Spotlight (film) (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Spotlight (film)" in English language version.

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3blmedia.com

"Participant Media's "Spotlight" Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel Mcadams, Liev Schreiber And Stanley Tucci Goes To Camera In Boston Before Lensing In Toronto". 3BL Media. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.

afi.com

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"Here Are the AFI AWARDS 2015 Official Selections". American Film Institute. December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

aleteia.org

Muldoon, Tim (November 27, 2015). "'Spotlight' Reveals Sexual Abuse, But Misrepresents a Good Man". Aleteia. Retrieved November 30, 2015. Dunn was also the head of public relations for Boston College.

armenianweekly.com

Vann, Karine (June 5, 2019). "PODCAST: A Conversation with Journalist Stephen Kurkjian" (Podcast). The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

bbc.com

"BBC'S 100 Greatest Movies of the 21st Century". BBC. August 23, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

bbfc.co.uk

"SPOTLIGHT (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.

bc.edu

lawmagazine.bc.edu

Sanders, Vicki (March 31, 2017). "Going Once, Going Twice". BC Law. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

boston.com

Juul, Matt (September 26, 2014). "'Spotlight' Actors Spotted at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
Juul, Matt (September 24, 2014). "Globe 'Spotlight' Movie Holding Open Casting Call". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2014.

bostonglobe.com

Allen, Scott (June 22, 2012). "A distinguished history of digging up the truth". Boston Globe. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
Shanahan, Mark (September 3, 2015). "'Spotlight' gets glittering debut in Venice". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (September 16, 2014). "Mark Ruffalo visits the Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (August 11, 2014). "Report: Globe Spotlight movie gets a cast". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (September 29, 2014). "'Spotlight' films at The Boston Globe". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (August 19, 2014). "'Spotlight' script tells the story of Globe series". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (September 26, 2014). "'Spotlight' filming at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
Conti, Katheleen (December 20, 2017). "Globe's former home on Morrissey Blvd. sold for $81 million". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (September 30, 2014). "Rachel McAdams reporting for duty". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
Wangsness, Lisa (October 29, 2015). "'Spotlight' shows how church was impelled to act, O'Malley says". Boston Globe. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

bostonherald.com

Encarnacao, Jack (November 26, 2015). "Globe reporters defend portrayal of Jack Dunn in movie". Boston Herald. Retrieved November 30, 2015. The scene depicts a fairly common exchange involving reporters who have unpleasant questions to ask and a skilled public relations person doing his best to frame a story in the most favorable way possible for the institution he is representing. That's what Jack did that day.

bostonphoenix.com

Lombardi, Kristen (October 31 – November 6, 2003). "Phil Saviano Founder of the local Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

boxofficemojo.com

"Spotlight (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 22, 2018.

broadwayworld.com

"Brian d'Arcy James Joins Boston Priest Pedophile Drama SPOTLIGHT". Broadway World. September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

catholicnews.com

"Spotlight". Catholic News. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.

chch.com

"Ruffalo, Tucci in Hamilton for Spotlight shoot". CHCH News. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2014.

creativescreenwriting.com

Iacovetti, Carla (January 25, 2016). "Spotlight: The Burden of Truth". Creative Screenwriting. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

cruxnow.com

Allen Jr., John (October 23, 2015). "Vatican Radio praises movie on Boston Globe coverage of clergy abuse". Crux. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
San Martín, Inés (February 29, 2016). "Vatican Radio, newspaper praise 'Spotlight' as courageous". Crux. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

curbed.com

boston.curbed.com

Acitelli, Tom (February 27, 2016). "Spotlight in Boston: Where the Best Picture winner was filmed". Curbed Boston. Retrieved January 11, 2025.

deadline.com

Blyth, Antonia (February 6, 2016). "'Spotlight's Tom McCarthy: "I Passed The First Time"". Deadline Hollywood.
"Black List 2013: Full Screenplay List". Deadline Hollywood. December 16, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 10, 2015). "Michael Keaton Mark Ruffalo Boston Globe Film 'Spotlight' Opens Nov. 6". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 9, 2015). "'Spectre' $70.4M Opening: Still 2nd Highest 007 Debut Behind 'Skyfall', But Not That Far From 'Quantum Of Solace' – Monday AM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 29, 2015). "Katniss On Track For $78M-80M 5-Day; 'Good Dinosaur' Eyes $58M-$62M; 'Creed' Punching $39M-$42M". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

empireonline.com

"Spotlight". Empire. January 25, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

ew.com

Labrecque, Jeff (February 16, 2016). "How Spotlight cast the 'Voice of God,' and how the Church has (or hasn't) changed". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
Labrecque, Jeff. "Spotlight players confront the clue that became the movie's key twist". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
Coggan, Devan (February 29, 2016). "Vatican newspaper praises Spotlight, says it's 'not anti-Catholic'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
Gettell, Oliver (March 15, 2016). "Jack Dunn feels 'vindicated' by Open Road Spotlight statement". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved March 15, 2016.

fastcompany.com

Laporte, Nicole (January 7, 2016). "The Real Reporters Behind "Spotlight" On Reliving The Facts And Accepting The Fiction". Fast Company. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

filmdoctor.co.uk

"Spotlight Editor Tom McArdle In Conversation". Film Doctor. February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

fortune.com

Tom Huddleston Jr. (February 23, 2015). "Birdman is one of the lowest-grossing Oscar Best Picture winners ever". Fortune.

