I forget where I picked up the recommendation to see A Face In the Crowd but I’m glad I did and I’m passing it along unreservedly.

The film stands shoulder to shoulder with Network (which came along 19 years later) as an indictment of the power of radio and television and the cult of media personality.

You’ll see an amazing performance (his first on film) by Andy Griffith, and you’ll understand why Keith Olbermann uses the nickname “Lonesome Rhodes” to describe Glenn Beck.

Do yourself a favor and add it to your Netflix queue today.

This entry was posted on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 11:03 am and is filed under This 'n' That.