Good Night, and Good Luck and In Her Shoes
Good Night, and Good Luck is terrific. George Clooney co-wrote and directed, about Edward R. Murrow and the staff at his TV Show at CBS in the 1950s. Wonderful performance by David Strathairn as Murrow and good acting all around. (I thought Clooney himself was the weakest.) Beautifully photographed in black and white, something of a period peace and very educational for those not familiar with the subject. Clooney's father was a TV news anchorman, and his aunt was the great singer Rosemary Clooney, and you can see and hear those influences on him in the picture. Well worth seeing.
In Her Shoes was pretty good, especially if you're not expecting too much. Your wife/girlfriend will love it, as it's basically a chic-pic about two sisters and their grandmother and what families go through.. Good acting from Cameron Diaz, Toni Colette and Shirley McLaine, but pretty formulaic. A nice diversion.
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