I just watched "Good Night And Good Luck" - about Ed Murrow's taking on McCarthy. Directed and co-written by George Clooney.

Fascinating subject matter - that really was a scary time in the annals of the American people. Just the short extracts of what I guess were actual hearings were enough to make me glad that I wasn't in the USA at that time. David Strathairn, playing Murrow, came over very well, although I can't say whether he made an authentic Murrow. It was very definitely another time, if only shown in the constant lighting up of cigarettes. That was a time when smoking was socially acceptable. It's not surprising that he died early from lung cancer.

What a departure from the normal Clooney image. The part he played (Fred Friendly) was nowhere near the normal Clooney roles. It took a few minutes to realise that it WAS George.