By Stacie Seifrit-Griffin, March 14th, 2022
Yesterday we learned of the passing of William Hurt, and today, internet, cable and even broadcast news will be filled with stories of his award-winning career spanning over 50 years and over 100 credits.
Hurt holds a respected place in cinema for being nominated for the best actor Oscar for three consecutive years; โKiss of the Spider Womanโ in 1986, โChildren of a Lesser Godโ in 1987 and โBroadcast Newsโ in 1988.
โBroadcast Newsโ was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 2018.
In honor of William Hurt, we look back on โBroadcast Newsโ with an essay from Brian Scott Mednick. Ask anyone thatโs ever worked in a newsroom, especially in the โ80s and โ90s, and they will tell you that the performances by William Hurt, Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks and Jack Nicholson are flawless.
Broadcast News (1987
With the 24/7 news cycle weโve become accustomed to over the last several decades, the 1980s seems like a lifetime ago with respect to how television news was both reported and consumed. โBroadcast News,โ released in December 1987, is a time capsule of that period, which was a simpler, less volatile era when we trusted three guys named Dan, Tom, and Peter to give us a half-hour recap of the dayโs pivotal events at dinnertime.
โBroadcast News,โ written, produced, and directed by James L. Brooks, is one the smartest films ever made about show business and the media, a savagely funny, sophisticated, and poignant story about three people who are as ambitious and determined as they are diffident and vulnerable.
Editor’s Note: Read more, see link below for SEE ALSO…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve
Source: National Film Registry: Remembering William Hurt (1950-2022) | Now See Hear!
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