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Christmas Comes Early at Weekend Box Office

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:23:00 +0000

Moviegoers were in the holiday spirit as Disney's 'A Christmas Carol' topped the weekend box office, making $31 million, studio estimates report. Coming in at No. 2 was the documentary ' Michael Jackson 's This Is It,' pulling in $14 million in its second week in theaters. 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' -- starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor -- made $13.3 million in its opening weekend, while the alien encounter film 'The Fourth Kind' grossed $12.5 million.

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It's good to be George Clooney

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:21:30 +0000

With his new movie "Men Who Stare at Goats," George Clooney is still in the spotlight.

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Jason Reitman hires the fired for his latest cinematic turn

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 07:06:22 +0000

Jason Reitman's poignant, right-on-time comedy "Up in the Air," in which George Clooney's character finds love as he flies around the country firing people, had boldfacers recalling their own ousters at a sneak-peek afterparty at the Rouge Tomate Thursday.

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Grant Heslov, George Clooney team up for 'The Men Who Stare at Goats.'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:06:40 +0000

The director and the star have been friends and colleagues since the 1980s. > It all started with an unlikely pairing of two unknowns. Back in the '80s, a couple of struggling actors named Grant Heslov and George Clooney were in Milton Katselas' famed acting class. Clooney asked Heslov, then a student at USC, if he wanted to do a scene from Neil Simon's Depression-era play " Brighton Beach Memoirs." Heslov agreed, playing the younger nerdy Eugene to Clooney's older sibling Stanley. Their chemistry worked, and shortly after, when Clooney was invited to audition for ABC, he brought Heslov along to repeat the scene.

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Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats Silly and Outdated, Despite Clooney Cool

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:26:00 +0000

Review in a Hurry: Ditched by his wife, reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) makes a semi-suicidal beeline for Iraq. There he encounters apparent psychic soldier Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), who...

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Hollywood calls on Clooney for holiday movie cheer (Reuters)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:34:59 +0000

Reuters - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And judging by what's in theaters this holiday movie season, his name is George Clooney.

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Hollywood calls on Clooney for holiday movie cheer (Reuters)

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:34:59 +0000

Reuters - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And judging by what's in theaters this holiday movie season, his name is George Clooney.

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No more farm animals, Clooney says

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:14:44 +0000

It may seem stranger than fiction, but George Clooney's latest film, paranormal comedy "The Men Who Stare at Goats," was inspired by real events.

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'Men Who Stare at Goats' Overdoses on Corn

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:05:05 +0000

By Desson Thomson George Clooney staring intensely at a goat -- and willing it to die -- should be funny, right? I mean, in a movie, not real life. There he is -- in the self-explanatorily titled “The Men Who Stare at Goats” – eyes narrowed, as he tries to kill a tethered critter with his mind. Here’s man and beast united in a spaghetti western confrontation. Watching this, we should be falling about. So why aren’t we? I believe it’s the cor...

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Review: 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:02:35 +0000

This kinda true story of an experimental Army unit is a showcase for George Clooney & Co. > "The Men Who Stare at Goats" sounds like some ethnographic documentary about the bushmen of the Kalahari or the Bakhtiari herders of old Persia. Anyone expecting anything like that, or even a Disney family film like "Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar," is going to be surprised.

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The Men Who Stare at Goats

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 20:47:51 +0000

Starring: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Ewan McGregor Review: It's hard to resist a satire, even when it wobbles, that insists the most unbelievable parts are the most true. If you always thought the men who run U.S. military intelligence are wack jobs, here's the farce to prove it. Michigan journalist Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor), reporting in Iraq circa 2003, stumbles on a story that dates back to the 1980s, when the government organized a secret unit of psychic warriors devoted to achieving peace through telepathy. These men can stare a goat down till its heart stops. And that's just for starters. Watch them try to walk through walls and read the minds of their foes. Watch Peter Travers review The Men Who Stare At Goats on "At the Movies with Peter Travers" Bob's source is Lyn Cassady, hilariously played by George Clooney... Rating: 3 Stars

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Marshall Fine: Interview: Grant Heslov talks about George Clooney and Goats

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:18:49 +0000

No, Grant Heslov admits, he's never had a psychic episode himself - no premonitions of the future or flash-forwards. Nor can he engage in what those in that world refer to as "remote viewing": focusing mind-power and projecting his consciousness to watch something happening elsewhere in the world. "I haven't personally had an experience," Heslov, 46, says, sitting in a hotel room in Toronto during the Toronto Film Festival in September. "I've been around people who have had premonitions, visions, certain things where I wouldn't know what else to chalk them up to. "I've always been fascinated with the world of remote-viewers. It was something I knew about and followed for the last 15 years. When it came to me in this form, it was very attractive." Heslov was referring to The Men Who Stare at Goats , a nonfiction book by Jon Ronson about a secret U.S. Army unit devoted to paranormal abilities: remote-viewing, mind control, telekinesis, telepathy - you name it and, according to ...

