The Pulitzer at 100. Film Review: The Pulitzer at 100 Gravely celebrating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Pulitzer Prize, this sluggish documentary commingles interviews with distinguished recipients, dramatic recitations by famous actors and historical information about Joseph Pulitzer. The Pulitzer at 100 celebrates the centenary of this revered and seminal national award for literary excellence in journalism and the arts. The riveting tales of the winning artists give an insider's view of how these pinnacles of achievement are selected and how the award has the power to change lives and communities. Serving as something of an overstuffed sampler platter, the documentary "The Pulitzer at 100," marking the centenary of newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer's effort to place journalism on equal footing with arts and letters, is big on variety but comes up frustratingly short on substance. While the. An excellent example of what not to award, however, comes from “The Pulitzer at 100,” an hour and a half of congratulatory platitudes timed to the prizes’ centennial. Although produced independently, this documentary, directed by Kirk Simon, plays as if the Pulitzers were presenting an award to themselves, Featuring interviews with notable prize recipients including authors, journalists, playwrights and musicians such as Toni Morrison, Michael Chabon, Junot Díaz, Tony Kushner, Paula Vogel, Carl Bernstein, Robert Caro, Nicholas Kristof, Thomas Friedman, David Remnick and Wynton Marsalis, the film also brings Pulitzer-winning works to life through readings by Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Liev Schreiber, John Lithgow and others. Review: ‘The Pulitzer at 100’ Celebrates Awards More Than. The Pulitzer at 100 celebrates the centenary of this revered and seminal national award for literary excellence in journalism and the arts. Summaries. The Pulitzer at 100, by Oscar and Emmy winning director Kirk Simon, is a ninety-minute independent documen