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DVD Gurus: Reporters On Film

From a manufactured media circus, to a desperate game of cat-and-mouse with a serial killer, Hollywood sure knows how to romanticize journalism.

On Friday's Up to Date, DVD Gurus Mitch Brian and Jason Heck join us to talk about some of their favorite films that feature reporters. We'll dive into some thrilling vampire conspiracies, reports gone wrong, and others that are sure to set off the investigator in everyone.

Also, for all you film buffs: Join Steve Kraske and the DVD Gurus for a special screening of All The President's Men Sunday December 8 at 2 p.m. at the Alamo Drafthouse. We'll screen the movie and have a post-film discussion. Tickets are $7. More details.

Guests:

  • Mitch Brian is a screenwriter and professor at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. 
  • Jason Heck is a freelance film critic and life-long tall person. 
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
Stephen Steigman is director of Classical KC. You can email him at Stephen.Steigman@classicalkc.org.
Cody Newill is part of KCUR's audience development team. Follow him on Twitter @CodyNewill or email him at cody@kcur.org.