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==See also==
==See also==
* ''[[The Pentagon Papers (film)|The Pentagon Papers]]'' (2003 film)
* ''[[The Pentagon Papers (film)|The Pentagon Papers]]'' (2003 film)
* ''[[The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers]]'' (2009 film)
* ''[[The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers]]'' (2009 Oscar-nominated documentary)
* ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]'' 1976 Best Picture nominee about the ''Post''{{'}}s later efforts to break the [[Watergate]] scandal, with Ben Bradlee also portrayed.
* ''[[All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men]]'' 1976 Best Picture nominee about the ''Post''{{'}}s later efforts to break the [[Watergate]] scandal, with Ben Bradlee also portrayed.


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The Post
Teaser poster
Directed bySteven Spielberg
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
Edited by
Music byJohn Williams
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • December 14, 2017 (2017-12-14) (Newseum)
  • December 22, 2017 (2017-12-22) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[5]

The Post is a 2017 American historical drama political thriller film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer. Set in the early 1970s, the film stars Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Carrie Coon, and Matthew Rhys. The Post depicts journalists from The Washington Post and The New York Times who published the Pentagon Papers regarding the involvement of the United States government during the Vietnam War.

Principal photography on the film began just seven months prior to its release, beginning in New York City in May 2017. The film premiered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on December 14, 2017 and is set to have a limited release in the United States on December 22, 2017, before a wide release on January 12, 2018. The Post received highly positive reviews, with specific praise for the performances of Streep, Hanks and Odenkirk, and critics noting the film's comparisons of the administrations of Richard Nixon and Donald Trump.[6][7] It was chosen by the National Board of Review as the best film of 2017, and was also named as one of the top 10 films of the year by Time magazine and the American Film Institute.[8][9][10] At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, the film received six nominations: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Actress – Drama for Streep, Best Actor – Drama for Hanks, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score.[11]

Premise

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher, Kay Graham (Streep) of The Washington Post, and its hard-driving editor, Ben Bradlee (Hanks), to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government in publishing the Pentagon Papers.

Cast

Production

Amy Pascal successfully won a bid in October 2016 for the rights to the screenplay The Post, written by Liz Hannah.[12] In February 2017, Steven Spielberg had halted pre-production on The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara after a casting setback, and consequently opened his schedule to other potential films to direct.[5] The following month, it was announced that Spielberg was in negotiations to direct and produce the film, with Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in talks for the roles of Kay Graham and Ben Bradlee, respectively.[13] The Post is the first time that Spielberg, Streep, and Hanks – each already a multi-Academy Award winner – had worked together on a film.[14][15]

Spielberg read the screenplay and decided to direct the film as immediately as possible, citing that "when I read the first draft of the script, this wasn't something that could wait three years or two years — this was a story I felt we needed to tell today".[16] Spielberg allotted to work on The Post while post-production work continued on the visual effects-heavy Ready Player One, a method he previously used during the concurrent productions of Schindler's List and Jurassic Park.[17] Josh Singer was hired to re-write the screenplay ten weeks before filming.[18] In June 2017, various New York Times figures who were associated with the Pentagon Papers case, including James Greenfield, James Goodale, Allan Siegal and Max Frankel, objected to production plans for the filming of The Post because it does not emphasize the Times' role in breaking the story.[19]

On June 6, 2017 it was announced that the project, retitled The Papers, would feature a cast including Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys, Michael Stuhlbarg, Bradley Whitford, and Zach Woods.[20] The film began principal photography in New York on May 30, 2017.[21] On August 25, 2017, the film's title was reverted back to The Post.[22] Spielberg finished the final cut of the film on November 6, 2017, with the final sound mix also completed with the musical score a week later, November 13.[23]

Music

In July 2017, it was announced that Spielberg's regular collaborator John Williams will be composing the film's score. Williams was originally attached to write the music for Spielberg's Ready Player One, but due to both films having similar post-production schedules, Williams chose to work on this project instead while Alan Silvestri was hired to take over scoring duties for the latter. The Post marks the 28th collaboration between Williams and Spielberg.[24] Recording sessions began on October 30, 2017, at Sony's Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage in Los Angeles.[25]

