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Subject: 1999, 25th anniversaries, and "Anchorman"
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2024 08:41:30 -0500
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A couple of cable news channels seem to be giving (undue IMO) attention 
to 2024 being the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Will Ferrell vehicle 
"Anchorman," as though it's some kind of comedic masterpiece. I guess 
this can be explained because they're all, well, anchormen (and 
anchorladies) themselves.

However there does seem to be a growing consensus in the film criticism 
community that 1999 was indeed a unique year that produced a bumper 
crop of fine films -- much in the same way as in 1939 when the stars 
aligned and produced several acclaimed films such as "Gone With the 
Wind," "Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," etc.

My local CBS affiliate, NewsChannel5, also operates a digital channel 
called "NewsChannel5+" that's sort of a "public access" channel with 
several different shows that interview people on various topics. 
Recently on their "OpenLine" program they interviewed a local film buff 
and "botique" cinema employee who talks about why 1999 was such an 
historic year in films and discusses several highlights including 
"Sixth Sense," "Saving Private Ryan," "Eyes Wide Shut," "Girl 
Interrupted," "Talented Mr. Ripley," "American Beauty," etc.

If your interest has been piqued you can view the interview here:

https://www.newschannel5.com/plus/openline/why-was-1999-such-an-important-year-in-cinema 


(could be kind of choppy depending on your compatibility, it was when I 
tried watching it on the site)