Good Night, and Good Luck PG
They took on the Government with nothing but the truth.
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- Commentary by George Clooney and Grant Heslov
- Theatrical Trailer
- Subtitles in English, French, & Spanish
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 14, 2006
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Warner Home Video
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr. & Frank Langella | |
Performer: | Ray Wise, Rose Abdoo, Tate Donovan, Tom McCarthy, Alex Borstein & Robert John Burke | |
Directed by | George Clooney | |
Edited by | Stephen Mirrione | |
Screenwriting by | George Clooney & Grant Heslov | |
Produced by | Grant Heslov | |
Director of Photography: | Robert Elswit | |
Executive Production by | Steven Soderbergh, Mark Cuban & Todd Wagner |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3/5 --
It is all outstandingly performed and photographed.
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Guardian
Rating: 4/4 --
A film that engages the mind and the heart in ways that few films do.
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The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
[A] marvel of classic restraint in a hopped-up film culture. Shot in elegant black and white with impeccable ensemble acting and moody jazz riffs for a soundtrack, it wouldn't exist except for the lonely passion of director, co-writer and costar George Clooney.
Los Angeles Times
David Strathairn plays Murrow, a performance eerily on the money and tinged with irony....The extensive footage of McCarthy is artfully integrated.
USA Today
4 stars out of 5 -- [A] well-judged and well-timed Clooney lament about the state of television journalism in a trying age...
Total Film
Rating: A- --
Good Night and Good Luck will make my 10-best list. It's unquestionably one of the best films of the year.
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Good Morning America
Rating: A- --
By its end, "Good Night, and Good Luck" evolves into a prophetic vision of how television and film can be used to illuminate or insulate, educate or entertain.
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Movie Mezzanine
Description by OLDIES.com:
It's 1953, and the piece of talking furniture called TV is still a novelty in America's living rooms. On it, Sen. Joseph McCarthy uses fear, falsehoods and belligerence to become arguably the most powerful man in the land. On it, newsman Edward R. Murrow, who's had his fill of the senator's tactics, fights back.
That pivotal clash of two titans is the focus of director/co-writer George Clooney's award winning Good Night, and Good Luck. David Strathairn portrays Murrow, the principled "face of televison" who maps his strategy with his producer and confidant, Fred Friendly (Clooney). A deft ensemble plays staff members in the bustling battleground that is the CBS newsroom. McCarthy is in the mix, too, intercut into the action via real-life footage. Don't touch that dial. A media and a nation are going to change - while on the air.
Product Description:
With GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, George Clooney delivers a riveting account of a crucial chapter in 20th-century American history and, in the process, firmly establishes himself as a major force behind the camera as well. The crisply paced, tautly scripted docudrama recounts the events of the mid-1950s leading up to acclaimed CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow's (David Strathairn) decision to stand up against fiery Senator Joseph McCarthy, who was out to rid the country of communism. McCarthy's seemingly reckless behavior, in which he condemned individuals without giving them a fair trial, angered Murrow and his producer Fred Friendly (Clooney) into action. The resulting few episodes of Murrow's show, SEE IT NOW, found Murrow on a personal, patriotic crusade to challenge McCarthy and rid America of his callous persecution.
Set almost entirely inside the smoke-filled, pressurized newsrooms at CBS, Clooney's assured picture moves at a breakneck pace. Cinematographer Robert Elswit miraculously recreates the black-and-white look of that era, giving the film an added air of legitimacy. And while Clooney and co-screenwriter/producer Grant Heslov wisely chose to use stock footage of McCarthy instead of finding an actor to fill his shoes, they couldn't have found a better Murrow than Strathairn, who delivers his lines with heroic conviction. Clooney's stellar ensemble cast also includes Ray Wise, Patricia Clarkson, Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Daniels, and Frank Langella.
Set almost entirely inside the smoke-filled, pressurized newsrooms at CBS, Clooney's assured picture moves at a breakneck pace. Cinematographer Robert Elswit miraculously recreates the black-and-white look of that era, giving the film an added air of legitimacy. And while Clooney and co-screenwriter/producer Grant Heslov wisely chose to use stock footage of McCarthy instead of finding an actor to fill his shoes, they couldn't have found a better Murrow than Strathairn, who delivers his lines with heroic conviction. Clooney's stellar ensemble cast also includes Ray Wise, Patricia Clarkson, Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Daniels, and Frank Langella.
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