Deadline Artists Is a Love Letter to the Glory Days of Newspapers

These days, people aren't exactly clamoring to recognize two white guys as heroes. But we only stand to lose if we neglect the legacy of old-school journos like Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill, subjects of the lively and suitably sly HBO documentary Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists.

Breslin and Hamill were stars of the New York City newspaper scene from the 1960s through the '80s, though their influence stretched far beyond Manhattan.

These days, people aren't exactly clamoring to recognize two white guys as heroes. But we only stand to lose if we neglect the legacy of old-school journos like Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill, subjects of the lively and suitably sly HBO documentary Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists. Breslin and Hamill were stars of the New York City newspaper scene from the 1960s through the '80s, though their influence stretched far beyond Manhattan.