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	, AZ at 4 S San Francisco St #4 - Eventful
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SUMMARY:Network (Sidney Lumet\, 1976\, 121 minutes)
DESCRIPTION: Location:  Cline Library  Description: January 13 Network
	 (Sidney Lumet\, 1976\, 121 minutes) “This groundbreaking film is a ra
	re example of a really good satire that was popular with film critics 
	and the public -- and even with entertainment industry insiders\, who 
	might not be expected to get the joke or appreciate the abuse. …One ev
	ening\, Howard Beale (Peter Finch)\, a network news anchor\, becomes f
	ed up with the pabulum of network news\, decides he’s mad as hell\, he
	 can’t take it any more\, and he’s going to start telling the truth (o
	r kill himself). Panicked producers fire him\, but not before his rati
	ngs soar\; so he’s brought back as a commentator. Over the next few we
	eks\, Beale becomes increasingly unstable and even delusional\, but co
	ntinues to tell the truth. The network’s ratings soar\, driving events
	 forward to a tragic conclusion. Paddy Chayefsky's screenplay attacks 
	television from more angles than anyone else ever thought of. Chayefsk
	y’s maniacal\, ruthless TV producers\, led by Faye Dunaway (whose char
	acter seems to be modeled after Lady Macbeth)\, stage fake political r
	evolutions for ratings and brainwash the public with psychics\, televa
	ngelists\, etc. Even TV's psychological effects are explored (e.g. Dun
	away's character is unable to make a relationship last longer than soa
	p-opera duration\, and climaxes too soon during sex because TV has sho
	rtened her attention span to one minute). Of course\, the movie’s nigh
	tmare vision of a TV network pandering to the lowest common denominato
	r with lesbian cops\, psychics\, and psychotic news commentators does 
	not seem like fiction now. It has become reality. But give the filmmak
	ers credit for being ahead of their time. Having already made a great 
	film\, Chayefsky sends the last part of the film in an unexpected dire
	ction as Finch’s mad newscaster starts proselytizing for a vision of h
	olistic\, global capitalism that is uncannily similar to today’s Inter
	net and “New Economy” hype. But Americans aren’t ready to become atoms
	 in a vast network of global consumption and they start tuning out\, l
	eading the show's producers to the logical\, inevitable conclusion. Gi
	ven the media's chokehold on public opinion today\, this movie begs to
	 be remade and updated. But don't expect Hollywood to do that anytime 
	soon -- or to release another political satire this penetrating and su
	bversive\, either”-- David Bezanson. William Holden also stars and he 
	is the AFI # 24 best actor of all time. The film received 10 Oscar nom
	inations and won three. 
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