Thursday, November 03, 2005
Film Festival 4
The last day of the festival… It ended with a bang…George Clooney's Good Night, And Good Luck tells the story of how Ed Murrow, an American journalist took on Senator McCarthy – the investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee have never seemed so relevant...I almost started clapping during one of Murrow's speeches.... not to mention his comments on the responsibility of the media. It's shot in the most beautiful black and white I've seen, it looks like an old 1950's photo brought to life and David Strathairn's performance as Ed Murrow is inspired.
I looked up some Ed Murrow quotes:
I looked up some Ed Murrow quotes:
Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate
prejudices - just recognize them.
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason…
prejudices - just recognize them.
We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.
No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason…
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