Clooney

Every once in awhile, a movie comes along that I'm just itching to see and this is one of them. I saw the trailer for "Good Night, And Good Luck" when George Clooney was on the Daily Show promoting it and I was hooked. Here's the synopsis from its website:

"Good Night, And Good Luck." takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Permanent Sub-committee on Investigations (Government Operations Committee). With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.

Check out the full trailer here. The movie topic reminds of the time period we are currently in, where the government has tried to reduce our personal freedoms and liberties in the hope of erradicating communism, oops I mean terrorism and to increasing our safety. Clooney made the same type of remarks during the interview with Jon Stewart. Check it out, I definitely will be. It'll be at theatres starting October 7th.