Shattered Glass Movie Review 2003

Christensen loses the Jedi robes to take on a character lured by a less-mystical dark side. Wunderkind Stephen Glass, a young New Republic journalist, is found to have fabricated 27 of the 41 articles he'd published. He also goes to great lengths to give truth to the lies, falsifying phone numbers, creating a bogus website, keeping fake notes. First-time director Ray was in close council with the principals involved in the true tale and does a fabulous job keeping the depiction believable. Background as to what drove him to it is all that's missing in this journalist suspense story.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, Front Page, New York, New York, Adapted from an Article

Screenplay

Billy Ray

Cast

Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Melanie Lynskey, Steve Zahn, Hank Azaria, Luke Kirby, Cas Anvar, Ted Kotcheff, Mark Blum, Simone-Elise Girard, Chad E. Donella

Cinematography

Mandy Walker

Director

Billy Ray

Music

Mychael Danna

Other

Pierre Blain, Jeffrey Ford, Pierre Perrault, Renee April, Francois Seguin

Producer

Craig Baumgarten, Adam Merims, Gaye Hirsch, Tove Christensen, Cruise-Wagner Productions, Forest Park Pictures, Lions Gate Films

Awards

Natl. Soc. Film Critics 2003: Support. Actor (Sarsgaard).