Network
Directed by Sidney Lumet
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings. From TMDB
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Reviewers praise the film's prescient satire of television and media corruption. [1][2][3] Some viewers find the film's critique of corporate news still relevant today. [4][5][6]
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Network broadcasts its televisional corruption through satirical poetry that beckons democratic madness. “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore”, screams Howard Beale from the confinement of his studio desk. Exerting his ornate insanity upon the entranced viewers who innocently stare at their cubic televisions, watching the news broadcast fuelled by media misrepresentation and propaganda. “Go to …
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Few Hollywood productions have been as utterly prescient as director Sidney Lumet’s cinematic masterpiece “Network” (1976), a chillingly serious satire about the television business in the 1970s and where it was ultimately headed in years to come. Written by TV pioneer Paddy Chayefsky, this winner of four Oscars on 10 total nominations provides a comical but cynically disturbing look inside the workings of a …
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Peter Finch is superb here as the increasingly puritanical television news anchor ("Beale") who, having been told he was about to be fired decided on air to tell the audience he was going to shoot himself on live telly. Next night - yep, he was allowed back - he declared that it was time the viewing public got off their sofas and declared they had "had enough" with lazy government and corporate greed. His long …
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The Primal Forces of Network According to the Writers Guild of America the greatest screenplay of all time belongs to Casablanca. A sentimental favourite, no doubt, worthy for a handful of catchy one-liners capped off with a convincing dump-the-dame speech. While Bogie plays himself, Bergman, who may have been the most beautiful woman of all time, didn't have much to say. The best moments in Casablanca were, in …
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The UPS network is a television network that suffers from a lack of viewership. This led to the layoff of a group of their employees, including the great media night news presenter, Howard Beale, and this led to the events of a psychological impact on Beale, so he promised that he would commit suicide in front of the camera the next day. The conditions and conditions of the network changed after Beale's decision to …
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Critics, per Wikipedia
The film opened to widespread critical acclaim. Vincent Canby of The New York Times called Network "outrageous ... brilliantly, cruelly funny, a topical American comedy that confirms Paddy Chayefsky's position as a major new American satirist" and a film whose "wickedly distorted views of the way television looks, sounds, and, indeed, is, are the satirist's cardiogram of the hidden heart, not just of television but also of the society that supports it and is, in turn, supported." Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave Network four stars out of four, calling it "a very funny movie that takes an easy target and giddily beats it to death." In a review written after Network received its…
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60 of 288 · most liked firstan actually good movie about the empty venality of the american media is of course NETWORK. an actually good movie about blithe indifference to a looming threat is JAWS.
positive · AI labelView post →rewatching NETWORK for a project 👀 and it is absolutely shocking how prescient this film is. it’s like paddy chayefsky was granted a vision of america in 2025 and he furiously tried to turn what he saw into something intelligible to viewers in the 1970s
positive · AI labelView post →"Over the Garden Wall" stop-motion short by Aardman studios is now online ♥ Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the series by Patrick McHale (Cartoon Network). Directed by Mikey Please & Dan Ojari ("Robin-Robin"). Puppet Makers : Sculpt-Double. Watch the film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2024-11...
neutral · AI labelView post →The legacy that Ted Turner had for film and animation cannot be understated. Without him, we wouldn't have had Cartoon Network or Turner Classic Movies which helped keep the legacy of Hanna-Barbera and the classic films in the MGM library alive. An important figure, no doubt.
neutral · AI labelView post →There have been times that I wondered whether (the most excellent) THE SOCIAL NETWORK was a little too harsh towards Zuckerberg, who comes out of the film looking like a total asshole. Nope, not too harsh at all.
neutral · AI labelView post →“I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!” NETWORK (1976) In a decade littered with cinematic masterpieces, Paddy Chayefsky & Sidney Lumet’s movie is right up there at the top of the list. #PeterFinch
positive · AI labelView post →I watched 'Network' tonight. Never saw the movie before but I've heard of the "Mad as hell' reference. All I can say is HOLY SHIT. This movie laid out how fucked up everything is and this was 50 years ago. I'm shocked they even let them make this movie.
positive · AI labelView post →David Fincher's 'The Social Network' has been added to the National Film Registry
neutral · AI labelView post →The National Board of Review has named ‘WICKED’ the Best Film of 2024. Previous winners include ‘Silence of the Lambs’, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, ‘The Social Network’, ‘Green Book’, ‘Schindler’s List’, ‘Forrest Gump’ and ‘Pulp Fiction’
neutral · AI labelView post →Robert Duvall was a giant. He's known for being in blockbusters like "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now." But he was so good, period. He got an Oscar for best actor in "Tender Mercies," a terrific smaller movie. Oh, he was so good in "Network."
