Sydney Pollack directed this film about the consequences of a Miami area newspaper publishing semi-confirmed negative information about a local businessman with mob relatives. Sally Fields plays an investigative reporter and Paul Newman is the businesman. Bob Balaban plays the lead investigator and Willard Brimley comes in at the end as a Justice Dpeartment honcho. The film is very entertaining (I've seen it several times) and provides food for thought regarding the role of the media and its responsibilities, or lack thereof, regarding the public's need to know and the privacy of citizenry.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Topic - "Absense of Malice" - rico 08:12:02 01/05/05 (8)
- A good film but check out "The Verdict" for Newman at his best (nt) - yo mama 10:54:29 01/05/05 (6)
- Re: A good film but check out "The Verdict" for Newman at his best (nt) - Daryl Zero 18:25:14 01/07/05 (0)
- Re: A good film but check out "The Verdict" for Newman at his best (nt) - rico 12:52:40 01/05/05 (2)
- Re: A good film but check out "The Verdict" for Newman at his best (nt) - yo mama 15:07:20 01/05/05 (0)
- "Yes I had the laserdisc " LOL, rico, you might as well to put this into your sig line! (nt) - Victor Khomenko 13:22:46 01/05/05 (0)
- Agreed (nt) - Jack G 12:14:38 01/05/05 (0)
- I was gonna mention that too. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 11:04:21 01/05/05 (0)
- Agree. A formulaic, but not a bad film (nt) - Victor Khomenko 09:27:40 01/05/05 (0)