tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post5052091326056920796..comments2024-01-25T07:08:17.130-05:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: Network (1976 ) ****Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-64772970036070555092013-09-17T19:29:05.668-04:002013-09-17T19:29:05.668-04:00Thanks, Jim. Glad to see someone actually read thi...Thanks, Jim. Glad to see someone actually read this post before voting on the CIMBAs. <br /><br />Network doesn't look like satire anymore, does it? Good comparison between it and A Face in the Crowd.<br /><br />As for Rocky winning Best Picture, it's a toss up for me, as I love both films.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-44272445186251071282013-09-16T02:37:35.311-04:002013-09-16T02:37:35.311-04:00Excellent piece, Kim! Network has essentially suff...Excellent piece, Kim! <i>Network</i> has essentially suffered the same fate as Elia Kazan's <i>A Face in the Crowd</i>: what looked like over-the-top, absurdist, melodramatic satire at the time looks like straight (docu)drama today. Still, it's a brilliant movie and a highlight of the '70s. I don't suppose anything could have taken the best picture Oscar away from <i>Rocky</i> in 1976, but I still think <i>Network</i> would have been a better choice.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-39941663948536462742012-09-10T00:27:46.529-04:002012-09-10T00:27:46.529-04:00Yep, Dunaway is the soul-less center. As Holden c...Yep, Dunaway is the soul-less center. As Holden character's said, Diana was TV incarnate. Still, Dunaway was scary with the wire hangers, too.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-88114498008571034322012-09-10T00:25:29.462-04:002012-09-10T00:25:29.462-04:00CFB: I agree, this film doesn't seem dated, wh...CFB: I agree, this film doesn't seem dated, which sound strange to say since this is about 1970s network TV. Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-87713436599787809992012-09-10T00:24:29.150-04:002012-09-10T00:24:29.150-04:00Lumet had a habit of making really well-done films...Lumet had a habit of making really well-done films. It helps when you work with such great actors, too.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-64666786833626091332012-09-09T20:22:50.791-04:002012-09-09T20:22:50.791-04:00This is truly a brilliant film and, while I agree ...This is truly a brilliant film and, while I agree that Finch is unforgettable, it's Dunaway who is the soul-less center of the film. She is scarier here than in that mess about the hangers.FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-67540092041480549712012-09-09T15:34:42.122-04:002012-09-09T15:34:42.122-04:00Fine review of a superb film. And I agree this is ...Fine review of a superb film. And I agree this is one of the best films of that decade and, instead of feeling dated, it sadly forecast what's happening in the TV World today. Classicfilmboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278928051994100842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-38740008605227491982012-09-09T10:38:15.009-04:002012-09-09T10:38:15.009-04:00You're so right about this film being propheti...You're so right about this film being prophetic - it's more relevant today than it was when it was made. Everything about it is so well done.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-90901861211484430032012-09-07T23:15:52.747-04:002012-09-07T23:15:52.747-04:00Hey!
Nick from www.cinekatz.com here. Doing some ...Hey!<br /><br />Nick from www.cinekatz.com here. Doing some scout work for the LAMB. We're wanting to make an email newsletter for community features as well as a list we're making similar to Sight & Sound's best movies of all time list. Just need an email! Email me at npowe131 at gmail.comNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461049654345906648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-8479840310306028542012-09-07T12:38:31.836-04:002012-09-07T12:38:31.836-04:00Dunaway is such a good actress. This is my favori...Dunaway is such a good actress. This is my favorite movie of hers, but Bonnie and Clyde and Little Big Man were good, too.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-3004388847671651772012-09-07T11:56:27.428-04:002012-09-07T11:56:27.428-04:00I'm a huge fan of Faye Dunaway and try to watc...I'm a huge fan of Faye Dunaway and try to watch all of her films she ever made. I also.. can't recommend watching the film, 'Network' high enough. This is a wonderfully made film of the 70's, that shows how cutthroat TV broadcasting became.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421976438809816553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-4477486243591410382012-09-07T04:38:57.592-04:002012-09-07T04:38:57.592-04:00You definitely had a unique perspective when you f...You definitely had a unique perspective when you first saw this. They interviewed Lumet not long before his death to see what he thought about how right Network was about the direction of TV--he said he was amazed that it all had come true except the on-air assassination, and that that may be next. Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-39547198359575322692012-09-07T01:21:57.231-04:002012-09-07T01:21:57.231-04:00When I first saw "Network" it was a curr...When I first saw "Network" it was a current film in release. At the time, I was new to the broadcasting business - radio, then - and nearly fell out of my theater seat laughing at the hilarious truth of it (anything for ratings/money). However, I did not imagine that what then seemed outrageous satire would turn out to be prophecy. One of the very best films of the '70s. Pure genius. With great women's roles for Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight - and the star turns by Peter Finch, Robert Duvall and Ned Beatty are brilliant. Paddy Chayefsky and Sidney Lumet at their finest...The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-10518233211807676182012-09-07T00:32:29.868-04:002012-09-07T00:32:29.868-04:00Thanks Chip, I am a huge fan of this. For someone...Thanks Chip, I am a huge fan of this. For someone who actually remembers what TV was like before Survivor, Network is so very relevant when they look at what TV entertainment and news has become today. Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672005424133365490.post-74246982094990086272012-09-06T22:24:44.926-04:002012-09-06T22:24:44.926-04:00Very good review. It's easy to tell how much ...Very good review. It's easy to tell how much you liked this.<br /><br />Yes, as the years have gone on this movie has seemed more and more prophetic. Just a few years after it came out we elected an actor President - one who used to refer to outfitting soldiers as getting them "into costume", then we had The Running Man about outrageous reality game shows taking over a nation, then we got into the 90s and things started coming true.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com