Keyword: newspaper

The Wire

8.6

2002

TV

HD

Set in Baltimore, this show centers around the citys inner-city drug scene. It starts as mid-level drug dealer, DAngelo Barksdale beats a murder rap. After a conversation with a judge, Det. James McNulty has been assigned to lead a joint homicide and narcotics team, in order to bring down drug kingpin Avon Barksdale. Avon Barksdale, accompanied by his right-hand man Stringer Bell, enforcer Wee-Bey and many lieutenants (including his own nephew, DAngelo Barksdale), has to deal with law enforcement, informants in his own camp, and competition with a local rival, Omar, whos been robbing Barksdales dealers and reselling the drugs. The supervisor of the investigation, Lt. Cedric Daniels, has to deal with his own problems, such as a corrupt bureaucracy, some of his detectives beating suspects, hard-headed but determined Det. McNulty, and a blackmailing deputy. The show depicts the lives of every part of the drug food chain, from junkies to dealers, and from cops to politicians.

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

7.6

1993

TV

HD

In addition to fighting evil, Superman has a burning romance with Lois Lane in both of his identities.

Broadchurch

8.3

2013

TV

HD

The murder of a young boy in a small coastal town brings a media frenzy, which threatens to tear the community apart.

Perfect Strangers

7.2

1986

TV

HD

A high-strung and cynical mans life is never the same when his naive but good-natured cousin comes to America to live with him.

Early Edition

7.8

1996

TV

HD

His name is Gary Hobson. He gets tomorrows newspaper today. He doesnt know how. He doesnt know why. All he knows is when the early edition hits his doorstep, he has twenty-four hours to set things right.

Jack the Ripper

7.9

1988

TV

HD

A Scotland Yard police inspector, battling the booze, investigates the Jack the Ripper murders and discovers a conspiracy that leads all the way up to the Queen.

Zodiac

8.7

2007

Movie

HD

Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.

In the Mood for Love

8.5

2000

Movie

HD

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.

27 Dresses

6.5

2008

Movie

HD

After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sisters side as her sibling marries the man shes secretly in love with.

Spotlight

8.3

2015

Movie

HD

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.

Citizen Kane

8.4

1941

Movie

HD

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: Rosebud.

The Post

6.6

2017

Movie

HD

A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the countrys first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.

The Insider

8.5

1999

Movie

HD

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

All the President's Men

8.3

1976

Movie

HD

The Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixons resignation.

Fantasm Comes Again

5.3

1977

Movie

HD

An intern and a professional writer at a newspaper agency read ten letters sent to their sexual advice column detailing the erotic escapades of various women.

State of Play

7.2

2009

Movie

HD

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

La Dolce Vita

8.3

1960

Movie

HD

A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.

Breathless

7.9

1960

Movie

HD

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.