Glenn Close and Michael Keaton in The Paper. "I wanted to weave into the fabric of the movie as much ... detail about the newspaper business as I could," director Ron Howard told THR at the time. Andy Schwartz/Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment More than three decades ago, Ron Howard decided that a story about a fictional New York City tabloid was just his type.