Live from Baghdad

Here's another good HBO film to rent. It's a docu-drama from 2002 called Live from Baghdad.

Based in Baghdad (go figure), a CNN crew struggles to cover the lead up to the 1991 Gulf War.

This is an interesting film. It highlights the rise of the 24-hour news network, while showing the CNN crew struggling with moral dilemmas while still trying to get actual news out of a very secretive regime.

Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter star as the producers of the film crew. Both do an excellent job, as do the rest of the cast.