edward murrow

i realized a few months ago that i was on some sort of pre-screening list for movies at the magnolia (movie theatre in dallas). i get emails for two tickets to see the premiere of new flicks at the magnolia...and best of all it is free! for a movie-going fanatic, this is good stuff.

tonight jay and i were both particularly excited about the feature, called "good night and good luck". it was the story of edward murrow, a legend of media and journalism, the man who chose to stand up to senator mccarthy...

""Murrow legend and tradition" of courage, integrity, social responsibility, and journalistic excellence, emblematic of the highest ideals of both broadcast news and the television industry in general. "
-Museum of Broadcast Communications

it was a great movie, a little slow in the beginning, but well worth seeing and interesting to see the story portrayed by so many cool actors (clooney, robert downey jr., david strathairn, frank langella). definitely a great tribute to a man i spent a lot of time studying and admiring.