Video: Anchorman: The original audition tapes for ESPN
In 2004, Will Ferrell starred in Anchorman, a film about Ron Burgundy: “San Diego’s top rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting of the 1970’s.” At the time, Slate called it “messy, crude, and brilliant.”
On November 4, a panel of film critics (Jessica Winter, Scott Foundas, R. Emmet Sweeney, Nick Dawson and Christian Lorentzen) will screen the film at 92YTribeca and argue the question: “Was Anchorman an important turning point in contemporary cinema?”
What do you think? Start the discussion early, and leave your comments below.
