Dr. Wayne McMullen recommends:
George Clooney's new film, 'Good Night and Good Luck,' is a labor of love--by Clooney's own admission--and a tribute to one of his personal heroes, Edward R. Murrow (beautifully played by David Straithairn). Murrow is a towering figure in broadcast journalism, considered by many to have set the gold standard for investigative journalism. Murrow's famous confrontation with Senator Joe McCarthy is the centerpiece of the film. Murrow's courage, in the climate of fear and political reprisal in the 1950s, is portrayed as a source of real inspiration; at times, Murrow's on-air speeches are moving indeed. This is a film well worth seeking out.