HBO | Release Date: December 2, 2001
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Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
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Baltimore SunDavid ZurawikApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: An engaging and illuminating look at the making of a Hollywood film and the business of manufacturing popular culture. [1 Dec 2001, p.1D]
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New York Daily NewsDavid BianculliApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: Miramax will release the winner's movie next year. Its value, at this moment, is a question mark, but Project Greenlight is an impressive exclamation mark. [28 Nov 2001, p.101]
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Chicago Sun-TimesPhil RosenthalApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: It's hard to say from the series whether "Stolen Summer" will succeed as a movie, but it's abundantly clear that Project Greenlight works as television. [30 Nov 2001, p.59]
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Houston ChronicleMike McDanielApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: Folks, it's often not a pretty sight. But as with a jackknifed 18-wheeler, we can't keep our eyes off of it. [1 Dec 2001, p.10]
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VarietyPhil GalloApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: It's fly-on-the-wall moviemaking, a must-see for anyone hoping to break into the creative side of the film business. [30 Nov 2001, p.14]
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Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: Project Greenlight distinguishes itself with its surprisingly warts-and-all approach. As it progresses, we get to see the sort of naked-ego shots and bottom-line talk you'd expect Miramax and its mob to have kept under wraps. [30 Nov 2001, p.D1]
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: Much is written today about the products that come out of Hollywood, but rarely do we glimpse the drudgery that's involved in bringing movies to life. Project Greenlight offers a rare and unvarnished glimpse at the friction-filled cogs and gears that drive the Hollywood machine. [2 Dec 2001, p.TV-5]
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San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck BarneyApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: The early episodes of Project Greenlight do a great job of demonstrating just how important access is in Hollywood. [2 Dec 2001, p.C04]
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Boston HeraldMonica CollinsApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: A delectable documentary. [29 Nov 2001, p.55]
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Newark Star-LedgerAlan SepinwallApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: For the most part, it's an eye-opening look at the business of show, with a lot of Hollywood color throughout. [29 Nov 2001, p.57]
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Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: An attempt as fascinating as it is frustrating. But fun to watch all the same. [30 Nov 2001, p.1E]
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Denver PostJoanne OstrowApr 30, 2014
Season 1 Review: The second hour gets into the wrangling with studio bosses, casting decisions and constraints to come. The minutia of line producing may be fascinating in theory, but watching hour after hour is a dreary prospect. [2 Dec 2001, p.F-01]