Overview
While "Nightcrawler" may feel like a bit of a departure from the usual films we've
been screening in class (most of which are based on real journalistic events and/or real-life news journalists), it does share some similarities with previous films. Identify one comparison between "Nightcrawler" and another film from class, discuss in detail, using a scene from each movie.
Movies:
Opening Film:
Citizen Kane (1941)
First Amendment
Absence of Malice (1981)
The Post (2017)
Investigative Journalism
All the President’s Men (1976)
Spotlight (2015)
Red Scare
The Front (1976)
Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
Scandals (Updated Oct 24)
Quiz Show (1994)
Nightcrawler (2014)
TV Journalism Christine (2016) not the Stephen King horror movie but the docu-drama about real-life TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck who took the saying "If it bleeds, it leads" to uncharted extremes.
Broadcast News (1987)
Just for Fun
Thank you for Smoking (2006)