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Nov 20, 2015 · Spotlight: Directed by Tom McCarthy. With Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber. The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
- (506K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tom McCarthy
- 2015-11-20
Here's the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and the subsequent cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
- 1 min
- Were The Reporters Really Not Very Religious?
- Are The Actors in The Movie Very Religious?
- Did Many More Victims Come Forward After The Story Broke?
- Did The Story Earn The Spotlight Team A Pulitzer Prize?
- Were The Original Reporters and Editors Involved in The Making of The Movie?
- Did Michael Keaton Meet The Real Walter Robinson?
Yes. The screenwriters realized that having at least one of the reporters be more in touch with his or her faith could enhance the drama, but the reality was that none of them were in touch with their faith. The real Spotlight team members were all lapsed Catholics (Wall Street Journal). After conducting their research for the 2001 Globe story, som...
To a large degree, no. Actor Mark Ruffalo, an outspoken, pro-choice political activist, told reporters at Spotlight's Boston premiere about his unsavory experience with the Catholic Church. "I grew up Catholic and the hypocrisy of it and the dogma of it had chilled my relationship with it very early on. Even as a boy, I could feel it. There was a c...
The real Spotlight team interviewed 30 or 40 victims during their research, which often took an emotional toll on the reporters, as emphasized in the movie. Once the story reached the masses in early 2002, more victims came forward, no longer believing they were alone in what had happened. "We received calls just in the Boston archdiocese from over...
Yes. The real Spotlight team members won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for their series of reports on the Catholic Church child abuse scandal and its systemic cover-up. -BostonGlobe.com
Yes. "We would interview each of them about the same moments, to triangulate what happened, 10 or 11 years after the investigation," said director and co-screenwriter Tom McCarthy. "Put it sometimes in their words, or our words, or a combination. ... These reporters and editors read almost every draft we threw at them." -Wall Street Journal "I was ...
Yes, in researching the true story behind the Spotlight movie, we learned that in addition to watching video of old news appearances featuring Robinson, Michael Keaton met the real Walter Robinson over dinner. Robinson described the meeting as an "odd experience" because Keaton spent the entire time studying his mannerisms, which he says Keaton get...
Nov 3, 2015 · For three decades, the Catholic Church was negligent of former priest John J. Geoghan’s compulsive sexual abuse of children, The Boston Globe reported.
We look at if its expose of the Catholic Church holds up to the real story, Spotlight won an Oscar for Best Picture and the film told the story of the Boston Globe's expose of the Catholic Church with accuracy (mostly).
Sep 17, 2015 · This awards season, it’s the battle of the newsroom films with Truth going inside 60 Minutes and the 2004 Rathergate scandal and Spotlight shining on the Boston Globe ‘s crack investigative...
Jul 29, 2015 · The film tells the true story behind the Boston Globe reporters who investigated and exposed the Catholic Church’s systemic cover-up of sexual abuse.
