $5.5 million on its opening weekend.

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