``Good Night, and Good Luck.'' Arrives on DVD March 14 from Warner Home Video; ``An Electrifying Movie Event! One of the Year's Best.'' -Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE; ``Best Film of the Year'' -CNN, USA TODAY and the National Board of Review.BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Home Video Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video (for Warner Communications, Inc.). It was re-named Warner Home Video in 1980. : --Nominated for Six Academy Awards(R): Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Original Screenplay, Best in Cinematography, Best in Art Direction --Retelling a Dramatic Event in History: The Legendary Confrontations Between Senator Joseph McCarthy and Newsman Edward R. Murrow Noun 1. Edward R. Murrow - United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965) Edward Roscoe Murrow, Murrow --Starring David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Langella and Tate Donovan --DVD Special Features Include Commentary with George Clooney and Grant Heslov and Deleted Scenes Not Seen in Theaters! On March 14, experience what many critics hailed as the best film of 2005 when "Good Night, and Good Luck." arrives on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. from Warner Home Video. Directed by George Clooney ("Syriana," "Ocean's Twelve") and starring David Strathairn ("LA Confidential"), "Good Night, and Good Luck." chronicles the real-life conflict between esteemed television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Recognized for excellence in many categories, "Good Night, and Good Luck." was distinguished by the National Board of Review as Best Film of the Year. Additionally, the film received four Golden Globe nominations this year, including Best Motion Picture, Best Director (George Clooney), Best Screenplay (George Clooney, Grant Heslov) and Best Dramatic Actor (David Strathairn). "Good Night, and Good Luck." has also been recognized by the Screen Actors Guild with nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (David Strathairn) and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Good Night, and Good Luck. will be available on DVD for $28.98 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. in widescreen format. SYNOPSIS "**** 4 Stars." -USA TODAY, New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. , Newsday, San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. "Good Night, and Good Luck." takes place during the early days of broadcast journalism in 1950's America. It chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), a committee (1938–75) of the U.S. House of Representatives, created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations. Its first chairman, Martin Dies, set the pattern for its anti-Communist investigations. . 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 (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. 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 reprisal, in international law, the forcible taking, in time of peace, by one country of the property or territory belonging to another country or to the citizens of the other country, to be held as a pledge or as redress in order to satisfy a claim. , the CBS crew carries on and their tenacity will prove historic and monumental. DVD ELEMENTS The "Good Night, and Good Luck." DVD contains gripping deleted scenes and fascinating commentary by George Clooney and Grant Heslov.
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DVD: $28.98 SRP
Street Date: March 14, 2006
Single-unit orders due: February 7, 2006
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Running time: 93 minutes
Rating: PG (for mild thematic elements and brief language)
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