‘Spotlight’ – Official Trailer:

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Directed by Tom McCarthy, Written by Josh Singer, and Tom McCarthy, Produced byBlye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, and Michael Sugar, Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, with Cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi, Edited by Tom McArdle, with Music by Howard Shore, Production companies: Participant Media, First Look Media, Anonymous Content, Rocklin/Faust Productions, and Spotlight Film, Distributed by Open Road Films. (2015)

A Religious Spotlight…

Spotlight is a 2015 biographical drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and written by McCarthy and Josh Singer. The film focuses on The Boston Globes‘s Spotlight news team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the Unites States, and its investigation into cases of widespread and systematic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Catholic priests. While the plot is written for the film, it is loosely based on a series of stories by the Spotlight team that earned The Boston Globe the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. The film features an ensemble cast including Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Racheal McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d’Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, and Billy Crudup.

(L to R) Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, and Tom McCarthy during the filming of "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

US film director Tom McCarthy poses for photographers ahead of the UK Premiere of the film 'Spotlight' in central London on January 20, 2016. Nominated for 'Best Picture'at the Oscars, The investigative journalism drama "Spotlight," about the newspaper team that uncovered a widespread child sex scandal in the Catholic Church in Boston, won the awards for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday, January 17, 2016. Photo Credit: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images

Josh Singer at the "Spotlight" premiere during the 40th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Photo Credit: Michael Hurcomb/Corbis via Getty Images

The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes. Its reported daily circulation had fallen to under 69,000 copies per day as of June 2022. It reported 300,000 print and digital subscribers in 2017. The Boston Globe is the oldest and largest daily newspaper in Boston. Founded in 1872, the paper was mainly controlled by Irish Catholic interests before being sold to Charles H. Taylor and his family. After being privately held until 1973, it was sold to The New York Times in 1993 for $1.1 billion, making it one of the most expensive print purchases in U.S. history. The newspaper was purchased in 2013 by Boston Red Sox and Liverpool F.C. owner John W. Henry for $70 million from The New York Times Company, having lost over 90% of its value in 20 years. The newspaper has been noted as "one of the nation's most prestigious papers." In 1967, The Boston Globe became the first major paper in the U.S. to come out against the Vietnam War. The paper's 2002 coverage of the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal received international media attention and served as the basis for the 2015 American drama film "Spotlight." The editor of The Boston Globe is Nancy Barnes, who took the helm in February 2023. The chief print rival of The Boston Globe is the Boston Herald, which has a smaller circulation that is declining more rapidly.

Boston Globe journalists Ben Bradlee Jr., Michael Rezendes, Sacha Pfeiffer and Walter Robinson attend the screening of Open Roads Films' 'Spotlight' on November 3, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Photo Credit: Todd Williamson / Getty Images

(L to R) Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, John Slattery, and Rachel McAdams at an event for "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: Kerry Hayes - © 2015 - Open Road Films

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 photo, actor Michael Keaton, from left, Boston Globe's former deputy managing editor Ben Bradlee Jr., reporter Michael Rezendes, columnist and reporter Sacha Pfeiffer, editor Walter Robinson, and writer/director Thomas McCarthy pose for a portrait during press day for "Spotlight" at The Four Seasons, in Los Angeles. The power of ìSpotlight,î which opens Friday, isnít just felt by its real-life reporters; itís a big-screen bolt of inspiration for a beleaguered profession and a certain entry into the canon of great films about journalism. While the filmís attributes are numerous, its greatest strength is its rigorous depiction of investigative journalism and its celebration of an increasingly endangered species of news gathering. Photo Credit: Casey Curry/Invision/AP

The front page featuring the Boston Globe's "spotlight" team article (Top) from January 6, 2002 that investigates the Catholic Church's history of abuse by priests that won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. Photo Credit: The Boston Globe

On behalf of The Boston Globe Spotlight team, Walter Robinson (right) accepts 2003 Pulitzer Prize from Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University and a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Photo Credit: The Pulitzer Prizes

Mark Ruffalo as Michael Rezendes in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

Michael Keaton as Walter "Robby" Robinson in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

