Good Luck and Good Night
Topic: Mini Review
howdy!
I give you my first mini review:

Earlier this evening, i had the privilege of viewing George Clooney's Good Luck and Good Night. And thank goodness! I enjoyed this movie very much, quite to my surprise. My age being what it is, the subject matter didn't necessarily grab me before i saw the film. However, after watching, I find myself very interested.
This is an account of a battle between Edward R. Murrow, a CBS newscaster and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House on Un-American Activities Committee. David Strathairn does an excellent job with his Murrow character. His opponent is played perfectly by Senator McCarthy himself via actual film footage from HUAC hearings. A very effective clash is portrayed despite the fact that the characters never actually meet. My favorite portrayal, however, is Frank Langella's William Paley. Paley is CBS's chairman who Murrow and his producer Fred Friendly (Clooney) must convince to allow the initial "attack" on Senator McCarthy. Langella shines as this very stern but fair character.
This was the kind of movie where you sit down to begin and you float right through, and can't believe it's over already. Who could have guessed that Clooney could give us such a thought provoking and engrossing movie composed mostly of men sitting around smoking cigarettes and shooting news broadcasts.
I loved this movie, and I wish it the best of luck come Oscar time!

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Well, this is pretty exciting: my first log entry. I should probably share what it was that made me start this page in the first place. I love movies, I love them so much that I've spent like a gazillion dollars on my dvd collection. I love movies so much that I often go to the theater alone to see two or sometimes three movies in a row. Earlier tonight, I took one of those trips. I went in to Rockford IL to watch Good Night and Good Luck and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. As is almost always the case, I enjoyed them both a whole lot. What I'd like to start doing is writing a mini review on this website every time I watch a movie. We'll see if I can keep up with it. So far, I haven't told too many people about this website, but if I keep up with it, maybe more and more people will read it. I don't know much about this website, but maybe folks can leave me comments about it. I'll have to check it out after things get going a little better. Ok, you should be hearing from me soon!