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In Theaters This Weekend: November 6, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Lionsgate, Universal, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Animation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Independent, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases
Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:
- The Box (PG-13): starring James Marsden, Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella (directed by Richard Kelly)
- Disney’s A Christmas Carol (PG): starring Jim Carrey, John Cleese, Gary Oldman (directed by Robert Zemeckis)
- The Fourth Kind (PG-13): starring Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton (directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi)
- The Men Who Stare at Goats (R): starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges (directed by Grant Heslov)
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Ewan McGregor’s Bond with a Goat
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Political, Satire, Comedy, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Ewan McGregor had a magical connection with the goat who starred in his latest movie. The Scottish actor had to work alongside the animal in upcoming film The Men Who Stare Goats and admits they became very close.
“There was a scene when George [Clooney] and I are lost, and we are sleeping in the desert. I am supposed to be awakened when a goat with a little bell walks by. I follow the goat and it leads us to water. It saves our lives. We did the first take and the goat just ran through,” Ewan said. “But in the second take, the goat looked at me and it stopped perfectly in the frame. It stood there looking at me for almost 30 seconds. I looked at the goat and the goat looked at me, then it was almost as if he nodded and just carried on. It was absolutely perfect.”
Ewan is not the only star of the movie to have praised the goat. George recently joked he wanted the Velvet Goldmine star to take acting lessons from the goat because it was more talented. “I’m now working with goats, we spent a lot of time together. The goat I had to stare out was a great actor - if you told him to do something he would. Now if I only I had got Ewan to take lessons from him we’d be onto a winner!” he quipped. “But although they were good, I don’t think I want to be working with animals again in the near future!”
The Men Who Stare at Goats opens Friday, November 6.
Quote of the Day: George Clooney on Seeing Himself Get Old
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celebrity Gossip
“I’m old. I’m kind of comfortable with getting older because it’s better than the other option, which is being dead. So I’ll take getting older. It’s an interesting thing to be able to watch yourself grow older on screen. I was watching Up In The Air and I thought, ‘Jesus, who’s the old, grey-haired guy?’ And it was me. I never wear make-up for movies and now it’s starting to show.”
-George Clooney, 48, joking about increasing age.
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Read More 
| Daily Mirror via People
Animated Wes Anderson Film to Open AFI Fest
Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Fox Searchlight, Adaptation, Adventure, Family, Comedy, Distribution, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
The Royal Tenenbaums writer-director Wes Anderson is already garnering positive attention for his first stop-motion animated film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, as it has been picked to open the American Film Institute’s Film Festival.
It was at this same gala last year that Juno was chosen as the centerpiece film, impressing critics and prompting movie buzz.
The film stars the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, and many more familiar vocals (check out the trailer after the jump).
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Read More | The Hollywood Reporter
George Clooney’s Medical Mistake
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrity Gossip
George Clooney‘s driver took him to a dentist when he broke his hand.
The Hollywood actor was in a great deal of pain when he slammed his digits in a car door while at his home in Lake Como, Italy, and asked his aide to drive him to see an emergency doctor. However, the driver became confused and ended up taking him to a physician who specializes in teeth.
“He drives me into town… and he takes me to a dentist. Dentist’s chair, dentist’s lamp, everything. The guy comes in, pulls the dentist’s lamp down onto my hand. He starts pulling on my fingers, which really hurts. At last, he says, ‘Hmm, I think it’s broken…’ I’m saying, ‘Is there a real doctor anywhere in here?,’” Clooney recalled.
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George Clooney Shocked By Stripper Fan
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Political, Satire, Comedy, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
What do you do when you’re George Clooney, and a gay fan strips and asks you for sex?
The 48-year-old actor, who is widely considered one of Hollywood’s sexiest actors, was promoting new movie The Men Who Stare at Goats when the infatuated admirer declared his feelings. The unidentified male stood up in the press conference and said, “I am gay, George, and I think I am in love with you… Please take me.”
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George Clooney Pays For Plane Jump
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip
George Clooney has pledged $17,000 to watch his ex-girlfriend jump out of a plane. Sounds like charity sadism to me.
The Ocean’s 13 star has donated the money to Lisa Snowdon’s double charity parachute jump attempt, pushing her way past her original target of raising $7,000 for two children’s charities.
A source revealed, “George was so impressed with Lisa’s guts and determination that he wanted to help. Lisa had no idea how generous he would be until she logged onto her website and saw how much he put down.”
Model-and-TV host Lisa had an on/off relationship with George between 2004 and 2006, but they have remained friends ever since.
Lisa admits she is nervous about doing the two separate jumps for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice and Help a London Child, on her fund-raising page: “I’m a little bit nervous, especially about doing this twice (I don’t even know if I’ll enjoy the first one!) but knowing how much this will benefit both of these charities will really help me.”
Although the pair are on friendly terms, it seems unlikely George, 48, and Lisa, 38, will rekindle their romance. He is currently dating Italian TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis.
First Look: Clooney and Bridges Staring at Goats
Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Action, Political, Satire, Comedy, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
Considering George Clooney‘s upcoming film, The Men Who Stare at Goats, centers around cloud-busting, flying, Jedi-trained psychic killers hired by the government, I’m shocked that I haven’t heard about this film sooner.
With Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, and J.K. Simmons rounding off the cast, I can’t say that I disagree with E! as they dub this movie the “Greatest Film Ever Made.” The goats drop when the eccentric comedy hits theaters November 6.
Read More | E! Online
Leonardo DiCaprio taking lessons to sound like Frank Sinatra
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Universal, Biopics, Casting, Upcoming Releases
Leonardo DiCaprio is taking singing lessons to sound like Frank Sinatra. Leo is hoping to portray the legendary Sinatra in a new biopic, but needs to prove to director Martin Scorsese he has the vocal talent to carry it off. “Leonardo has hired a top vocal coach to get him sounding like Sinatra. He is a massive fan of the singer and has always wanted to play him. He would be upset to miss out on the leading role because his singing wasn’t up to scratch. He is now in intensive vocal coaching lessons to replicate Sinatra’s distinctive style.” said a source.
However, Leonardo faces competition from stars including George Clooney, Justin Timberlake, Harry Connick Jr. and Jamie Foxx. It was recently claimed Jamie - who played jazz musician Ray Charles in Ray - is being lined up to portray the Rat Pack singer after film bosses saw similarities between the two stars’ backgrounds.
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George Clooney to play assassin in A Very Private Gentleman
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: FOCUS, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Casting, Upcoming Releases
George Clooney is preparing to play the role of an assassin in his next film, A Very Private Gentleman. Clooney has signed to appear in this film, the latest from Anton Corbjin, director of Control. A Very Private Gentleman, based on a novel by Martin Booth, will see the Clooney’s character move to rural Italy, where he works as an artist painting miniature butterflies. He soon makes friends, including one of the local prostitutes, and gives confession regularly at the local church, and eventually realizes someone is following him. The film is being written by Rowan Joffe, who also wrote 28 Weeks Later, and is set to begin production this fall. There are no other casting announcements at this time.
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