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    Rupert Murdoch

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    Keith Rupert Murdoch AC KCSG is an Australian-born American media mogul. Through his company News...

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Mark Cousins recommended Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951) in Movies (curated)

 
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951)
Ace in the Hole (The Big Carnival) (1951)
1951 | Comedy, Drama, Film-Noir
9.0 (5 Ratings)
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"My taste usually runs to loosely structured films, but this one is as taut as a drum. Kirk Douglas is as snappy as Edward G. Robinson, and the story—about the press exploiting tragedy—is Rupert Murdoch–ian. A film that seems to get younger as time goes on."

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David McK (3408 KP) rated Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) in Movies

Sep 22, 2024  
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
1997 | Action, Drama, Mystery
7
7.3 (20 Ratings)
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AKA the one with the Rupert Murdoch style villain, the remote control car and Michelle Yeoh.

Pierce Brosnan's second outing as special agent 007 James Bond, this is decidedly a lighter affair than the previous (Goldeneye), with Bond investigating a media mogul who always seems to be ahead of his competition in reporting the news.

It's also the one with a pre-Desperate Housewives/post Lois and Superman Teri Hatcher, and with Michelle Yeoh as the main Bond Girl.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Bombshell (2019) in Movies

Jan 20, 2020  
Bombshell (2019)
Bombshell (2019)
2019 | Drama
7
7.3 (14 Ratings)
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Based-on-fact drama exposing the reality of sexual harassment in the American media, from the director of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (feel that cognitive dissonance!). When a broadcaster is hired from right-wing network Fox News, she resolves to sue the founder, causing ructions throughout the organisation. It's actually a bit more wide-ranged and discursive than that, touching on various issues connected to attitudes towards the media and the exploitation of woman. Not explicitly anti-Trump, but the mood music is certainly not supporting him - I doubt many of the red cap brigade will find much here to enjoy.

To be honest, I was kind of expecting something more like The Big Short or Vice - angry and smart, but also blackly funny and formally creative. After a fairly sparky first act this just becomes quite a serious drama about sexual harassment. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but the thing is that it does become a bit issue-led. Some very good performances, though, and the prosthetics are fun too, I suppose (most of these people are unknown in the UK, though - did like Malcolm McDowell's Rupert Murdoch). Very watchable.