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Author Topic: Good Night and Good Luck (2005) Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-12-2005 08:05 PM                        No one else has seen this? Excellent film. I was very familiar with the McCarthy era, but not the specific events detailed in the film. There are plenty of parallels with the current political situation in the US; identifying them is left as an excercise for the interested viewer. Anyway, it's very well acted and beautifully photographed and edited. Check it out.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 10-13-2005 08:28 AM                        AFAIK, all prints are on silver image B&W print film (Kodak 2302). Be sure you have good heat filtration and are not "hot spotting": http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/f3/t001813.html  |  IP: Logged Eric Hooper Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 532 From: Fort Worth, TX, USA Registered: May 2003 posted 10-20-2005 02:39 PM                     Uh Oh , "Capote" now has some competition for: BEST MOVIE, BEST ACTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST WRITING, BEST EVERYTHING. This movie BLEW ME AWAY! THE WHOLE CAST/CREW IS GOING TO BE NOMINATED. GO SEE IT. [ 10-27-2005, 02:11 PM: Message edited by: Eric Hooper ]  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 10-22-2005 08:26 AM                     Hey, Hollywood! Listen UP! If you make movies for grown-ups, they will actually COME SEE THEM. AMC Lennox 24 - 4:45 - A SOLD OUT SCREENING! We had to sit in the second row, as every other seat was occupied. (Thank you, AMC, for the comfortable head rests that made even a very close view of the screen comfortable) I was shocked. Usually, shows at this time are lightly attended. The audience was an older one...it was strange being among the younger ones in the audience for a change. Bravo, George Clooney. Take some of that money and make something serious but very entertaining. Marvelous acting up and down the line. David Strathairn doesn't look exactly like Murrow, but he has Edward R.'s distinctive vocal rhythm. Not exactly a plot film or a character study...more of a historical retrospective. They sure smoked a lot in the 50's! Excellent black and white photography. Also a marvelous sung score by Dianne Reeves. Should get numerous nominations. I think this one will do surprisingly good business.  |  IP: Logged Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 10-25-2005 01:24 AM                     Smoking in the 1950's.... Tobacco companys were major entertainment sponsors...and their commericals and jingles were quite creative...."Calling Phillip Morris!" Interesting, many tobacco advertisements included testamonials from "doctors" who recommended a certain brand! Hell, I remember many of those commericals going up through the 1970's! K.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 11-05-2005 12:14 PM                     Bump!  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 11-05-2005 04:19 PM                     Ah, the days when TV hosts (as well as TV drama characters) were actually encouraged to smoke on air! This film could easily have worn out its welcome if it had dragged on like so many dramas these days, but the filmmakers wisely chose to keep it to a less than 90 minute length. Black and white photography really contributed to the overall feel of the era and gave it a somewhat more "documentary" look. The film stuck to its subject matter of the delicate balancing act news departments had to foloow in order to survivew and project some semblance of credibility. (screening: October 29, Arclight Cinemas, Hollywood)  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-05-2005 08:00 PM                        The wife and I liked it. We saw it at a little independent art house type theater of Bainbridge Island (The Lynwood). I'd recommend it just because of it's historical perspective. Good Stuff Well done  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-05-2005 09:34 PM                        Today, 5:20PM, Regal Cinema World 8 in Eugene, House #8, SR-D. Attendance was probably around 100, mostly middle-aged, not typical moviegoers. The print looked brand new, very sharp and detailed. Unfortunately it also had some faint ghost-like wide vertical lines streaking and weaving across the entire frame from start to finish (not like scratches, almost like some kind of liquid). Not horribly bad, but noticeable. And the digital sound started "warbling" around the middle of reel 4, with occasional dropouts to analog. This continued into reel 5 but not as badly. I was too into the movie to complain but someone else did. Also, reel 5 had a LOT of random white specks in the image. John Pytlak said this: quote: The prints are being edgewaxed (per SMPTE Recommended Practice RP151), so projector abrasion and dusting should be minimal. But you may notice a bit of a soft wax deposit on film contacting components between shows, that can be easily cleaned off. Could that be related to the faint streaking I saw? This is a fantastic film. Should win awards. David Straithairn is amazing. Everyone in it is great, even George Clooney. The 50s look is so authentic it's creepy. I gotta give credit to Clooney for making this, and like someone else said, for keeping it relatively brief. This is the kind of material some directors would have made plot-heavy and stretched out to at least 2 hours. **** 1/2 out of ***** from me, and a Thank You to Regal for bringing it to Eugene. Too bad about the presentation issues.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-05-2005 09:59 PM                     This may be yet another show I'll probably have to look for on DVD. The nearest theater to me showing it is in Oklahoma City. I suppose a film print could show up in Lawton (crossing my fingers for the Carmike location instead of the 12-plex at the mall) -possibly after Oscar nominations are announced. But that's barring the more likely possibility the movie will already be out on DVD by then. Shrinking release windows, you know. I am looking forward to seeing it. Ought to be good -and quite timely considering current events.  |  IP: Logged Bruce McGee Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1776 From: Asheville, NC USA... Nowhere in Particular. Registered: Aug 1999 posted 11-06-2005 08:06 AM                     I accidentally started another topic for this film. Sorry, master Moderators. (It's been locked.) Ran Good Night and Good Luck Friday morning because none of the kids in the theatre wanted to screen that 'black and white thing.' I think it is a great little film. One thing: In R1, during the 1958 awards segment, did anybody notice the echo in the surrounds was heard before Murrow spoke on screen? This was the only flaw that I noticed. It's doing good business.  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 11-06-2005 08:23 AM                     I haven't see this, but from what I've read and its subject matter, isn't this at its heart a political movie? And therefore not allowed on the forums?  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-06-2005 10:09 AM                        I was glad to see that the film steered clear of making political judgments and left interpretation up to the viewer.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-06-2005 10:42 AM                        Yeah, what Greg said. It's more a dramatized presentation of historical events. Interpretation is left to the viewer.  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 11-06-2005 04:30 PM                     That's good. Clooney is known for his strong political opinions, it's good to hear he checked them at the door. [ 11-07-2005, 08:50 AM: Message edited by: Matt Fields ]  |  IP: Logged

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