When this movie hits the big screen in Hawai'i, you HAVE to go see it, if you're concerned about losing some of your civil liberties. It's a black and white, period movie (set in the McCarthy era, circa 1953-54) when Joe McCarthy was in the midst of his Red baiting trials and Edward R. Morrow (the hero of this story) stepped up and called McCarthy on his hypocrisy. David Strathairn plays Morrow, the chain smoking and intrepid reporter, who thanks to support from Fred Friendly and his CBS boss Bill Paley, took to the airways and helped reinstate an Air Force reservist who had been drummed out of the service because his family purportedly had read some "Communist" literature at some point. Morrow takes on McCarthy by piecing together commentary rebutting some of McCarthy's taped rantings. There's a lot of historical footage of the hearings and of McCarthy rambling on and on about communism in the film. Other actors on the bill are Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., and Frank Langella.
Why George Clooney should at least get an Academy Award for directing/and or writing this movie is because it took guts to bring this movie out at a time when we have a witch hunt going on in this country for "terrorists".
Sad that we didn't learn lessons 50 years ago that now are coming around to haunt us again in this country, as our civil liberties are once again being usurped by the government that is in power today. Anyone who's been a journalist or who believes in accuracy in reporting needs to see this movie. It's too bad we don't have an Edward R. Morrow in our midst today. It's an extremely riveting, compelling 90 minute movie, distinct in that it has no sex or violence in it as most movies do today.
Miulang
Why George Clooney should at least get an Academy Award for directing/and or writing this movie is because it took guts to bring this movie out at a time when we have a witch hunt going on in this country for "terrorists".
Sad that we didn't learn lessons 50 years ago that now are coming around to haunt us again in this country, as our civil liberties are once again being usurped by the government that is in power today. Anyone who's been a journalist or who believes in accuracy in reporting needs to see this movie. It's too bad we don't have an Edward R. Morrow in our midst today. It's an extremely riveting, compelling 90 minute movie, distinct in that it has no sex or violence in it as most movies do today.
Miulang
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