The Pulitzer at 100

Name: The Pulitzer at 100
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 21, 2017
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 43
Cast: Ayad Akhtar, Carl Bernstein, David Crosby, Jim Amoss, John Adams

2017

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First Run Features | Release Date: July 21, 2017 | Not Rated

Starring: Ayad Akhtar, Carl Bernstein, David Crosby, Jim Amoss, John Adams, Martin Baron, Maureen Corrigan, Michael Chabon, Michael Cunningham, Robert Caro

Summary: The Pulitzer at 100 celebrates the centenary of this revered and seminal national award for literary excellence in journalism and the arts. The totality of the Pulitzers has had an immeasurable impact on the American sensibility and beyond over the past 100 years. The riveting tales of the winning artists give an insider's view of how theseThe Pulitzer at 100 celebrates the centenary of this revered and seminal national award for literary excellence in journalism and the arts. The totality of the Pulitzers has had an immeasurable impact on the American sensibility and beyond over the past 100 years. The riveting tales of the winning artists give an insider's view of how these pinnacles of achievement are selected in the twenty-one categories and how the award has the power to change lives and communities. The diverse stories explored in the film relate to immigration, race, gender, and above all freedom of speech – all issues that are ever more relevant in America today.… Expand

Director: Kirk Simon

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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Alan Scherstuhl

Jul 20, 2017

It’s nice to see everyone, but the analysis never runs too deep. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jul 20, 2017

Although produced independently, this documentary, directed by Kirk Simon, plays as if the Pulitzers were presenting an award to themselves. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 10, 2017

Serving as something of an overstuffed sampler platter, the documentary The Pulitzer at 100, marking the centenary of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer’s effort to place journalism on equal footing with arts and letters, is big on variety but comes up frustratingly short on substance. Read full review

John DeFore

Jul 27, 2017

Far too broad to be deep in any respect, the lightweight documentary benefits from access to plenty of top-shelf interviewees but plays like a back-patting muddle. Read full review

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