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  1. a The Men Who Stare At Goatsa Makes For Sheepish ComedyRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | Greensburg Daily News

    ... is the film star of the decade. From crowd pleasers (O Brother Where Art Thou? & The Ocean films) to critical fare (Syriana & Michael Clayton) Clooney has successfully navigated the cinematic spectrum. He's got box-office hits to his name as well as ...

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    Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Solaris, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Science Fiction Movies, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Entertainment

  2. Inside track on the Golden Globes' race for best drama actor

    Thursday | Glodderby

    ... defeats), but he's also Globe-less (skunked three times). Bridges must beat beloved George Clooney, who won for "Syriana" at the Globes first, then at Oscars. POSSIBLE Nicolas Cage, "Bad Lieutenant" Sharito Copley, "District 9" Robert De Niro, ...

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    Related Topix: The Messenger, Up in the Air, Drama Movies, Thriller, George Clooney, A Single Man, Invictus

  3. Nostalgia makes Mr. Fox fantasticRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday | Barrie Advance

    ... Tenenbaums, and he certainly knows how to deliver. The main vocal cast of the film is comprised of George Clooney of Syriana as Mr. Fox, Doubta TMs Meryl Streep as Mrs. Fox, Rushmorea TMs Jason Schwartzman as Ash, and Ghostbustersa TM Bill Murray as ...

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    Related Topix: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Drama Movies, Thriller, George Clooney, Comedy Movies, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bill Murray

  4. Jason Reitman Soars With 'Up In The Air'Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | KPDX-TV Beaverton

    ... didn't write the script for Clooney specifically, but for a number of different actors that happened to include the "Syriana" Oscar winner. "I wrote the movie with 80 actors in mind. I find that to be the only way to capture somebody's voice," ...

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    Related Topix: Up in the Air, Comedy Movies, Thank You for Smoking, Good Night, and Good Luck., Drama Movies, Thriller, History Movies, George Clooney

  5. $5 A DayRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 2 | DVD Verdict

    ... our main duo, we get cameos here by Sharon Stone ( Basic Instinct ), Dean Cain ( Lois and Clark ), and Amanda Peet ( Syriana ). Sometimes, I think directors and producers think that if they just manage to get a good enough cast, they can completely ...

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  6. George ClooneyRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | AltWeeklies.com

    ... epidemic. City Pulse 802 words Coming from a guy like Clooney, who has recently starred in Michael Clayton and Syriana and directed Good Night, and Good Luck, that lack of substance is a little unexpected and disappointing. The Gambit 754 words ...

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    Related Topix: Good Night, and Good Luck., Drama Movies, History Movies, Thriller, George Clooney, Georgia, Movies, Entertainment

  7. Clooney is foxiest film star by farRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... includes sarcasm, even when it comes to his winning the best supporting actor Oscar he won for his role in 'Syriana.' 'It's not like you carry that Oscar around with you - although I tried and it was very heavy,' he says. 'It's about going on to the ...

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    Related Topix: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Up in the Air, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Drama Movies, Thriller, George Clooney, Sports, Entertainment

  8. Clooney cleared for takeoff for Up in the Air

    Saturday Nov 28 | Canada.com

    ... Good Night, and Good Luck . He was in the same phase when he won the supporting-actor Oscar for his heralded Syriana role. Michael Clayton earned him another Academy Award nomination, helped Tilda Swinton pick up a supporting-actress statuette and ...

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    Related Topix: Up in the Air, Short, Comedy Movies, Er, Drama Movies, ER, Soap Opera, Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Facts of Life, Comedy, Thriller, History Movies, Good Night, and Good Luck.

  9. 10. Old reliable

    Wednesday Nov 18 | Salon.com

    ... doing odd, compelling movies with a social conscience, from "Three Kings" through " Good Night, and Good Luck ," " Syriana " and " Michael Clayton ." But this season he's starring in no less than three interesting, off-center films: " The Men Who ...

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    Related Topix: Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Up in the Air, Drama Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Er, Good Night, and Good Luck., Thriller, History Movies, Entertainment

  10. Matt Damon interview for The Informant

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... able to do films that had wonderful scripts but on the face of it were not going to be box office successes like Syriana, The Departed and The Good Shepherd. I had the luxury of jumping on all three of them because I knew I was going to have another ...

