
The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in the Pulitzer's 100th year. The film is told through the riveting stories of the artists that have won the prestigious prize, with Pulitzer work read by Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi. Journalists Carl Bernstein, Nick Kristof, Thomas Friedman, David Remnick, writers Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz, T... (Full plot summary below)
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The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documentary released in the Pulitzer's 100th year. The film is told through the riveting stories of the artists that have won the prestigious prize, with Pulitzer work read by Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and Yara Shahidi. Journalists Carl Bernstein, Nick Kristof, Thomas Friedman, David Remnick, writers Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz, Tony Kushner, Ayad Akhtar, musicians Wynton Marsalis, David Crosby, John Adams, and many others recount the stories behind America's most beloved works in arts and letters.
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| Unseen FilmsNathanael HoodBut for a film barely one step above a puff piece, The Pulitzer at 100 remains a compelling documentary. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenServing 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. |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergAlthough produced independently, this documentary, directed by Kirk Simon, plays as if the Pulitzers were presenting an award to themselves. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlIt’s nice to see everyone, but the analysis never runs too deep. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFar 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. |