Great Movies About Journalism and PR
A friend rented Sweet Smell of Success after reading an earlier blog entry and suggested I recommend other great films that tackle the worlds of journalism and public relations.
Here are my Top 10, with my favorite ranked first.
1. Citizen Kane
2. All the President’s Men
3. Broadcast News
4. Sweet Smell of Success
5. Network
6. His Girl Friday
7. The Insider
8. Teacher’s Pet
9. The Paper
10. Wag the Dog
As for the worst? I’ll go with I Love Trouble.
As I compiled this list, I got a little depressed that I couldn’t think of a single good film that made us PR types look anything other than despicable. Time and again, PR and advertising folks are depicted as two-faced, unethical hotshots who will do anything for a client. Lawyers get this kind of treatment in the movies as well — but they get almost equal time as the good guy.
Maybe PoweR Girls is good for the industry’s reputation after all.:)
I haven’t seen all the movies on your list, but I agree with the ones I’ve seen, especially All The President’s Men. Brilliant — I love the recurring visual themes of cells and bars.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I have seen Citizen Kane only once, but have seen I Love Trouble on cable probably four times. However I agree that it’s really cringe-worthy.