THEME EXPLORATION

television industry satire

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Loved One
The Loved One
1965 · Tony Richardson
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
Full Frontal
Full Frontal
2002 · Steven Soderbergh
Putney Swope
Putney Swope
1969 · Robert Downey Sr
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
2001 · Spike Lee
American Dreamz
American Dreamz
2006 · Paul Weitz
Come on Roland!
Come on Roland!
1966 · Bo Widerberg
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story
2015 · Vanessa Parise
Obituary for a Murderer
Obituary for a Murderer
1991 · Michael Haneke
Postcards From the Edge
Postcards From the Edge
1990 · Mike Nichols
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Sidney Lumet United States

His film 'Network' (1976) remains the definitive satirical critique of television's obsession with ratings and sensationalism over truth.

 Billy Wilder United States

His acidic exploration of Hollywood and media in films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Bad and the Beautiful' extends his caustic commentary to television's influence.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

He relentlessly critiqued television and mass media's role in shaping consciousness and social conformity throughout his provocative body of work.