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- Good night, and good luck [videorecording] / by Clooney, George.ausdrtact; Heslov, Grant,1963-auspro; Strathairn, David.act; Clarkson, Patricia.act; Daniels, Jeff,1955-act; Downey, Robert,Jr.,1965-act; Langella, Frank.act; Warner Independent Pictures.; 2929 Entertainment (Firm); Participant Productions.; Davis Films (Firm); Redbus Pictures (Firm); Tohokushinsha Film Corporation.; Section Eight Ltd.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, dual layer.David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey, Jr., Frank Langella, Ray Wise.Director of photography, Robert Elswit ; editor, Stephen Mirrione ; music, Jim Papoulis ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; production designer, James D. Bissell.Takes place in the 1950's America, during the early days of broadcast journalism. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee. With a desire to report the facts and enlighten the public, Murrow, and his dedicated staff - headed by his producer Fred Friendly and Joe Wershba in the CBS newsroom - defy corporate and sponsorship pressures to examine the lies and scaremongering tactics perpetrated by McCarthy during his communist 'witch-hunts'. A very public feud develops when the Senator responds by accusing the anchor of being a communist. In this climate of fear and reprisal, the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental.MPAA rating: PG; for mild thematic elements and brief language.Widescreen version presented in a "matted" format -- Commentary by director/screenwriter George Clooney and producer/screenwriter Grant Heslov -- Good night, and good luck companion piece -- Theatrical trailer -- Language: English Dolby surround 5.1 -- Subtitles (feature film only): English, French, Spanish.Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.- Subjects: Feature films.; Biographical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Murrow, Edward R.; McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities; Television broadcasting of news;
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- Akeelah and the bee / by Atchison, Doug,screenwriter,film director.; Hult, Nancy,film producer.; Ganis, Sid,film producer.; Fishburne, Laurence,III,1961-film producer,actor.; Romersa, Michael,film producer.; Llewelyn, Danny,film producer.; Palmer, Keke,actor.; Bassett, Angela,actor.; Armstrong, Curtis,actor.; Ma, Tzi,actor.; Young, Lee Thompson,1984-2013,actor.; Mullen, M. David,director of photography.; Farr, Glenn,editor of moving image work.; Zigman, Aaron,composer (expression); Young, Warren Alan,production designer.; Davis, Sharen,costume designer.; Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.),presenter.; 2929 Productions (Firm),presenter.; Starbucks Entertainment (Firm),presenter.; Out of the Blue Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Reactor Films,production company.; Cinema Gypsy Productions,production company.; Lions Gate Home Entertainment,film distributor.;
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, Tzi Ma, Lee Thompson Young.Director of photography, M. David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young.MPAA rating: PG; for some language.Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from Dr. Larabee, an English professor, for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of. First Akeelah has to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.- Subjects: Fiction films.; Spelling bees; School children; Self-esteem in children;
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