Ink Is Danny Boyle’s Best Film in Decades
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Inspiring and disturbing, Danny Boyle's film recounts the metamorphosis of a newspaper in a media phenomenon "catch-public" based on three key words: win, free and love
Rupert Murdoch is one of the most influential and controversial figures in global media. For some, he is a visionary and defender of a free press, and for others, a man who helped create a populist media model in which sensationalism is often more important than borders.
Venice Review: Danny Boyle’s Ink Is a Rip-Roaring Look at the Rise of Sensationalism
There’s a lovely moment in Danny Boyle’s new film Ink when Rupert Murdoch (Guy Pearce) and Larry Lamb (Jack O’Connell) crouch down to touch the pavement on London’s Fleet Street to feel the monstrous rumble of the printing presses below. The Australian proto-disruptor is fresh off the boat and has just poached Lamb from The Mirror, selling his […] The post Venice Review: Danny Boyle’s Ink Is a Rip-Roaring Look at the Rise of Sensationalism first…
The rise of British tabloid journalism, the power of scandal, and the constant conflict between information and commercial success are at the heart of the new film by
Ink – first-look review
Danny Boyle's take on the rise of Rupert Murdoch and The Sun fails to spin a convincing yarn. The crowning achievement of Miloš Forman’s still somewhat overlooked biopic of Hustler magazine founder The People Vs. Larry Flynt is its tight grasp on the performative nature of morality. In the claustrophobic home of hypocrisy, all walls are made of glass. With Ink, Danny Boyle’s own shot at profiling a controversial media mogul, the director is so s…
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