good night, and good luck (1 Viewer)

[ICUH8N]

Good shit: Ray Wise, Patricia Clarkson and the shot of the security guard leaning against a wall, watching the TV in the lobby as Murrow starts the first broadcast directly attacking McCarthy, which reminded me of edward hopper for some reason.

 

[Wheels]

Yep, I thought this was excellent too. Strathairn, Clooney and Wise were all great. It was all very reminiscent of All The Presidents Men, but with a lot more style. Clooney is the new Redford.

 

[Yurn!]

I thought Ray Wise would always haunt my nightmares from Fire Walk With Me, but totally redeemed and now i'm uber fond of the bugger.

 

[egg_]

George Clooney = the kind of movie star I'd like to be
... except for I don't seem to have any style

 

[Juno]

I have to join the George appreciation fest here. I saw Goodnight & Good Luck last week and Syriana yesterday (I don't know what I'm going to do next week). I thought the former was excellent. It looked great and the McCarthy footage blended in so well that the person I went with didn't realise that it was really him and not just another actor.I thought Syriana was very good although I'd like to see it again as I spent so much time trying to figure out who was who that I'm sure I missed things. That's just me being dopey though. There are a lot of Hollywood types who are bitching and whining about US foreign policy, domestic economics etc but when it comes down to it they don't do much more than whine. I've a lot of admiration for Clooney for actually putting his money where his mouth is and instigating/becoming involved in projects that deal with these themes in a way that's thought-provoking but not preachy.