Movies That Make You Think: Network
Prepare yourself for a perfectly outrageous motion picture!
Thursday, 28th Aug 2008 | 7:00 pm
Network (1976) is director Sidney Lumet’s brilliant criticism of the hollow, lurid wasteland of television journalism where entertainment value and short-term ratings are more crucial than quality. Paddy Chayefsky’s black, prophetic, satirical commentary/criticism of corporate evil (in the tabloid-tainted television industry) is an insightful indictment of the rabid desire for ratings. Indignation toward the network executives by an unbalanced news-anchorman is manipulated by a ruthless VP programming boss for further ratings. One of the film’s posters correctly proclaimed: “Television will never be the same.”
We especially recommend this film to all our friends who work in television media!
The film had a total of 10 Academy Award nominations with four wins. 5 cast members were nominated for Oscars and three won - Best Actor, posthumously awarded to Peter Finch, Best Actress awarded to Faye Dunaway, and Best Supporting Actress awarded to Beatrice Straight. Only A Streetcar Named Desire had as many Academy Awards for acting. The fourth win was for Chayefsky’s Best Screenplay.
Running Time: 121 minutes
Date: Thursday 28th August, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm
Minimum Donation: Rs. 50 (free popcorn included)
Venue: The Second Floor (T2F)
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Seats are limited and will be available on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. No reservations.
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