Screening the Semiquincentennial
Based on real events, this six-time Oscar-nominated drama traces the vitality of a free press to public dissent as journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
A passionate and concise cinematic civics lesson, Good Night, and Good Luck resonates today, perhaps more than ever. When Senator Joseph McCarthy begins his campaign to root out Communists in America, CBS News impresario Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) dedicates himself to exposing the atrocities being committed by McCarthy's Senate investigation. Murrow is supported by a news team that includes longtime friend and producer Fred Friendly (George Clooney) as the CBS team does its best to point out the senator's lies and excesses, despite pressure from CBS' corporate sponsors to desist. [93 min; drama; English]
"It's a passionate, serious, impeccably crafted movie tackling a subject Clooney cares about deeply: the duty of journalism to speak truth to power." — David Ansen, Newsweek
"You go to Good Night, and Good Luck expecting inspiration, and you get it. It's also unexpectedly subtle, tense, and challenging, complex both in its take on its subject and in its craftsmanship. So the movie brings you to your feet—and, at times, to tears." — Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun
"A riveting movie that's as entertaining as it is socially and politically important." — Jean Oppenheimer, Dallas Observer
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