The history of The National Enquirer is well documented in new must-see documentary, Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer, focusing on the publication’s 88-year history and it’s undeniable influence on American journalism.
The documentary, directed by Emmy-award winner Ric Burns, takes a closer look at founder and publisher Generoso “Gene” Pope Jr. and his fearless venture to give the public exactly what it wanted to read about: celebrity dirt, philandering politicians, circus sideshows and blood spattered crime scenes.
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer, through exclusive interviews and rare footage, illustrates Pope’s rise through the ranks, and the tabloid’s tradition as a staple of supermarket checkout lines — and a key source of breaking news.
“A history of American journalism,” PopMatters writers in its’ review, “would not be complete without the story of The National Enquirer.”
Watch the trailer at: http://vimeo.com/111859845.
Enquiring Minds: The Untold Story of the Man Behind the National Enquirer hits iTunes Friday for $11.99 for HD and $10.99 for SD to own; and $4.99 HD/$3.99 SD to rent. So as you sip on egg nog and unwrap gifts in this season of guilty pleasures, check out the film that’s as guilty a pleasure as the Enquirer itself!