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Jeremy Piven: I Grew "Breasts" From Drinking Too Much Soy Milk

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:03:49 +0000

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Too much daily soy milk, on the other hand, leads to man boobs. See Jeremy Piven before and after! So says nutritionally-challenged Jeremy Piven . The Entourage actor has sworn off the healthful dairy milk substitute -- he chugged 12 cups a day -- because of an unflattering side effect, reports the Huffington Post . "I was the guy that dabbled in soy milk, but now I've found out soy milk has enough estrogen for me to grow breasts," the Emmy winner explained. "I had to put the soy milk down. It was a very confusing time." George Clooney's women: see a retrospective here And it's not his first bizarre food-related complaint. See today's biggest news stories Earlier this year, he bowed out of a Broadway play crying mercury poisoning. The cause? He says he ate sushi twice a day for 20 years. Get more Us! Follow us on Twitter , Friend Us on Facebook

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Review: `Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision (AP)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:46:48 +0000

AP - A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine."

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Review: `Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision (AP)

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 19:46:37 +0000

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The Weekend Warrior: Nov. 6 - 8

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:34:59 +0000

ComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Friday, November 6, including Robert Zemeckis' animated Disney's A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey, the political comedy The Men Who Stare at Goats (Overture) starring George Clooney and Ewan McGregor, the alien abduction thriller The Fourth Kind (Universal) starring Milla Jovovich and Richard Kelly's own high concept thriller The Box (Warner Bros.) starring Cameron Diaz. This week's "The Chosen One" is Lee Daniels' Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate).

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George Clooney Descends Into Payne

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000

George Clooney is making a Sideways move. The creator of Sideways, meanwhile, is making a George Clooney move. The star is teaming up with Sideways' Oscar-winning writer-director,...

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Clooney in Talks to Join 'Descendants'

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 14:21:36 +0000

By Variety George Clooney is circling the lead in the Alexander Payne-helmed family dramedy "The Descendants" for Fox Searchlight. The actor, who is currently shooting Anton Corbijn-directed thriller "The American," is in talks to topline "Descendants," which centers on a wealthy landowner who takes his two daughters on a search for his wife's lover in the hopes of keeping his family together. Read more from Variety.

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Exclusive: Grant Heslov Directs The Men Who Stare At Goats

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:22:47 +0000

ComingSoon.net talks with director/producer Grant Heslov about his new political comedy The Men Who Stare At Goats , starring his long-time friend and collaborator George Clooney, as well as Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.

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Clooney in Talks for Payne's Descendants

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:27:19 +0000

George Clooney is in talks to star in Alexander Payne's family dramedy The Descendants at Fox Searchlight Pictures.

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George Clooney Up For The Descendants

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 06:53:54 +0000

The new Alexander Payne comedy drama > >

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Clooney in talks for 'Descendants'

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000

Film News: Payne directing family dramedy for Fox -- George Clooney is circling the lead in the Alexander Payne-helmed family dramedy "The Descendants" for Fox Searchlight.

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Directors make cut for Showtime, TNT

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Mark Mylod has signed to direct John Wells' drama pilot "Shameless" for Showtime starring William H. Macy. Meanwhile, Clark Johnson has been tapped to helm another drama pilot, TNT's "Delta Blues," executive produced by George Clooney.

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Ewan McGregor: Goat-starer extraordinaire (Clooney, too)

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:27:21 +0000

In The Men Who Stare at Goats, which arrives in theaters this Friday, there are men. There are goats. And, yes, staring is involved.

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Anna Kendrick's the upstart opposite George Clooney in 'Air'

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

The young actress found her groove opposite the actor by joking around a lot. > To fully appreciate the skill involved in Anna Kendrick's purse-lipped, perfect-postured turn as Natalie, the comic and dramatic foil to George Clooney in Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air," it helps to watch the 24-year-old in action. In the dramedy about a middle-aged executive (Clooney) who uses his job on the road as a hall pass for life, Kendrick's Natalie is the sassy upstart, armed with sensible pumps, a decidedly unfashionable low ponytail, and a purposeful stride that gives her stature. The elf-like Kendrick, on the other hand, bounds into the room like a puppy in laceless black Converse sneakers, hair askew, and collapses on a couch, folding her jean-clad legs beneath her.

