The Daily Show (TV Series 1996– )

The Daily Show: Created by Madeleine Smithberg, Lizz Winstead. With Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver. A comedy news show featuring humorous takes on top stories.

“In this film, we find ourselves in a big city in a nameless country, whose political system is royal democracy. However in effect it is under a military regime. At that time, a pacifist politician-doctor-athlete arrives to deliver a speech about disarmament. This does not please the military, who devise a plot to do away with him. The politician is killed and his murder is covered up as an accident. The rest of the film is about the efforts of the Examining Magistrate and a newspaper photographer to uncover the truth.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor those who are up to date with Greek history, the country is Greece, the city is Thessaloniki and the politician is Grigoris Lambrakis. But that is of small importance, since this is a story which could have (and possibly has) happened anywhere at any time in history.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAbout the film: the cinematography is excellent, even by todayu0026#39;s standards. The acting and direction are both top class. But what impressed me the most was the filmu0026#39;s editing. After the slow first 15-20 minutes or so, the film picks up a pace which is tight and lightning fast. The dialogue is concise and to the point – the filmu0026#39;s last lines, spoken by the Narrator and found in the quotes section of IMDb, never fail to bring tears to my eyes. Finally, the film offers what I consider to be the best film score of all time (but I may be a bit biased on this, since the score is by Mikis Theodorakis, my personal favourite).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis kind of documentary-style film making has been done plenty of times since, especially in political thrillers. But this is what sparked everything up. Watch this film. Youu0026#39;ll be rewarded.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy rating: 10/10”