Good Night, and Good Luck (Blu-ray) PG

They took on the Government with nothing but the truth.
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  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: August 1, 2006
  • Originally Released: 2005
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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Rating: 3/5 -- A clever, quietly spoken little movie and a great pleasure to watch. Full Review
BBC.com
Feb 14, 2006
[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
Oct 7, 2005
Rating: 5/5 -- Though the subject matter is serious, Good Night, and Good Luck bristles with humor and intelligence. You want "Must See TV"? Here it is. Full Review
Toledo Blade
Jan 29, 2019
David Strathairn's extraordinary performance dominates the film with its gravitas, pathos and even a streak of deadpan humour.
Sight and Sound
Nov 1, 2005
That it's a film both timely and timeless goes without saying. Yet Clooney is too canny a storyteller to let didacticism obscure the complexities of Murrow's character. Full Review
Sydney Morning Herald
Jul 1, 2006
[A] passionate, thoughtful essay on power, truth-telling and responsibility.
New York Times
Sep 23, 2005
5 stars out of 5 -- [C]ontinually astonishing for its poise and its impeccable attention to detail....Clooney achieves his objectives with clarity and concision.
Uncut
Mar 1, 2006

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.

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