Release

The Post premiered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on December 14, 2017.[26] It will receive a limited release in the United States on December 22, 2017, followed by a wide release on January 12, 2018.[27] The film will be distributed internationally through Amblin Partners' distribution agreements with Universal Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, and Entertainment One Films.[28]

Marketing

The first official image from The Post was released on October 31, 2017.[29] The trailer for The Post first premiered exclusively on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on November 7, 2017.[30] The film's poster designed by BLT Communications was released the next day.[31][32] The first TV spot, titled "Uncover the Truth", was released on November 21, 2017.[33][34]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 69 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Post's period setting belies its bitingly timely themes, brought compellingly to life by director Steven Spielberg and an outstanding ensemble cast."[35] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[36]

Alonso Duralde of TheWrap praised the acting and Spielberg's direction, though noted the script as too on-the-nose at times, saying, "The Post passes the trickiest tests of a historical drama: It makes us understand that decisions that have been validated by the lens of history were difficult ones to make in the moment, and it generates suspense over how all the pieces fell into place to make those decisions come to fruition."[37] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film an A– and wrote: "Nobody needs to be reminded that history tends to go in circles, but The Post is so vital because it captures the ecstasy of trying to break the chain and bend things towards justice; defending the fundamental tenets of the Constitution hasn't been this much fun since Hamilton."[38]

Chris Nashawaty writing for Entertainment Weekly gave the film a positive review comparing it favorably with previous journalism films such as All the President's Men stating: "Spielberg makes these crucial days in American history easy to follow. But if you look at The Post next to something like All the President's Men, you see the difference between having a story passively explained to you and actively helping to untangle it. That's a small quibble with an urgent and impeccably acted film. But it's also the difference between a very good movie and a great one."[39]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
American Film Institute January 5, 2018 Top Ten Films of the Year The Post Won [40]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards January 11, 2018 Best Acting Ensemble The Post Pending [41]
Best Actor Tom Hanks Pending
Best Actress Meryl Streep Pending
Best Director Steven Spielberg Pending
Best Editing Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar Pending
Best Original Screenplay Liz Hannah and Josh Singer Pending
Best Picture The Post Pending
Best Score John Williams Pending
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association December 13, 2017 Top 10 Films of the Year The Post Won
Best Picture The Post Nominated
Best Director Steven Spielberg Nominated
Best Actor Tom Hanks Nominated
Best Actress Meryl Streep Nominated
Detroit Film Critics Society December 7, 2017 Best Ensemble The Post Won [42]
Best Screenplay Liz Hannah and Josh Singer Nominated
Golden Globe Awards January 7, 2018 Best Actor – Drama Tom Hanks Pending [43]
Best Actress – Drama Meryl Streep Pending
Best Director Steven Spielberg Pending
Best Motion Picture – Drama The Post Pending
Best Original Score John Williams Pending
Best Screenplay Liz Hannah and Josh Singer Pending
Houston Film Critics Society Awards January 6, 2018 Best Director Steven Spielberg Pending [44]
Best Original Screenplay Liz Hannah and Josh Singer Pending
Best Picture The Post Pending
Best Score John Williams Pending
National Board of Review January 4, 2018 Best Actor Tom Hanks Won [45]
Best Actress Meryl Streep Won
Best Film The Post Won
New York Film Critics Online December 10, 2017 Top 10 Films The Post Won
San Diego Film Critics Society December 11, 2017 Best Editing Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar Nominated [46]
Best Ensemble The Post Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society December 18, 2017 Best Picture of the Year The Post Pending [47]
Best Actress Meryl Streep Pending
Best Ensemble The Post Pending
St. Louis Film Critics Association December 17, 2017 Best Actor Tom Hanks Pending
Best Actress Meryl Streep Pending
Best Director Steven Spielberg Pending
Best Editing Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar Pending
Best Original Score John Williams Pending
Best Picture The Post Pending
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association December 8, 2017 Best Actress Meryl Streep Nominated [48]
Best Ensemble The Post Nominated
Best Portrayal of Washington D.C. The Post Won

See also

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