Rachel McAdams as Sacha Pfeiffer in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

John Slattery as Ben Bradlee Jr. in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

Stanley Tucci as Mitchell Garabedian, an attorney representing victims of sexual abuse in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

Brian d'Arcy James as Matt Carroll in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

Liev Schreiber as Marty Baron in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

Billy Crudup as Eric MacLeish, an attorney representing victims of sexual abuse in "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

Spotlight was shown in the Out of Competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, the Telluride Film Festival and the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released on November 6, 2015, by Open Road Films and grossed $98 million worldwide. It received widespread critical praise, with critics lauding the performances of the cast, historical accuracy and screenplay; it won numerous guilds’ and critics’ association awards, and was named one of the best films of 2015 by various publications.

The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film Amarcord was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film From Afar by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award. Everest was selected as the festival's opening night film, while Guan Hu's drama film Mr. Six served as the closing night film. Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival. The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's Faraway, So Close!, while in the background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows, which also appeared on the 71st Venice International Film Festival poster. The festival honoured Brian De Palma with Glory to the Filmmaker Award and a documentary film titled De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow also screened at the festival. Jonathan Demme received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of Horizons (Orizzonti) section jury.

Thomas McCarthy, Marc Ruffalo and Stanley Tucci attend the photocall of movie Spotlight, during the 72nd International Venice Film Festival Photo Credit: Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images

The Telluride Film Festival (TFF) is a film festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado during Labor Day weekend (the first Monday in September). The 50th edition took place on August 31–September 4, 2023. Photo Credit: Chris Willman / Variety

(L to R) Michael Keaton, and Rachel McAdams at the Telluride Film Festival promoting "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: Google Images

The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts was the opening night film; Mr. Right by Paco Cabezas was the closing night film. The year's edition included two new sections called Platform and Primetime. At Platform, twelve films will be screened in front of a jury, with the best film of the program winning the C$25,000 Platform Prize. Film directors Claire Denis, Jia Zhangke, and Agnieszka Holland were selected as the jurors for this section. At Primetime, six high-quality television programs will be presented at public screenings with Question and Answer sessions with show creators. The lineups for the TIFF Docs, Vanguard, Midnight Madness, and Masters sections were announced on 11 August 2015. More than 100 films were added to the festival's programme on 18 August. The new program titled In Conversation replaced the Maverick section. The Festival reported that TIFF 2015 had a record high industry attendance, with 5,450 delegates from 80 countries, a 7% increase over 2014.

(L to R) Brian d'Arcy James, Liev Schreiber, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, John Slattery, and Michael Keaton at the TIFF premiere of "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: © 2015 - TIFF

The October 28, 2015 premiere of "Spotlight" in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo Credit: © 2015 - Open Road Films

(L to R) Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, John Slattery, and Rachel McAdams in a scene from "Spotlight" (2015) Photo Credit: Kerry Hayes - © 2015 - Open Road Films

The Academy Award winning screenplay for the film "Spotlight" co-written by director Tom McCarthy and John Singer. Photo Credit: Google Images

Director Tom McCarthy, recipient of the Feature Film Nomination Plaque for "Spotlight" in the press room during the 68th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on February 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Photo Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Producer Steve Golin, screenwriter Josh Singer, producer Nicole Rocklin, actress Rachel McAdams, guest and producer Blye Pagon Faust accept the Best Picture award for 'Spotlight' onstage during the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 17, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. Photo Credit: Lester Cohen/WireImage

Screenwriter Josh Singer, actor Brian d'Arcy James, producers Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin and Steve Golin, actress Rachel McAdams, journalist Sacha Pfeiffer, editor Tom McArdle and Executive Producer Tom Ortenberg, winners of Best Picture Award for "Spotlight" pose in the press room during the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 17, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Spotlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with Best Original Screenplay, from six total nominations, at the 88th Academy Awards making it the first Best Picture winner since The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) to win only one other Oscar. The film also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards.

