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JUNE 12, 2008
See It Now!
     A generous donation by a patron has brought us a DVD of good night, and good luck, director George Clooney's version of the events of 1953 when the famed TV journalist Edward R. Murrow took on Senator Joseph McCarthy.  This film exudes the flavor of the 50's with costumes, sets, and music which will take many of us back to our childhood. Murrow, popular for his famous interview program, Person to Person, was much more interested in using television as a means of educating the public than in being an entertainer.  The part of Murrow is portrayed brilliantly by David Strathairn, with Clooney himself as Fred Friendly, Murrow's producer and friend. McCarthy is portrayed only by himself, in actual news footage of the time. This film is a thoughtful look at history, but provokes discussion about how things have not changed.

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