We're not a respectable network. We're a whorehouse network, and we have to take whatever we can get.
No 100 - Network Director - Sidney Lumet Bloody hell, one entry a week! I'm being rubbish beyond belief at the mo! Must pick up the pace here or I'll never finish the list. Network is an interesting film - It is probably one of the blackest of black comedies I have ever seen, to the extent that for a lot of it I wasn't sure whether it WAS a comedy or not.... I have also lost my notes for it so will go from what i remember. What I mostly remember is Peter Finch's incredible performance as Howard Beale. A man who's complete mental breakdown is manipulated and broadcast to the masses. It seems strangely topical, as I couldn't help but watch his impassioned rants without thinking how eerily reminiscent it was of similar situation happening right now: Beale remains an amazing and captivating character. His rants are amazing and clearly the highlight of the film. All of the film's great moments stem from these rants. We see the TV companies not knowing how to re...