ghostarchive.org

Barron, Robert (November 17, 2015). "Bishop Robert Barron gives his take on new "Spotlight" film". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

hollywoodreporter.com

Siegel, Tatiana (August 8, 2014). "Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton in Talks for Catholic Priest Sex Abuse Scandal Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
Siegel, Tatiana; Kit, Borys (August 27, 2014). "Billy Crudup in Talks for Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal Film 'Spotlight' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
Siegemund-Broka, Austin (September 25, 2014). "John Slattery, 'Homeland' Alum Join Catholic Sex Abuse Film 'Spotlight'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
Pamela McClintock (March 3, 2016). "And the Oscar for Profitability Goes to ... 'The Martian'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
"Golden Globe Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.

indiewire.com

Dry, Jude; O'Falt, Chris; Erbland, Kate; Kohn, Eric; Sharf, Zack; Marotta, Jenna; Thompson, Anne; Earl, William; Nordine, Michael; Ehrlich, David (April 20, 2018). "The 25 Best American Screenplays of the 21st Century, From 'Eternal Sunshine' to 'Lady Bird'". IndieWire. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

latimes.com

Rosen, Lisa (December 22, 2015). "Four actors leave big impressions with small roles". The Envelope. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
Kington, Tom (February 4, 2016). "Vatican panel kicks off meeting on sexual abuse by watching 'Spotlight'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

medium.com

Chou, Sophie (February 29, 2016). "Shining the Spotlight on Matt Carroll". Medium. Retrieved June 2, 2019.

metacritic.com

"Spotlight Reviews". Metacritic. Chicago, Illinois: CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
"Best of 2015: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". metacritic.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
"Best of 2015: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

nytimes.com

Cieply, Michael (January 7, 2016). "Before the Oscars, Some Films Face the Truth Test". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

osservatoreromano.va

Scaraffia, Lucetta (February 29, 2016). "It's not an anti-Catholic film". L'Osservatore Romano. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

pressacademy.com

"2015 nominees". International Press Academy. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

pulitzer.org

"The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved June 11, 2015.

radiovaticana.va

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Pellegrini, Luca (September 4, 2015). "A Venezia il film sulla pedofilia nella diocesi di Boston" (in Italian). Retrieved December 1, 2015.

releases.com

"Spotlight DVD and Blu-ray". releases.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

rottentomatoes.com

"Spotlight (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 2, 2024.

s3.amazonaws.com

"Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. September 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015. The second runner up is Tom McCarthy's Spotlight.

screendaily.com

"Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program'". ScreenDaily. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

slate.com

"Spotlight's Set Designer on How He Perfectly Replicated the Boston Globe Building". Slate. November 12, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

thebostonpilot.com

Staff (October 28, 2015). "Cardinal O'Malley issues statement on the release of 'Spotlight' film". The Pilot. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

theguardian.com

Kermode, Mark; critic, Observer film (January 31, 2016). "Spotlight review – exposing the sins of the fathers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

theindependentcritic.com

"The Independent Critic - "Spotlight" is One of 2015's Best Films". theindependentcritic.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

thewrap.com

Sneider, Jeff (August 8, 2014). "Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams in Talks to Star in Catholic Church Sex Scandal Drama (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

torontoist.com

"Reel Toronto: Spotlight". Torontoist. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.

variety.com

Chang, Justin (September 3, 2015). "Venice Film Review: "Spotlight"". Variety. Los Angeles, California: Penske Business Media. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
"'Carol,' 'Spotlight,' 'Beasts of No Nation' Lead Spirit Awards Nominations". Variety. November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
"SAG Awards Nominations: Complete List". Variety. December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
"New York Film Critics Online Name 'Spotlight' Best Film of the Year". Variety. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
"Critics' Choice Award Nominations Led by 'Mad Max,' 'Fargo'". Variety. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

vulture.com

Jada Yuan (November 3, 2015). "Watching the Watchers: Tom McCarthy on Making Spotlight". Vulture. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

web.archive.org

"Participant Media's "Spotlight" Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel Mcadams, Liev Schreiber And Stanley Tucci Goes To Camera In Boston Before Lensing In Toronto". 3BL Media. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
Lombardi, Kristen (October 31 – November 6, 2003). "Phil Saviano Founder of the local Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests". Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
Conti, Katheleen (December 20, 2017). "Globe's former home on Morrissey Blvd. sold for $81 million". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
"Ruffalo, Tucci in Hamilton for Spotlight shoot". CHCH News. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
"Spotlight Editor Tom McArdle In Conversation". Film Doctor. February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
"Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. September 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2015. The second runner up is Tom McCarthy's Spotlight.
"Best of 2015: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". metacritic.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
"Spotlight". Catholic News. November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
Allen Jr., John (October 23, 2015). "Vatican Radio praises movie on Boston Globe coverage of clergy abuse". Crux. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
San Martín, Inés (February 29, 2016). "Vatican Radio, newspaper praise 'Spotlight' as courageous". Crux. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
"Best of 2015: Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Kermode, Mark; critic, Observer film (January 31, 2016). "Spotlight review – exposing the sins of the fathers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

wsj.com

Morgenstern, Joe (November 5, 2015). "'Spotlight' Review: Blazingly Bright, Fearlessly Focused". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

blogs.wsj.com

"'Carol' Takes Top Honors at New York Film Critics Awards". The Wall Street Journal. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

x.com

@mattzollerseitz (November 29, 2017). "Yes! It's very strange that just because Spielberg isn't swooping the camera around a lot, he's not directing his ass off. The blocking in [The Post] is A+, old school. SPOTLIGHT got praise for doing a tenth of what he does here" (Tweet). Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Twitter.
@mattzollerseitz (December 3, 2018). "Spotlight did very well for itself, but it's true that the good ones [films about journalists] tend to get ignored" (Tweet). Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Twitter.

youtube.com

Barron, Robert (November 17, 2015). "Bishop Robert Barron gives his take on new "Spotlight" film". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 2, 2021. Retrieved February 29, 2016.