Topic: Journalism

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Orson Welles · Joseph Cotten · Everett Sloane · George Coulouris

Synopsis Citizen Kane (1941) follows the life of Charles Foster Kane, a wealthy newspaper magnate, through the eyes of those who knew him. After Kane's death, a reporter investigates the meaning of his final word, "Rosebud," uncovering fragments of his rise...

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Jack Lemmon · Walter Matthau · Susan Sarandon · Vincent Gardenia

Synopsis The Front Page (1974) is a comedic tale set in the bustling world of 1920s Chicago journalism. The story follows Hildy Johnson, a sharp-witted reporter eager to leave the newspaper business for a quieter life with his fiancée. However, on...

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Kirk Douglas · Jan Sterling · Robert Arthur · Porter Hall

Synopsis A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to re-jump start his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus. Charles Tatum, a down-on-his-luck...

Direction Román Escoda

Cast Michael Robinson

Synopsis Informe Robinson's most special edition after 13 years: a report dedicated to Michael Robinson, deceased the 28th of April of 2020, after fighting cancer.

Direction David Beriain · Fernando Ureña

Cast David Beriain

Direction Howard Hawks

Cast Cary Grant · Rosalind Russell · Ralph Bellamy · Gene Lockhart

Synopsis His Girl Friday (1940) is a fast-paced screwball comedy that follows ace reporter Hildy Johnson as she plans to leave journalism to marry her fiancé and start a new life. However, her charismatic and scheming ex-husband and editor, Walter Burns,...

Direction Beau Willimon · David Fincher · James Foley · Robin Wright

Cast Kevin Spacey · Robin Wright · Michael Kelly · Kate Mara

Synopsis House of Cards (TV Series) (2013) follows the ruthless and ambitious politician Frank Underwood, a Democratic congressman from South Carolina, and his equally cunning wife, Claire. After being denied a promised promotion, Frank orchestrates an elaborate plan of manipulation, betrayal,...

Direction William Wyler

Cast Gregory Peck · Audrey Hepburn · Eddie Albert · Hartley Power

Synopsis On a diplomatic visit to Rome, Anne (Audrey Hepburn) escapes her royal retainers and scampers incognito through the Eternal City. She happens to meet American journalist Joe Bradley (Gregory Peck), who, recognizing a hot news story, pretends that he doesn't...

Direction David Morris · Jacqui Morris

Cast Don McCullin

Synopsis To many, Don McCullin is the greatest living war photographer, often cited as an inspiration for today's photojournalists. For the first time, McCullin speaks candidly about his three-decade career covering wars and humanitarian disasters on virtually every continent and the...

Direction Jesse Armstrong · Adam McKay · Mark Mylod · Andrij Parekh

Cast Brian Cox · Jeremy Strong · Sarah Snook · Kieran Culkin

Synopsis TV Series (2018-Present Day). Succession follows the Roy family, owners of media conglomerate Waystar Royco. The family patriarch, Logan Roy, has experienced a decline in health. His four children – removed oldest son Connor, power-hungry Kendall, irreverent Roman, and politically...

Direction Tom Vitale · Sally Freeman · Michael Steed · Toby Oppenheimer

Cast Anthony Bourdain · David Holloway · Eric Ripert · Tom Vitale

Synopsis Anthony Bourdain had no reservations about a move to CNN. Shortly after concluding an eight-season stint at the helm of his popular Travel Channel series, the equally popular Emmy-winning host came to the news network searching for "Parts Unknown." In...

Direction Federico Fellini

Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Anita Ekberg · Anouk Aimée · Yvonne Furneaux

Synopsis La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) (1960) follows Marcello, a charismatic journalist navigating the glamorous yet hollow world of Rome's elite. Over seven days and nights, he encounters a series of surreal and poignant events, from chasing sensational stories to...

Direction Mark Robson

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Rod Steiger · Jan Sterling · Mike Lane

Synopsis Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch...

Direction Richard Brooks

Cast Burt Lancaster · Jean Simmons · Shirley Jones · Arthur Kennedy

Synopsis Elmer Gantry is a fast talking, hard drinking traveling salesman who always has a risqué story and a hip flask to entertain cronies and customers alike. He is immediately taken with Sister Sharon Falconer, a lay preacher whose hellfire and...

Direction Jirí Mádl

Cast Vojtech Vodochodský · Tatiana Pauhofová · Stanislav Majer · Ondřej Stupka

Synopsis Set in the tumultuous late 1960s within Czechoslovak Radio. The story focuses on a group of journalists who risk everything to provide independent news amidst state censorship and harassment by the secret police.

Direction Alan Lowery · John Pilger

Cast Julian Assange · Tony Blair · Wilfred Burchett · George W. Bush

Direction Alexander Mackendrick

Cast Burt Lancaster · Tony Curtis · Susan Harrison · Martin Milner

Synopsis A columnist (Burt Lancaster) and a press agent (Tony Curtis) tear into the maelstrom of midtown Manhattan's night creatures in a sinister game that involves money, power and ultimately survival.

Direction King Vidor

Cast Gary Cooper · Patricia Neal · Raymond Massey · Kent Smith

Synopsis The Fountainhead (1949) follows architect Howard Roark, a visionary who refuses to compromise his artistic integrity despite societal pressures. Facing opposition from traditionalists and opportunists, Roark struggles to uphold his modernist ideals in a world that favors conformity. His relentless...

Direction Mstyslav Chernov

Synopsis As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities.

Direction Sidney Lumet

Cast Faye Dunaway · William Holden · Peter Finch · Robert Duvall

Synopsis Network (1976) follows Howard Beale, a veteran news anchor whose career is in decline. After being informed of his impending dismissal due to low ratings, Beale announces on live television that he will commit suicide during his final broadcast. This...