The Sweet Smell of Success
I both enjoyed and disliked this movie. I was eager to watch Tony Curtis, as I have enjoyed him in many other movies including Some Like it Hot ( a great comedy if you haven't seen it!). However his portrayal of his slimey character Falco left me wanting more from Curtis. I also was very frustrated with the role of Hunsecker's sister; extremely weak and helpless in the presence of her brother. From a journalistic point of view this movie is all about what not to do! Falco would compromise anything for an 'item' when in reality journalism should be all about presenting the truth to the public. Although I am not usally attuned to artistic shots or musical scores, I couldn't miss either in this movie. The cinematography and jazz scores were the unavoidable elements of success in this movie.
*1st link is for fun-trailer for Curtis' movie Some Like it Hot
Deadline USA
Deadline USA was deffinitely more of a 'feel good' kind of movie- made me proud of journalistic work, but in contrast the cinematography was much less crafted even to the untrained eye. I felt strongly that Deadline had a much better storyline, where the journalist of a dying newspaper were working to bring the truth to the people even until its last moments of publication. Two of my favorite quotes from the movie about journalism: "...the profession for the public good. It's the best profession." "A journalist is the hero of a story. The reporter is just a witness." And Bogart also said at one point that he was looking for "facts that wont bounce." I loved that! great script writing and great advice to tuck away for a journalistic career someday.
*2nd link is of personal/most memorable scene from the movie.
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