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The 50 Year Argument is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese and co-directed by David Tedeschi about the history and influence of the New York Review of Books, which marked its 50th anniversary in 2013.
Sep 24, 2014 · “The 50 Year Argument” weaves together an amazing amount of archival footage from the history captured by the last five decades of cultural discussion sparked by The New York Review with modern interviews and office footage of the staff and founding editor, Robert Silvers.
Sep 28, 2014 · “The 50 Year Argument,” showing Monday on HBO, originated along the same lines as one of the lengthy, learned articles in The Review: Mr. Silvers sought out a talented essayist, in this case...
Subscribe to the HBO Docs YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10r45k3The 50 Year Argument premieres Monday, September 29 at 9PM, only on HBO.HBO Docs on Facebook: https:...
Oct 1, 2014 · A 50-Year Protest for Good Writing A crisis of quality in literary criticism led Robert Silvers to found The New York Review of Books —and he believes the crisis continues today, online. By Joe...
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years.
Jun 30, 2014 · His Arena documentary The New York Review of Books: a 50-Year Argument (Sun, BBC4) was a portrait of America’s most esteemed periodical on the occasion of its half-century anniversary.
Jun 29, 2014 · Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years.
Oct 7, 2014 · For The 50 Year Argument, the challenge was capturing both the process of creating an issue and the enormity of what the paper has accomplished over time into a two-hour film.
Self-congratulatory? However, The 50 Year Argument covers much more than just the world of art, perhaps most interestingly painting an image of the role of journalism throughout the years. There’s this political strength and fight against injustice felt throughout this film, although the lack of a clear thread is perhaps Scorsese’s biggest ...
