The Men Who Stare At Goats trailer
All you really need to know about this movie is that it's called The Men Who Stare at Goats.
P.S. Jeff Bridges.
P.P.S. George Clooney.
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All you really need to know about this movie is that it's called The Men Who Stare at Goats.
P.S. Jeff Bridges.
P.P.S. George Clooney.
Here's a novel interview technique: AJ Jacobs sits George Clooney down in front of a computer and talks about what the internet says about him.
We are logged on to a Facebook group called "George Clooney is NOT the sexiest man alive."
"Ninety-four members," says Clooney as he looks at the photo of himself with a red X through it. "What the fuck?"
He reads the site's manifesto aloud:
I for one am sick and tired of George Clooney thinking hes the sexiest man alive, like jesus hes so old! It's just not right. That man is so full of himself it isn't funny. Join this group if you totally agree with me.
"Should I defend myself in this one?"
Clooney dictates and I type:
That's bullshit. He looks great for a 70-year-old.
Is George Clooney the last movie star?
The only one we have. Wow. There's one teensy-weensy problem, though, that nobody seems to have noticed. One tiny little thing missing from the George Clooney is the World's Biggest Movie Star storyline...nobody watches his movies.
On the other hand, Will Smith gets Oscar noms and gets people into the theater.
I like Tilda Swinton and all, but her performance in Michael Clayton receiving awards bugs me. She was the only prominent woman character in the movie and was the only character who was insecure, emotional, and tentative. None of the other main characters appeared unsure of themselves for even an instant, not even the crazy guy. In short, Swinton played a stereotypically weak woman in a sea of stereotypically strong men characters. Boooring. At least her character wasn't just sexy and stupid...but is that progress?
(Warning, spoilers: One could also argue that Swinton's takedown at the end of the film could be construed as a comment on the part of the filmmakers about the proper role of women in the executive workplace. But I wouldn't go there.)
Hilarious interview with Ocean's 13 stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, and Brad Pitt.
Teaser trailer for Oceans 13. Looks like #13 is Andy Garcia.
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