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Wikipedia article




'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee' is an American documentary film that premiered on December 4, 2017 on HBO. Directed by John Maggio, the film explores the life and legacy of journalist Ben Bradlee.

Premise



'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee' is "an intimate portrait of Bradlee that traces his ascent from a young Boston boy stricken with polio to one of the most consequential journalistic figures of the 20th century."

Persons featured



The documentary includes interviews with:

* Bob Woodward

* Carl Bernstein

* Quinn Bradlee

* Courtland Milloy

* David Maraniss

* David Remnick

* Don Graham

* George Vaillant

* Henry Kissinger

* Ben Bradlee Jr.

* Jim Hoagland

* Jim Lehrer

* John Dean

* Norman Lear

* Richard Cohen

* Robert Kaiser

* Robert Redford

* Sally Bedell Smith

* Sally Quinn

* Tina Brown

* Tom Brokaw

Release



Marketing

On November 13, 2017, HBO released the first trailer for the film.

Premiere

On November 29, 2017, the film held its New York premiere at the HBO Screening Room in New York City.

Reception



Critical reception

'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee' has been met with a positive response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 94% approval rating with an average rating of 7.8 out of 10, based on 16 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 80 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

In a positive review, 'The Hollywood Reporter's Frank Scheck said, "Chronicling its subject's life and career in fascinating detail, The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee will prove catnip to journalism and political buffs, not to mention anyone who cares about the free press and its role in our democracy." Similarly complimentary, 'The Wall Street Journal's Dorothy Rabinowitz said, "As any rational person would expect, the subject of HBOs 'The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee'--the executive editor who presided over the Washington Posts coverage of the Watergate scandal that drove Richard Nixon from office--quickly emerges as a heroic figure. Whats not so expected, what comes as something bordering on shock, of a gratifying kind, is how much else the film takes on in this buoyant and mercilessly frank look at Bradlees life and career." In a more mixed review, Verne Gay of 'Newsday' gave the film two and a half stars out of four and said, "In the argot of Bradlees glorious trade, The Newspaperman is a puff piece. Thats OK. Bradlee deserves one. He was the greatest editor of one of the worlds greatest newspapers who supervised a story that will forever grace the Valhalla of journalism. But the problem with puffery, however well-meaning, is that it obscures subtler, more complicated, perhaps less complimentary truths."

Accolades



See also



*List of HBO Films films

*'The Post'

References




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