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Clooney goes looking for trouble in Venice
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At a packed press conference in Venice today, George Clooney preempted potential criticisms that his Good Night, and Good Luck is a political polemic. "I didn't make the film as a political statement," Clooney said. "I made the film as a historical reference." To that end, rather than cast an actory to portray Joseph McCarthy, Clooney chose to use actual footage of the HUAC-heading witch hunter. "The trick was to show the actual McCarthy, doing what he did," said, and the film's co-writer and producer, Grant Heslov, added, "Nobody could be as bad as he was." Apparently the filmmakers were saving the hyperbole for the press conference. Good Night and Good Luck Trailer online
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Everyone's talking about the trailer for Good Night and Good Luck, Georger Clooney's upcoming feature about Edward R. Murrow's battle with Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. And with good reason – it looks fairly fantastic. As we rapidly get more and more accustomed to living in a world where various political figures have their fingers clenched deep in the neck of the media, it becomes easy to forget that such a series of events – in which TV journalists essentially brought down one of the most powerdul men in congress – actually happened. Clooney doesn't seem to be pulling any punches; about a third of the way through the trailer, the words appeared on the screen,"In a country terrorized by its government", and my eyes sort of sprung wide open. The summer movie season is officially over.
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