neutral · AI labelView post →thinking about lumet and how he spent 50 years making banger after banger. nearly every decade of his filmography contains a film that could stand as another director's career highlight. and in the 1970s, there's at least three: SERPICO, DOG DAY AFTERNOON and NETWORK
neutral · AI labelView post →Feels weird to mourn a billionaire, but Ted Turner was the closest we had to a pretty good one. On top of all his environmental conservation, buying up all the cartoons and movie libraries and running em nonstop an absolute net positive. No Cartoon Network or Adult Swim without him. Loved that crank
neutral · AI labelView post →"Rastro do Ouro", the first Argentinian animated series by Adult Swim & Cartoon Network, is coming to HBO Max (Brasil) on April 13. Directed by Daniel Duche. Based on his "Furia Estival" indie short film, which I shared in 2021. >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbtw... >> www.catsuka.com/news/2021-10...
neutral · AI labelView post →RIP Ted Turner, who was a Film Guy: he bought the MGM library for 1.5 billion dollars primarily so he could own Gone With The Wind, his favorite movie. He gave us TCM and Cartoon Network. He married Jane Fonda. You could do a lot worse when it comes to billionaires
neutral · AI labelView post →Me, screaming out the window like I'm in the movie Network: HOW IS THIS RACE EVEN CLOSE TRUMP IS A DEGENERATE SOCIOPATH
neutral · AI labelView post →We’ll now get • Supergirl • Minions 3 • Toy Story 5 • The Odyssey • Scary Movie 6 • Coyote vs ACME • The Social Network 2 • Spider-Man: Brand New Day • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping • The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender before GTA 6
neutral · AI labelView post →David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK, and Trent Reznor / Atticus Ross's Oscar-winning score, turned 15 years old this fall. Here's some of my artwork for the album, created by manually corrupting images from the film by editing their raw hex data in a text editor, damaging them from the inside. 1/
neutral · AI labelView post →The trailer for The Social Network was always great but it (and the movie itself) aged like fine wine by really leaning into how much of an unpleasant, unethical and desperate freak Mark Zuckerberg is and the eerie way it frames the whole Facebook experience
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone surprised by seeing what a swarmy little back bitting douche Zuck truly is never watched the movie The Social Network.
neutral · AI labelView post →William Holden is one of my favorite actors. I love his performance in this film. It is one of my favorites of his performances. #Network #TCMParty
positive · AI labelView post →6 years ago today, ‘Steven Universe: The Movie’ premiered on Cartoon Network.
neutral · AI labelView post →Official trailer for the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival featuring characters from Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna Barbera-Studios Europe. The festival will take place starting June 8th in France.
neutral · AI labelView post →Make a Bond movie academic Moonraker: On the Feasibility of Mining He-3 from Lunar Regolith Using a Neural Network-Facilitated Robotically Dragged and Tined Feeder to a Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectrometer-calibrated Centrifuge
neutral · AI labelView post →For me, the Netflix movie DON'T LOOK UP is the most important film in recent memory. Its dark satire evokes the terrifying absurdity of Dr. Strangelove, Network, and Idiocracy. Scathing, funny, and poignant.
neutral · AI labelView post →20 years ago today, ‘Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.’ premiered on Cartoon Network. 🎂 The TV movie served as the first feature-length adventure for the Kids Next Door.
neutral · AI labelView post →saw NETWORK in the theatre and i'm so glad that movie wasn't prescient about the current news media landscape in any way, shape or form. that would have been bad.
positive · AI labelView post →What if the corporations own all of the news networks, and tell you what they (the corporations) want you to hear? It's a good time to watch the 70s film, "Network". So absurd then. So point on now. So, post-Bobby Duvall now.
positive · AI labelView post →The ‘Adventure Time’ movie is still in the works at Cartoon Network Studios, according to president Sam Register. The film was announced in 2024 and Register saw enthusiasm with how the project is going so far.
neutral · AI labelView post →7 years ago today, ‘Steven Universe: The Movie’ premiered on Cartoon Network.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watch the old movie Network with Albert Finney and Robert Duvall. "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore".
neutral · AI labelView post →I rewatched The Social Network last night. At the end there's a text crawl that says "currently Facebook is worth $25 billion." That movie was from 2010. I was curious so I looked up what it's worth today. $1.27 trillion. These companies need to be destroyed, man.
neutral · AI labelView post →6 years ago today, ‘We Bare Bears: The Movie’ premiered on Cartoon Network.
neutral · AI labelView post →Lmao Wolf of Wall Street? Are we kidding here. Just because Scorsese makes a movie doesn't mean it is good. Also. Social Network? Cmon. It's fine. But. Ahead of Basterds, CT, Gay Cowboys, Tenenbaums, Adaptation, etc? Man what.
neutral · AI labelView post →"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore" - 1976 movie Network This is the energy we need right now!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →A Cartoon Network Studios 25th anniversary event panel will be at the Annecy Film Festival this year. Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Pendleton Ward, Rebecca Sugar, J.G. Quintel, and Adam Muto will all be in attendance to talk about the studio’s history, future & legacy.
