The Truman Show	Producer
The Truman Show	Screenwriter

newspaper - All the world's a stage Sunday Herald Sun. 27-09-1998. p.87

Clark Forbes

The reviewer says that the success of the film is more a result of Andrew Niccol's script and Peter Weir's direction than the big name of Jim Carrey. The fil...[full record]

newspaper - Cinema for the Cerebral Sunday Times. 28-03-1999. pp.4 - 5

Sheila Johnston

Weir talks about how he was initially going to play the part of the director, Christof (played by Ed Harris) after his initial choice for the role, Dennis Ho...[full record]

newspaper - His Show of Shows Los Angeles Times. 05-06-1998. p.n.p.

Kenneth Turan

The review heaps praise on Weir's ability to direct with "enviable grace", while at the same time raising satirical questions about society. The review talks...[full record]

newspaper - Life is a cathode ray The Bulletin. 29-09-1998. p.76

Susie Eisenhuth

Short review describing The Truman Show as a "fable for the times" in that it perfectly touches on the issues of exploitation and the "tyranny" of television.[full record]

newspaper - Life is a television show Courier-Mail. 26-09-1998. p.16

Des Partridge

One of the less interesting reviews written about the Truman Show. It gives a basic plot description and discusses the media saturation issue, as well as pra...[full record]

newspaper - Smile! Your Life's on TV Time. 28-09-1998. pp.96 - 98

Richard Corliss

Gives basic outline of the narrative structure of the film, then talks about how the film touches on the theme of control, that is, who is directing our live...[full record]

newspaper - So, what's wrong with this picture? New York Times. 05-06-1998. p.1

Janet Maslin

Mainly discusses the narrative of the film. Begins with a definition of "trumania" to give readers who haven't seen the film a feel for what it's about. Prai...[full record]

newspaper - The Screen Guide Rolling Stone. 01-10-1998. pp.119 - 121

Peter Travers

Mainly talks about the narrative of the film, the ramifications of media intrusiveness, and the "mastery" of Peter Weir's direction. Yet the reviewers questi...[full record]

newspaper - Theater of the Observed: In "Truman Show", the Camera Never Sleeps. Good Thing. This Is One to Watch. Washington Post. 05-06-1998. p.n.p.

Rita Kempley

Discusses mainly the narrative of the film, describing it as Candid Camera "run amok", and talks about the issues of paranoia and violation of privacy and vo...[full record]

newspaper - Thru a Lens Darkly New York Village Voice. 09-06-1998. p.n.p.

Hoberman

Compares the themes raised in The Truman Show to an early episode of The Twilight Zone, where a businessman finds his office has been converted into a movie ...[full record]

newspaper - Trapped in a soap bubble The Weekend Australian. 26-09-1998. p.21

Evan Williams

Discusses the film's exploration of our fears that we aren't control of ourselves, that our lives are "regulated by endless pressures to perform". Also menti...[full record]