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    Related Topix: The Informant!, Drama Movies, Invictus, Good Will Hunting, The Majestic, Thriller, The Good Shepherd

  11. McG's Captain Nemo Gets Lost at Sea

    Monday Nov 16 | Collider

    ... Terminator Salvation director will turn his attention to the drama Dead Spy Running , written by Stephen Gaghan ( Syriana ).A While McG is also attached to a fifth Terminator film, that's stuck in as the franchise's bankruptcy's proceedings wind ...

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    Related Topix: Thriller, Drama Movies

  12. Movie review: 'Body of Lies' -- 3 of 5 starsRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 8, 2008 | WGN-TV Chicago

    ... Body of Lies, adapted from a David Ignatius novel, plays like a beach book, a decent genre page-turner. We liked Syriana and The Kingdom, right? We stay with this sand-caked beach novel even if we pretty much know what's on that last page half-way ...

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    Related Topix: Body of Lies, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jordan, Amman, Jordan, Electronics, Cell Phones

  13. Paranormal Activity.Read the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | Ghost in the Machine

    ... chambers, but the tone is too breezy to sustain any kind of edgy or cutting critique of this stuff -- It's more like Syriana on nitrous oxide. (There's also a sequence involving a LSD-crazed soldier shooting up his army base, which feels more ...

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    Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Drama Movies, Thriller, George Clooney

  14. a The Men Who Stare At Goatsa Makes For Sheepish Comedy

    Thursday Nov 12 | Greensburg Daily News

    ... is the film star of the decade. From crowd pleasers (O Brother Where Art Thou? & The Ocean films) to critical fare (Syriana & Michael Clayton) Clooney has successfully navigated the cinematic spectrum. He's got box-office hits to his name as well as ...

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    Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Solaris, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Science Fiction Movies, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Entertainment

  15. The Force is not quite with itRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | SeacoastOnline

    ... role he is playing. I can never remove the Movie Star from the equation to just see the character. And yet from "Syriana" and "Oceans 11" to "Michael Clayton" and "Burn After Reading" Clooney always manages to draw me in. He may not be a chameleon, ...

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    Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Amelia, Good Night, and Good Luck., Drama Movies, History Movies, Burn After Reading, Grant Heslov, Thriller

  16. Film Around TownRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Pelican Press

    ... by now, is a comedy. Clooney seems to be satirizing his role a few years back in the excellent political thriller "Syriana." McGregor, meanwhile, plays Bob, someone who, according to Lyn, has the potential to become a Jedi, a nod to his role as a ...

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    Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Good Night, and Good Luck., Drama Movies, History Movies, Thriller, George Clooney

  17. First Look at George Clooney in Spy Thriller 'The American'

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Film School Rejects

    ... its nice to see him getting back into the realm of the thriller. Something akin to an older version of Bourne meets Syriana . That is something I can get behind. The American will be in theaters sometime in 2010. Disqus

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    Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Up in the Air, Burn After Reading, Good Night, and Good Luck., Drama Movies, Thriller, History Movies, George Clooney

  18. Culture 101Read the original story

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Egypt Today

    ... found slots for Arab stars Khaled Elnabawy, Amr Waked and Ghassan Massoud in international productions including Syriana and Kingdom of Heaven. Nashwa is co-founder and former Executive Director of the Middle East International Film Festival, ...

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    Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Thriller, Drama Movies, Amr Waked

  19. Movie review: 'Body of Lies' -- 3 of 5 starsRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 8, 2008 | Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

    ... Body of Lies, adapted from a David Ignatius novel, plays like a beach book, a decent genre page-turner. We liked Syriana and The Kingdom, right? We stay with this sand-caked beach novel even if we pretty much know what's on that last page half-way ...

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    Related Topix: Body of Lies, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jordan, Amman, Jordan, Electronics, Cell Phones

  20. The Force is not quite with and#8216;The Men Who Stare At Goats'Read the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Seacoast Online

    ... role he is playing. I can never remove the Movie Star from the equation to just see the character. And yet from "Syriana" and "Oceans 11" to "Michael Clayton" and "Burn After Reading," Clooney always manages to draw me in. He may not be a chameleon, ...

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    Related Topix: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Amelia, Good Night, and Good Luck., Drama Movies, History Movies, Burn After Reading, Grant Heslov, Thriller