neutral · AI labelView post →First look at Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg in ‘THE SOCIAL NETWORK’ sequel. The film follows an engineer who becomes a whistleblower on Facebook's most guarded secrets.
neutral · AI labelView post →Warner Bros. are reportedly in talks to get the rights to a second ‘The Powerpuff Girls’ film per @deadline.com. Ironically, Warner Bros. Discovery owns the franchise with Cartoon Network.
neutral · AI labelView post →New Cartoon Network big 4 content in the works: • Regular Show spin-off series • Adventure Time: Side Quests • Adventure Time: The Movie • Adventure Time: Heyo BMO • Fionna and Cake Season 2 • Gumball Season 7 + Movie • Steven Universe: Lars of The Stars
neutral · AI labelView post →Network (1976) Directed by Sidney Lumet stars Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch (in his final film role), Robert Duvall and Ned Beatty.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Social Network Part II is in the works, with Aaron Sorkin set to write and direct 🧑💻 The film will be based on the Wall Street Journal series, The Facebook Files.
neutral · AI labelView post →I re-watched Network last night and I'm not sure I've seen a 50-year-old movie hold up that well.
positive · AI labelView post →Imagine being this bad at your job. The third Social Network movie should be an animated movie set in the Metaverse. Very small voice cast. A haunting meditation on loneliness and delusion.
neutral · AI labelView post →Global Cycling Network has made a film about how the law treats road violence. What assumptions underpin criminal law and punishment? Does law’s focus on the driver obscure the structural reasons why roads are unsafe? How can we radically reduce road harm?: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHRf...
neutral · AI labelView post →10 years ago today, ‘Regular Show: The Movie’ premiered on Cartoon Network.
neutral · AI labelView post →On the latest Purple Stuff Podcast Patreon bonus show, we're diving into a USA Network broadcast of "Trick or Treats" from October of 1988! The movie, the commercials and more! If you're a subscriber, it's up now at patreon.com/purplestuff
neutral · AI labelView post →Official promo for ‘Iyanu: The Age of Wonders’, a 3-episode movie event. The film will premiere on Cartoon Network on August 30th at 9:30AM EST and next day on HBO Max.
neutral · AI labelView post →The 13th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special is now available for replay on the HEI Network. You can now enjoy the Movie Magic of The Last Oscar Special in full anytime. heinetwork.tv/oscar-specia...
neutral · AI labelView post →Dude... stop. You're being overdramatic & putting a HELL of a lot of pressure on one film that was initially slated to air on Cartoon Network & HBO Max. WB's is not going to kill Looney Tunes if this film doesn't do well. Looney Tunes have literally been through situations worse than this.
neutral · AI labelView post →Network (1976) is a good movie.
positive · AI labelView post →‘Iyanu’ has been renewed for Season 2 at Cartoon Network and HBO Max, alongside 2 new feature film spin-offs. The first film titled “The Age of Wonders” will release later this year, while the second feature film is currently in production and will release in 2026.
neutral · AI labelView post →The primary aspect of the current political reality is everyone living in their own separate reality, you can’t have the network room speech from the movie Network cause everyone involved thinks that’s fake and gay and actually aliens did it with the deep state and a secret plot to save America
neutral · AI labelView post →Below, Peter Finch in Network, which I've thought about a lot for how well it predicted this future. Finch won an Oscar for his Howard Beale, but it was posthumous; he died two months before the ceremony. Beyond Network, his filmography is rich and varied, well worth a look. #botd #moviesky #filmsky
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neutral · AI labelView post →This is a time when everyone should watch the 1976 film Network. It is as relevant now as it was then. youtu.be/yuBe93FMiJc?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Promotional image for ‘Iyanu: Age of Wonders.’ The film will premiere on Cartoon Network on August 30th and next day on HBO Max.
neutral · AI labelView post →There are now just four winners of Best Film from all of the "Big Four" critic groups (New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics, National Board of Review, and National Society of Film Critics): SCHINDLER'S LIST L.A. CONFIDENTIAL THE SOCIAL NETWORK ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
neutral · AI labelView post →I really need to give the Social Network for clocking this in the early 2010s. One of the most important pieces of 21st century film
neutral · AI labelView post →I know people don't mean it this way, but the "Why can't Marvel figure out a new BLADE movie, just make it like the old BLADE movie" has a real condescending vibe towards a movie I love. To paraphrase SOCIAL NETWORK, if it was that easy to make BLADE again, people would've made BLADE again already.
neutral · AI labelView post →eddington was a much better movie about Meta than The Social Network
neutral · AI labelView post →9 years ago today, ‘Regular Show: The Movie’ premiered on Cartoon Network.
neutral · AI labelView post →
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