This special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1987 features James L. Brooks’ Best Picture nominee Broadcast News. Written and directed by James L. Brooks and starring Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks, William Hurt and Robert Prosky, Broadcast News was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/broadcast-news-1987), Vincent Canby in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/16/movies/film-broadcast-news-comedy.html), and Hal Hinson in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/broadcastnewsrhinson_a0c913.htm).
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Weekend (1967 Foreign Film)
Point Blank (1967 Josh’s Pick)
Don’t Look Back (1967 Documentary)
Blow-Up (1967 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)
A Countess From Hong Kong (1967 Box Office Flop)
Who’s That Knocking At My Door (1967 First Feature)
The Graduate (1967 Box Office Champ)
Purple Rain (1984 Bonus Episode)
2003 Epilogue
Bad Santa (2003 Audience Choice)
The Room (2003 Future Cult Classic)
Old School (2003 Dave’s Pick)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003 Best Picture)
American Splendor (2003 Sundance Award Winner)
Matchstick Men (Jason’s Pick)
City Of God (2003 Foreign Film)
Down With Love (2003 Josh’s Pick)
The Fog Of War (2003 Documentary)
Elephant (2003 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)
Gigli (2003 Box Office Flop)
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