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Brad Pitt, Oprah, George Clooney Among White House Visitors

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:17:04 +0000

Newly released list reveals some of the celebs who've visited President Obama since inauguration

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Brad Pitt, Oprah, George Clooney Among White House Visitors

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:17:04 +0000

If those walls could talk! Brad Pitt -- but not his lady friend or six kids -- had an audience with the President of the United States at the official Washington, D.C. residence in 2009. Also paying White House calls since Obama's inauguration: Oprah Winfrey , George Clooney , Denzel Washington , and Serena Williams (not to mention scores of business, civic and political leaders, including Microsoft's Bill Gates and former Vice President Al Gore). Goofiest Halloween getups of the year -- check them out In an unprecedented move, the White House -- stressing the administration's commitment to transparency -- released a limited list of its visitors since Barack Obama took office, MSNBC.com reports . It's the first time any presidential administration has made such a list publicly available. Clooney visited on Feb. 23 to meet with Obama and Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region. Longtime Obama champion Winfrey interviewed ...

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Oprah and George Clooney Visited the Obama White House

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:44:00 +0000

Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney are among the A-list guests who’ve visited the White House since President Barack Obama and his family moved in last January. The Obama administration has released the names of 500 individuals (out of the reported tens of thousands) who’ve dropped by the current first family’s home, and other prominent figures on the list include Oscar-winner Denzel Washington , Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and the late Sen. Edward Kennedy , says MSNBC.com. Michael Jordan and Michael Moore visited as well -- but they're not the celebs those names are usually associated with, says the White House.

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Winfrey, Clooney among first White House guests (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:58:17 +0000

AP - Celebrities George Clooney and Oprah Winfrey and prominent lobbyists, corporate executives and Democratic fundraisers were among the first to score visits with President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle or top aides at the White House, newly released records show.

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Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:31:16 +0000

AP - Celebrities Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Denzel Washington, prominent Democratic fundraisers and heavyweights from the financial services and high-tech industries were among those landing visits with President Barack Obama or others at the White House during Obama's first months in office.

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Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:31:16 +0000

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Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:31:15 +0000

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Celebs, lobbyists among White House guests (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:31:15 +0000

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Exclusive: Men Who Stare At Goats Clip

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:19:23 +0000

George Clooney is totally psychic!

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Oscar Verdicts on Mirren, Clooney, Michael

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:47:20 +0000

By Steve Pond These days, Oscar is a waiting game. Most of the films that are in contention for the top awards have made the festival circuit or been screened around town; in the best-picture race, there’s probably not much left to see. But what is left is significant. Rob Marshall’s musical “Nine,” Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones,” Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus” and James Cameron’s “Avatar” – those four films, none of which have screened to any significant degree, occupy four of the 10 slots on the majority of Os...

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Peter: My idol Phillip

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:57:00 +0000

PETER Andre brands Phillip Schofield the ultimate silver fox - cooler than Clooney

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TNT Greenlights George Clooney Pilot

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:10:39 +0000

By The Hollywood Reporter TNT is singing the "Delta Blues," greenlighting a drama pilot executive produced by George Clooney. "Delta," from Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon, was penned by Liz Garcia ("Cold Case") and Josh Harto. It centers on an outstanding but unusual Memphis cop who moonlights as an Elvis impersonator and lives with his mother. Clooney, Heslov, Garcia and Harto are executive producing. Smokehouse's Abby Wolf-Weiss also is expected to receive a producing credit. Read more from the Hollywood Reporter

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TNT Greenlights Clooney's Delta Blues

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:17:32 +0000

TNT has given the green light to "Delta Blues," a drama pilot executive produced by George Clooney, says The Hollywood Reporter .

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George Clooney-produced cop show gets go-ahead (Reuters)

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:51:02 +0000

Reuters - A drama pilot executive produced by George Clooney has TNT singing the "Delta Blues."

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George Clooney has had work done?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:24:00 +0000

Oct 27 2009 7:24AM George Clooney didn't become a full-blown movie star until he got a bit older - so it's weird that the silver fox would mess with his trademark mum-pleasing good looks. Read full story

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TNT greenlights George Clooney pilot

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000

TNT has greenlighted "Delta Blues," a drama pilot executive produced by George Clooney.

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