A Subject Common To Many Worthwhile Films

Generally speaking, a film which takes media as its primary focus is a good one. There are few examples of bad films with media as a central concern.There are also many cracking films which feature media prominently, but cannot be said to be 'about' media, shining examples being The Hudsucker Proxy, The Insider, The Killing Fields and Citizen Kane. A notable exception to the rule may be the film Morning Glory, and as such I have seen fit to avoid it. It should also be noted that the use of flashbulbs, notebooks and press cards placed in gentlemen's hats are all most desirable in moving pictures. Herewith a list of good, very good and grand films which deal with the subject of 'media'.

Play Misty For Me, Network, The Social Network, Talk Radio, The Paper, All The President's Men, Salvador,  Shattered Glass, Quiz Show, Broadcast News, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The King of Comedy, Talk To Me, Videodrome, The Running Man, The Sweet Smell of Success, To Die For, Good Night & Good Luck, Pump Up The Volume, Series 7: The Contenders, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. 

The very good actor Peter Sarsgaard admonishes the weaker though well-cast actor Hayden Christensen in a tense scene from the very good/grand film Shattered Glass.

The idiosyncratic and mercurial Eric Bogosian in the superb Talk Radio. 

Well-known Jewish actor Dustin Hoffman and future Quiz Show director Robert Redford in a still from the 1976 film All The President's Men.