Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

In a very gutsy move during these times of hot politics, George Clooney co-wrote and directed this film telling the story of Edward R. Murrow and his fight to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy through Murrow's television program.

David Strathairn stars as Edward Murrow, turning in a performance that gave him recognition at Venice, and there is no doubt further recognition this upcoming awards season. Another mention of note is the performance of Ray Wise as Don Hollenbeck, a minor role in the film, yet he had a prescense and emotion that was there in every one of his scenes.

The style at work here is very unintrusive and simplistic, shot in noirish black and white, noirish cigarette smoke and lighting in every scene, and diagetic music through out, Clooney has a style here unlike Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

"Good Night, and Good Luck" could not come at a better time, where so many have asked the question of where have the hard-hitting journalists gone? When at any given moment, you can turn on the television and find the latest news on the status of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lache's marriage but when you're looking for hard hitting television, there is a major abscense.