love story set back drop television news three main stars william hurtholly hunter albert brooks create love triangle whilst working washington bureau tv networkbr br tom grunickhurtis handsome reporter groomed starjane hunteris producer recognises tom lacks intellectual gravitas real journalist falls anywayaaron altmanbrooksis man shares beliefs journalistic standards also man truly loves herbr br holly hunter nominated best actress academy award but lost chermoonstruckshe robbed hunters filmher character jane smartruthless totally driven also hilariously neurotic performance perfectjust watch face watches tape toms interview rape victim scales literally fall eyesbr br wiliam hurts performance less showyhe plays man well aware himbo fraudbut smart enough know rise facilitated people like janehe gives little hints man extremely calculatingbr br the film comments celebrity journalismintegrity commercial pressures news medium focused bottom line predicted news would dumbed down standards would slowly lowered due commercial pressuresbr br think thisthis film released end cold war rise reality tvyet predicted dumbing newsparis hiltons release jail treated like major news story see prophetic film isjust watch evening news note set graphics presenterstom grunick clones well truly alive