Subj : Re: Poison clan rocks the world
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : crichton
Date : Sun Oct 16 2005 11:48:38

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

On 16 Oct 2005 00:26:14 GMT, Jim Larson
<larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@charter.net> wrote:

>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.)



	You're right about Liberace . . . his funny, all right.  ;-)

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