Page One: Inside the New York Times
Page One: Inside the New York Times
With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source, and newspapers going bankrupt, Page One chronicles the media industry’s transformation and assesses the high stakes for democracy.
3.1 out of 5 based on 14 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
15 |
| Genre |
Documentary |
| Director |
Andrew Rossi |
| Cast |
Carl Bernstein, Bruce Headlam David Carr |
| Studio |
Dogwoof |
| Release Date |
September 2011 |
| Running Time |
88 mins |
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With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source, and newspapers going bankrupt, Page One chronicles the media industry’s transformation and assesses the high stakes for democracy.
Reviews
The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“If you didn't know it before, Errol Morris's documentary should convince you that newspapers do not have a rosy future. Not even the esteemed New York Times.”
23/09/2011
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The Observer
Philip French
“This is a thoughtful fly-on-the-wall documentary that anyone concerned with the future of democracy should see. ”
25/09/2011
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The Daily Telegraph
Sukhdev Sandhu
“Timely and oddly inspiring.”
22/09/2011
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Time Out
Dave Calhoun
“This documentary has ‘right time, right place’ written all over it. ”
22/09/2011
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The Times
Kate Muir
“Watching [this ] is rather like picking out your own coffin for those of us in journalism. ”
23/09/2011
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Total Film
Tom Dawson
“Page One isn’t exactly revelatory.”
13/09/2011
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The Scotsman
Alistair Harkness
“[It ]feels a little unfocused.”
26/09/2011
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Empire Magazine
David Parkinson
“Ironically, it lacks journalistic rigour... ”
26/09/2011
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The New Statesman
Ryan Gilbey
“Certainly the film does not want for incident. Balance is another matter. From the reverential opening shots of whirring printing presses, there's about as much impartiality here as there are exposés about celebrity cellulite in the New York Times. ”
20/09/2011
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The Financial Times
Nigel Andrews
“It’s a complex, troubling story told with chastening intelligence, though I suspect it needed one outrageous wit and world-commentator, a Gore Vidal or a Tom Wolfe, to pitch the film higher, louder, wittier.”
22/09/2011
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The Guardian
Peter Bradshaw
“It's a bracing reminder that good writing and good journalism don't happen naturally; they have to be nurtured. ”
22/09/2011
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The Independent
Anthony Quinn
“How interesting this will be to British audiences is moot, but for anyone who cares about newspapers it offers a fascinating angle on an industry in transition.”
23/09/2011
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The New York Times
Michael Kinsley
“The movie ... is, in a word, a mess. ”
16/06/2011
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The Sunday Times
Cosmo Landesman
“What the film lacks ... is the authoritative voice for which the paper is famous. It asks if The New York Times will survive, yet fails to reveal crucial information about readership and profits.”
25/09/2011
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