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PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMESMovie Reviews
Documentary about the inner workings of the New York Times newsroom and media desk and the increasingly difficult circumstances faced by journalists. Cast:Sarah Ellison, David Carr, Brian StelterDirector:Andrew RossiRelease Date:June 17, 2011DVD Release:October 18, 2011From:MagnoliaRating:RLength:1 hr 36 min
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Page One: Inside the New York Times, Good Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
Page One: Inside the New York Times played in key cities to good reviews. • Dana Stevens wrote for Slate, "...informative, timely, but never quite revelatory.... the film spends too much time wringing its hands over the all-too-evident fact that journalism is in crisis..." • And Rafer Guzman wrote in New York Newsday, "Scattered but interesting, at least for hardcore news junkies." More Reviews Below...
Page One: Inside the New York Times Positive Reviews (41 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "Reporter David Carr gives 'Page One' its pizzazz, but filmmaker Andrew Rossi's reliance on him entertains us a bit too much..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 06/17/11
Kat Murphy, MSN Movies: EXCELLENT(cg) "...makes you wonder how long before pseudo news and dumbed-down 'information' stream in a perfect, endlessly entertaining circle, from Twitter to YouTube to Google..."(See all of Kat Murphy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 802 words, 06/14/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
Michael Kinsley, New York Times: POOR "...flits from topic to topic, character to character, explaining almost nothing.... The Times deserves a better movie, and so do you. See 'His Girl Friday' again."(See all of Michael Kinsley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,152 words, 06/17/11
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT(cg) "...terrific tale of an establishment in transition ultimately plays like 'All the President's Men,' with the intrigue coming from inside the building."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 175 words, 06/17/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: MODERATE "...like talking to a smart person with a severe case of attention deficit disorder: A lot of what they say is intriguing, but you wish they could stick to the point."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 666 words, 06/24/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: WEAK(cg) "...a carefully airbrushed and authorized portrait of the Gray Lady during 14 months when there was serious speculation about the paper's impending demise."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 06/17/11
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: FAIR "What Rossi misses is that until recently, the Times was contemptuous of other media.... if a subject wasn't covered, it didn't, in the editors' view, exist."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 06/17/11
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Part vérité, part infomercial... both fond and alarmist.... celebrates a way of life shared by more than the ink-stained wretches of the Fourth Estate."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,056 words, 06/15/11
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a must-see for anybody who works in the industry... also interesting to non-media types, thanks to the time the cameras spend with the people who make the news..."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 694 words, 07/08/11
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Anyone who's given any thought to the issues (unless you're the type to be surprised at the lily-whiteness of the Times editorial team) will find 'Page One' snoozeworthy."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 174 words, 07/07/11
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the inner workings of the New York Times is a must-see proposition.... Alas, the portrait of the paper and some of its key players doesn't quite meet the task."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 07/01/11
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: VERY GOOD(cg) "...colorful... captures some very smart, very committed reporters and editors adapting to the changing rules in our brave new online news world."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 629 words, 07/02/11
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "If the newspaper industry needs a role model for its own painful metamorphosis, it could hardly choose a better example than David Carr."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 475 words, 07/01/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There are a lot of good stories here, and that's the film's weakness: It can't decide which one to emphasize, jumping from one to the next, teasing us..."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 559 words, 07/01/11
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD(cg) "As eye-opening as this movie is, the real story is outside the Times building, in the browser windows and iPads of me and you and everyone we know."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 676 words, 07/01/11
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD(cg) "...especially interesting to anyone concerned about journalism, communications and technology. And occasionally, it's especially frustrating, too."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 483 words, 06/17/11
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...capturing the sense of a workplace during a time of great transition, and, simply by showing us the day-to-day grunt work of finding a story, argues for the future of an institution."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 470 words, 07/01/11
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...offers a fascinating glimpse at the process of selecting and editing stories for the daily paper... it's hazier when it comes to the Times' systemic failures."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 345 words, 07/01/11
Tom Long, Detroit News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...entertaining enough, but for a film concerned with the value of news, it offers little that's actually new."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 321 words, 07/01/11
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a highly entertaining snapshot of a culture in the midst of a rapid transformation, an exploration of how the old and the new are gradually learning to get along."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 595 words, 07/08/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (8 Reviews)
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD "Part vérité, part infomercial... both fond and alarmist.... celebrates a way of life shared by more than the ink-stained wretches of the Fourth Estate."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,056 words, 06/15/11
David S. Bernstein, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "...a film about the big picture of the tsunami threatening traditional news media. The Times is certainly touched by that wave, but most of that tale is happening elsewhere."(See all of David S. Bernstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 597 words, 06/30/11
Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: EXCELLENT(cg) "...anyone who cares about journalism needs to care about newspapers; and anyone who cares about newspapers needs to see 'Page One: Inside the New York Times.' "(See all of Stephanie Zacharek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,394 words, 06/16/11
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "Anyone who's given any thought to the issues (unless you're the type to be surprised at the lily-whiteness of the Times editorial team) will find 'Page One' snoozeworthy."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 174 words, 07/07/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...scattershot approach may lack discipline, but it conveys the uncertainty of the times (no pun intended) and the nature of deadline reporting..."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 437 words, 06/29/11
Michael Kinsley, New York Times: POOR "...flits from topic to topic, character to character, explaining almost nothing.... The Times deserves a better movie, and so do you. See 'His Girl Friday' again."(See all of Michael Kinsley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,152 words, 06/17/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...like talking to a smart person with a severe case of attention deficit disorder: A lot of what they say is intriguing, but you wish they could stick to the point."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 666 words, 06/24/11
Dana Stevens, Slate: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...informative, timely, but never quite revelatory.... spends too much time wringing its hands over the all-too-evident fact that journalism is in crisis..."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 743 words, 06/16/11
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD "...hardly counts as a revelatory dispatch... but its ideas will engross anyone for whom the viability of traditional newsgathering remains a matter of pressing significance."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 787 words, 01/27/11
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Worthwhile viewing but hardly the film its title suggests... a solid enough primer... has vivid enough characters and just enough behind-closed-doors content..."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 481 words, 01/25/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...like talking to a smart person with a severe case of attention deficit disorder: A lot of what they say is intriguing, but you wish they could stick to the point."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 666 words, 06/24/11
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Poignant, relevant, and informative... a well-rounded view into a world where Old School values are colliding - and sometimes converging - with a new future."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 334 words, 05/23/11
Michael Kinsley, New York Times: POOR "...flits from topic to topic, character to character, explaining almost nothing.... The Times deserves a better movie, and so do you. See 'His Girl Friday' again."(See all of Michael Kinsley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,152 words, 06/17/11
15.3 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Page One: Inside the New York Times's reviews are separated by an average 15.3 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Page One: Inside the New York Times's reviews cover 65.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 22,379 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 546 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Page One: Inside the New York Times Coverage, Volume & Length (41 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 6 Days After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Page One: Inside the New York Times's reviews on average broke 6 days after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Page One: Inside the New York Times's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Page One: Inside the New York Times (41 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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