Shattered Glass

This is a movie to watch because of the performance of Hayden Christensen fresh from the Star Wars movies. Could this have been done better with older more acconplished actors, perhaps. But again this is a young group as the intro... Full review

When you are pushed to the limit in the business world, this film displays a logical conclusion - hard work equals success. It's not a reliable system or even honest, but it's assumed. This film emphasizes that fact. More work went... Full review

This film is extremly gripping. The guy we all know as Anakin Skywalker is great as the fabulist. and we follow him st first, only to see the whirlwind of lies he developed. It rings important messages about journalism, all as... Full review

"This was an okay movie. Some might think that there's really nothing special about it, but I disagree. This film had very good performances and it was interesting."... Full review

I have seen 3 of the 5 movies that have been nominated for best film for the Independent Spirit Awards, and of the 3 I've seen, which were all very good, this one is the best. Everyone in the film did... Full review

This was the first movie of Hayden Christensen's that I saw besides Star Wars and it was great. He is a wonderful actor and he should appear in other movies and his movies shoul win Oscars. His acting in this movie... Full review

How this guy was able to pull off this deception is in itself an amazing story. A fiction writer couldn't imagine a better plot. The fact that this guy fooled all of the people all of the time for so long... Full review

Let there be no doubt: "Shattered Glass" certainly is poking at the current onslaught of controversy surrounding the New York Times' fabrication of many articles. However, the film allows you to be engrossed into the action and mind of one journalist... Full review

It's rare to watch a movie and not want it to end. Shattered Glass is a must-see movie that caused this viewer to question everything in the media, spoken or written. Good story, excellent acting and direction and refreshing, non-offensive, dialogue.... Full review

When this movie came out I wasn't into the whole biography thing, but after wathing Hayden Christensen as Aniken Skywalker, I figured "Hey, why not watch it, he is a good actor." Now I not only watch for him but I... Full review

My only complaint is that the film often fails the test of good journalism itself, being too clunky in its structure, especially in the first half when the screenplay meanders around the subject. Journalism is about capturing behaviour, says Glass, who likes to record what people do, so they are writing the story it is in their own words. ... Full Review

Journalism is about capturing behaviour,' says Glass, who likes to 'record what people do, so they are writing the story... Glass makes a point of being popular, and standing out from the rest by being thoughtful, using flattery as his tool. ... Full Review

And the only way I can live with myself being happy about it is that I've somehow twisted it in my head to be 'Well, if that makes more people see the movie, the movie's ultimately good for America, too. As it turned out, Glass wasn't that lucky-and most of the stories he managed to "find" were simply products of his own imagination and a desire to please those around him. ... Full Review

Shattered Glass makes for compelling viewing, not just for journalists but for anyone who likes a good story. Directed by first-timer Billy Ray -- who wrote the screenplay for Volcano and has now directed Breach , which hits screens next year - Shattered Glass has been compared favourably to that other much-praised movie about journalism, All the President's Men : the 1976 classic about the Watergate expose, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford. ... Full Review

Shattered Glass may not do much to boost your trust in the media, but its a story worth telling and worth seeing. Credit is due to writer/director Billy Ray, as Shattered Glass is able to make you consider these wider themes while still focusing astutely on the individuals involved... ... Full Review

Risky Biz Blog is reporting that CBS Films is developing a feature reboot of "Gunsmoke" and has hired National Treasure: Book of Secrets writer Gregory Poirier to pen the screenplay. ... Full Article

Craig Baumgarten ( Shattered Glass , Never Back Down ) will produce the new take. The action-adventure will re-imagine Marshal Matt Dillon, the hero of the classic Western, for modern audiences. ... Full Article

MER MOVIE RATING: **1/2At the headquarters of the official magazine of Air Force One, The New Republic, the office usually filled with new and buzzing ideas is instead about to turn into a crucible. ... Full Article

Young staff writer for the respected and venerable current affairs publication The New Republic, Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen), is a star reporter delivering colourful as well as controversial features. ... Full Article

An angry, misunderstood boy-on-the-verge-of-manhood seeks respect and attention and has a fantastically affecting crying scene along the way to his eventual enlightenment and/or vindication. Really, this happens in virtually all his films -- from the Goth teen in "Life as... ... Full Article

MovieMaker Staff | Published February 3, 2007 In celebration of our 11th year and the role that the Hands-on Pages newsletter has played in our success--throughout 2004, per reader request, we will be including several special "Things I've Learned" editions... ... Full Article