Mike Wallace Is Here

Name: Mike Wallace Is Here
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: July 26, 2019
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Ayatollah Khomeini, Bette Davis, Bill O'Reilly, Edward R. Murrow, Eldon Edwards

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: July 26, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Ayatollah Khomeini, Bette Davis, Bill O'Reilly, Edward R. Murrow, Eldon Edwards, Jacqueline Kennedy, John Ehrlichman, John F. Kennedy, Johnny Carson, Kirk Douglas, Larry King, Leona Helmsley, Mickey Cohen, Mike Wallace, Salvador Dalí, Thomas Pike

Summary: Mike Wallace Is Here offers an unflinching look at the legendary reporter, who interrogated the 20th century’s biggest figures in his over fifty years on air, and his aggressive reporting style and showmanship that redefined what America came to expect from broadcasters. Unearthing decades of never-before-seen footage from the 60 MinutesMike Wallace Is Here offers an unflinching look at the legendary reporter, who interrogated the 20th century’s biggest figures in his over fifty years on air, and his aggressive reporting style and showmanship that redefined what America came to expect from broadcasters. Unearthing decades of never-before-seen footage from the 60 Minutes vault, the film explores what drove and plagued Wallace, whose storied career was entwined with the evolution of journalism itself. [Magnolia Pictures]… Expand

Director: Avi Belkin

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 90 min

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Sam Fragoso

May 30, 2019

A masterful, cinematic biography that unpacks a man’s life through his work, showing us an uncompromising and difficult man who apparently wouldn’t have had it any other way. Read full review

The Playlist Kimber Myers

Jul 26, 2019

This is often an insightful film, but it’s full of delights for journalism, history, and political junkies alike. It doesn’t fully answer the challenging problem of where the line between the two needs to be, but at least it’s asking the right question. Read full review

Scott Craven

Aug 7, 2019

The film deftly weaves news and interview clips from Wallace's half-century on TV with the times he himself answered questions as tough as those he asked, fleshing out one of the country's last formidable journalists. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

May 30, 2019

This is an important and compulsively watchable portrait made by someone who understands the brute power of broadcast media and the people who make it for all the world to see, but it can only afford Mike Wallace with a little moment of truth, and the satisfaction of playing his part in the greater continuum of things. Read full review

Jocelyn Noveck

Jul 25, 2019

[An] absorbing new documentary. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

May 30, 2019

Wallace was clearly a very ambitious, capable and confident man, but the film, as absorbing as it is, is two-dimensional. Read full review

Simon Houpt

Aug 7, 2019

Belkin floats the notion that Wallace’s sharp-tongued style paved the way for the lying loudmouths who now populate our fractured media landscape (he flicks at Bill O’Reilly, Alex Jones and the U.S. President), but it feels like a half-hearted bid for contemporary relevance. At least his prickishness had purpose. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Aug 4, 2019

An in-depth look at the life and career of one of television journalism's most influential reporters, one who significantly helped to reshape an industry and its practices. Through interviews before his death, as well as a wealth of archive footage, viewers see the seasoned reporter at work,An in-depth look at the life and career of one of television journalism's most influential reporters, one who significantly helped to reshape an industry and its practices. Through interviews before his death, as well as a wealth of archive footage, viewers see the seasoned reporter at work, conversing with everyone from celebrities to world leaders to industry whistleblowers. The film also features interviews of Wallace conducted by colleagues like Morley Safer and Barbara Walters, conversations in which he guardedly reveals his own secrets, including his feelings about the death of a child and his battle with depression. The overall package paints a picture of someone who opened up the profession to new tactics and styles of questioning, as well as to scrutiny about how far is going too far. An engaging documentary about a fascinating individual.… Expand

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