Subj : Re: Poison clan rocks the world
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Jim Larson
Date : Sun Oct 16 2005 01:26:14

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Jim Larson wrote:

> And so does "Good Night, and Good Luck."
> 
> As a commentary on the current incestuous relationship between govt. and
> media or on the slow and insidious erosion of civil liberties, it's
> about as subtle as a brick to the head, but then so is the true story it
> tells. As a stylised part-biopic, part-documentary, it is highly
> entertaining and oddly moving. The audience last night was (1) densely
> packed given the subject matter, (b) laughing at the funny bits, and
> (gimmel) applauding at the end. 
> 
> A good time was, as they say, had by all.
> 

Forgot to mention: David Strathairn is very impressive, not so much as a real 
life E.R. Murrow but as the archetypal patron saint of TV journalism. For 
anyone who's seen old clips of the real reporter, Strathairn clearly out-
Murrows Murrow.

(And the interview with Liberace his pretty funny.)

-- 
Jim

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