Buy Tickets Brattle Passes OK | Double Feature w/EMPIRE RECORDS
*Tentative: Check our website or call to confirm. Confirmed (2/24/12)
(1976) dir Sidney Lumet w/Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight [121 min]
Considered to be one of the best media commentary films of all time, Sidney Lumet’s NETWORK does seem particularly prescient in the age of “edu-tainment” and the 24-hour news cycle. The failing United Broadcasting System is fourth out of four in the ratings and the flagging popularity of their once star news anchor, Howard Beale (Finch) is partly to blame. When Beale is given his walking papers, he goes on an on-air tirade that leads to a boost in ratings and a new show overseen by a cynical young executive (Dunaway). Winner of 4 Oscars – including acting nods for both Finch and Dunaway, and a screenwriting award for scribe Paddy Chayefsky.
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Buy Tickets Brattle Passes OK | Double Feature w/EMPIRE RECORDS
*Tentative: Check our website or call to confirm.Confirmed (2/24/12)(1976) dir Sidney Lumet w/Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall, Ned Beatty, Beatrice Straight [121 min]
Considered to be one of the best media commentary films of all time, Sidney Lumet’s NETWORK does seem particularly prescient in the age of “edu-tainment” and the 24-hour news cycle. The failing United Broadcasting System is fourth out of four in the ratings and the flagging popularity of their once star news anchor, Howard Beale (Finch) is partly to blame. When Beale is given his walking papers, he goes on an on-air tirade that leads to a boost in ratings and a new show overseen by a cynical young executive (Dunaway). Winner of 4 Oscars – including acting nods for both Finch and Dunaway, and a screenwriting award for scribe Paddy Chayefsky.
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