George Clooney's directing a new movie called Good Night, And Good Luck (trailer link) about newscaster Edward R. Murrow fighting back against McCarthyism. It looks really good, and it's even in black and white!
There was a time when I thought people harped too much on things like McCarthyism which were in our past, when I thought we'd grown past all that. Now I realize that they'll only stay in our past if we keep reminding ourselves of them.
And anyone who scoffs at George Clooney's directorial abilities needs to watch Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
P.S. I love the trivia bit that's in the IMDb entry for Good Night, And Good Luck:
Director/star George Clooney had said they opted to use archive footage of Joseph McCarthy instead of using an actor to portray the senator. Clooney had said that when the movie had undergone test screenings, audience members felt that the McCarthy character was overacting a bit, not realizing that it was the actual McCarthy through archive footage.
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I love Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. It sold me on Sam Rockwell (my unconventional celeb crush).
Posted by echan | September 2, 2005