A screen showing the film 'Spotlight' which is an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, is announced by actor John Krasinski and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs during the Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California on January 14, 2016. The 88th Oscars will be held on February 28 at the Dolby Theatre in downtown Hollywood. Photo Credit: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

Cast and crew of 'Spotlight,' including actors Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton, writer-director Tom McCarthy, actor Mark Ruffalo, producers Nicole Rocklin and Blye Pagon Faust, screenwriter Josh Singer, producer Michael Sugar, actors Rachel McAdams and Liev Schreiber, and producer Steve Golin accept the Best Picture award onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

(L-R) Producers Steve Golin, Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin and Michael Sugar, winners of the Best Picture award for 'Spotlight,' pose in the press room during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at Loews Hollywood Hotel on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Photo Credit: C Flanigan/FilmMagic

The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by David Hill and Reginald Hudlin and directed by Glenn Weiss. Actor Chris Rock hosted the show for the second time, having previously hosted the 77th ceremony held in 2005. In related events, the academy held its 7th Annual Governors Awards ceremony at the Grand Ballroom of the Hollywood and Highland Center on November 14, 2015.On February 13, 2016, in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by hosts Olivia Munn and Jason Segel. Spotlight won two awards including Best Picture, making it the first film since The Greatest Show On Earth to win Best Picture while only winning one other award and Mad Max: Fury Road won six awards, the most for the evening. The Revenant earned three awards including Best Director for Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Best Actor for Leonardo DiCaprio, his first win after five previous nominations spanning two decades. Brie Larson won Best Actress for Room, while Mark Rylance and Alicia Vikander won supporting acting honors for Bridge of Spies and The Danish Girl, respectively. The telecast garnered 34.42 million viewers in the United States.

Screenwriter Josh Singer (L) and screenwriter-director Tom McCarthy accept the Best Original Screenplay award for 'Spotlight' onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

88th Academy Awards press room Best original screenplay winners Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy for "Spotlight." Photo Credit: Ted Soqui/Corbis via Getty Images

"Spotlight" (2015) received 6 nominations at the 88th Academy Awards: 1. Best Picture 2. Best Director - Tom McCarthy 3. Best Original Screenplay - Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer 4. Best Supporting Actress - Rachel McAdams 5. Best Supporting Actor - Mark Ruffalo 6. Best Film Editing - Tom McArdle Photo Credit: Spotlight Movie Facebook

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Screenplay by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, and Barré Lyndon, Story by Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, and Frank Cavett, Produced by Cecil B. DeMille, Starring: Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame, Henry Wilcoxon, Lyle Bettger, Lawrence Tierney, Emmett Kelly, Cucciola, Antoinette Concello, James Stewart, Narrated by Cecil B. DeMille, with Cinematography by George Barnes, and Edited by Anne Bauchens, with Music by Victor Young, Distributed by Paramount Pictures (1952)

(L-R) Actors Billy Crudup, John Slattery, Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James and Rachel McAdams accept the Cast in a Motion Picture award for 'Spotlight' onstage during The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 30, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. 25650_021 Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Turner

The cast of Spotlight wins for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture during the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Calif. on Saturday January 30, 2016. Photo Credit: Watchara Phomicinda/MediaNews Group/The Press-Enterprise via Getty Images

The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2015, were presented on January 30, 2016 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was broadcast on both TNT and TBS 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST and the nominees were announced on December 9, 2015. Carol Burnett was announced as the 2015 SAG Life Achievement Award honoree on July 20, 2015. It was announced on the live Red Carpet Show that Mad Max: Fury Road had received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture and that Game of Thrones had received the Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series.

Spotlight is the Featured Blog of the Month for November for its real-life history! You can expect to read a detailed critique of the 2015 film, Spotlight. You can also read a recommendation with a character synopsis. There is also a detailed review of the 2002 Spotlight news team article that won The Boston Globe the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2003. You can also watch an interview with Mark Ruffalo and reporter Michael Rezendes, who Ruffalo plays in the film, with CBS Mornings discussing Spotlight. There is also a Top Ten List to commemorate the film being a Featured Blog of the Month, and for Spotlight, the topic of the list is My Top Ten Biographical Drama Movies! And finally, as a Featured Blog of the Month film, you can watch the Official Trailer for the 2015 film and then plan on watching Spotlight tonight!