Comments on: Happy Fourth of July! http://matadorpulse.com/happy-fourth-of-july/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: collazoprojects http://matadorpulse.com/happy-fourth-of-july/comment-page-1/#comment-676 collazoprojects Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:35:51 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=119#comment-676 Eva- Thanks for the mention, but thanks, too, for this great list of movies! To Nerve's picks, I'd definitely add "Good Night, and Good Luck." While in some ways, viewers may see this movie as evidence of what was/is wrong with America, the emphasis on the character development of Edward R. Murrow and the careful attention to detail underscores how important journalists are. In a similar vein, I'd recommend the movie "Talk to Me" (with one of my favorite actors, Don Cheadle), about an ex-convict who became a major US radio personality in the 1960s and played a significant role in shaping political thought and opinion in Washington, D.C. Both, in addition to resuscitating overlooked parts of U.S. history, focus on amazing, interesting real-life people; besides, both movies are really well done. Eva- Thanks for the mention, but thanks, too, for this great list of movies! To Nerve's picks, I'd definitely add "Good Night, and Good Luck." While in some ways, viewers may see this movie as evidence of what was/is wrong with America, the emphasis on the character development of Edward R. Murrow and the careful attention to detail underscores how important journalists are. In a similar vein, I'd recommend the movie "Talk to Me" (with one of my favorite actors, Don Cheadle), about an ex-convict who became a major US radio personality in the 1960s and played a significant role in shaping political thought and opinion in Washington, D.C. Both, in addition to resuscitating overlooked parts of U.S. history, focus on amazing, interesting real-life people; besides, both movies are really well done.

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