Good Night, and Good Luck. DVD, 2005

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MovieMail's Review

Of the many pleasures of George Clooney's second film as director, chief is the evocation of a time when breaking the news seemed to matter more.
Good Night, and Good Luck. chronicles the on and off-air tussle that unfolded in the mid-1950s between CBS journalist Ed Murrow's 'See It Now' show and the witch-hunting 'junior Senator from Wisconsin' Joseph McCarthy. Sure-handed writing and direction establishes a world that's cinematic and intensely seductive, not least for being so intelligent and principled. David Strathairn's Oscar-nominated performance as Murrow helps: he's fastidious, erudite, articulate and grave, and dolefully funny rather than flippant. However, the triumph of Good Night... is that – McCarthy/Dubya-baiting aside – it's the sort of film that Republicans would love too. All-American through and through, it's nostalgic, stately of pace, and shot unfussily using only those techniques available to mid-50s cameramen. (Robert Elswit's elegant monochrome photography is another major plus.) Above all things an exhortation to have faith - in facts, not assumptions - and be smarter, it fights a good fight, and makes for very good work.

Mike McCahill on 9th June 2006
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Film Information

Director - George Clooney

Produced - 2005

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - American film

Cast - Robert Downey Jr, George Clooney, David Strathairn

DVD Details

Certificate:	PG	Publisher:	Lionsgate	Region:	2
Length:	90 mins	Cat No:	SRD93809
Format:	DVD B&W	Subtitles:	Hard of Hearing - English

DVD Extras

Audio commentary by Grant Heslov and George Clooney
Behind-the-scenes featurette
Photo gallery
Trailer.

Film Description

Oscar-nominated drama directed by, written by and starring George Clooney. The year is 1953, television is still in its infancy and the esteemed broadcast journalist, Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn), anchors the popular news documentary show, 'See it Now', on CBS. With the threat of Communism creating an air of paranoia in the United States and Senator Joseph McCarthy exploiting those fears, Murrow and his producer Fred Friendly (Clooney) decide to take a stand and challenge McCarthy, exposing him for the fearmonger he is. Strathairn is excellent as the solemn crusader, and Clooney's sparse direction and Robert Elswit's black and white photography perfectly capture the period.