Good Night, And Good Luck.

[Brian in Mesa]

Good Night, And Good Luck.

Release Date: October 7, 2005 (NY, LA, DC, SF, BOS; wider release: October 14)
Studio: Warner Independent Pictures
Director: George Clooney
Screenwriter: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for mild thematic elements and brief language)
Website: Good Night, And Good Luck.

Starring: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Tate Donovan, Ray Wise, Frank Langella

Plot Summary: "Good Night, And Good Luck." takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.

 

[arthurracoon]

 

[nathan]

Arthur, that is not a very constructive post. At the very least you could write about why you liked the movie. If I were the anti-postpadding police, I would fine you 10 posts.

 

[JS22]

Very good flick. I needed to watch it twice in order to appreciate it.

8/10

 

[Bada0Bing]

I just watched this. What a great movie. I wish I had more time to read a book on this subject before watching this, it probably would have made the movie even better. The filming was amazing. The way the camera cut to each character while he delivered his lines was great. It made me try to think of what was going through the character’s mind as they delivered their lines to the TV audience. There was probably more to the subject that I just didn’t get because I wasn’t alive during this time and haven’t had a chance to really research TV during this time period. The ending was perfect. It left me wanting to learn more about this subject.

I read that this was the first entirely black and white film to be nominated for best picture since The Elephant Man (1980).

 

[Chaplin]

I just watched this. What a great movie. I wish I had more time to read a book on this subject before watching this, it probably would have made the movie even better. The filming was amazing. The way the camera cut to each character while he delivered his lines was great. It made me try to think of what was going through the character’s mind as they delivered their lines to the TV audience. There was probably more to the subject that I just didn’t get because I wasn’t alive during this time and haven’t had a chance to really research TV during this time period. The ending was perfect. It left me wanting to learn more about this subject.

I read that this was the first entirely black and white film to be nominated for best picture since The Elephant Man (1980).

Key word is "entirely". (Schindler's List won, but there were a few bits of color in the film)

Cool little fact though.

 

[D-Dogg]

I liked it. I've always been interested in McCarthyism and such, and have one of my two undergrad majors in Broadcast Journalism, so I was very interested to see this movie when it came out.

Just watched the DVD and I liked it a great deal.

One thing that was just so odd to me though, is how much smoking goes on. It is hard to understand just how prevalent smoking was back then...my wife says "let me guess...Murrow died from lung cancer, huh?" Yep...

Very good movie.

 

[abomb]

Good Night and Good Luck

Didnt see a thread for this flick, so here it is.

Watched this movie last night and thought it was pretty good. The black and white visuals were really cool. Since I didnt know that much about Murrow/McCarthy, I found myself hitting up the Wikipedia repeatedly throughout the film. The guy that played Murrow was top notch.

Anyone else see this flick?

 

[arthurracoon]

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[abomb]

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[arthurracoon]

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[thirty-two]

Damn, a-bomb, arthur owned you!

 

[abomb]

Damn, a-bomb, arthur owned you!

Indeed. I believe I just, what you kids call, "got served".