George Clooney
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George Clooney Does Assassin Work In 'The American' Movie Trailer
On the Flix - Movie Trailers &bull YesterdayGeorge Clooney does assassin work in 'The American' movie trailer. Focus Features released their new action/thriller,George Clooney branded flick "The American" into theaters two days ago,and the movie trailer (below), features George Clooney doing all kinds of crazy assassin work… Full Story »
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Critics Gave New George Clooney 'American' Movie Semi-Positive Reviews
On the Flix - Movies &bull YesterdayCritics gave new George Clooney 'American' movie semi-positive reviews. Focus Features released their new action/thriller, George Clooney branded flick "The American" into theaters today,and the top critics seemed pretty positive overall about the movie. However,there were some who didn't like… Full Story »
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The American'S Sublime Ancestry
Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule &bull YesterdayI don't feel like an old man. I feel like a young man who has something wrong with him." Chuck Jones ********************** "You have to begin to lose your memory, if only in bits and pieces, to realize that memory… Full Story »
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Weekend Movie Roundup: Expatriate Killing Machines
Premiere &bull YesterdayAn American assassin in Italy. A Mexican ex-Federale in Texas. Both lethal renegades are displaced from their homeland, under siege, and without a soul to trust. But only one of their directors is actually taking any of this seriously. Two… Full Story »
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American Samoa Approves Ban On Plastic Bags
Cinema News &bull YesterdayGov. Togiola Tulafono signed the ban into law last week. He says the measure is a step in the right direction toward protecting the natural beauty of American Samoa and its native land and sea creatures. Advocates of the law… Full Story »
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American Eagle Key Revenue Figure Rises 1 Percent
Cinema News &bull YesterdayPITTSBURGH - Teen retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc. said Thursday that its August revenue in stores open at least a year rose 1 percent, about even with analyst estimates. Analysts had expected the figure to rise 1.1 percent, according to Thomson Reuters. Measuring revenue in stores open at least a year is a key indicator of a retailer's performance because it excludes results from stores that open or close during the year. Total revenue… Full Story »
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New Movie Reviews: Machete, The American, and Going the Distance
DVD Talk &bull Yesterday
Danny Trejo and Michelle Rodriguez are here to solve the immigration issue in Robert Rodriguez's actioner Machete. Read reviews... Full Story »
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American Airlines Pilot Cleared Of Alcohol
Cinema News &bull YesterdayThe flight Wednesday from Dallas-Fort Worth to Cancun was delayed more than four hours as the airline brought in a new pilot, who then had to wait out thunderstorms before taking off, Huguely said. She declined to identify the pilot.… Full Story »
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'The American' has a distinctly European air
Kansas City Star &bull YesterdayThe first sequence of “The American,” like much of the rest of the movie, contains scarcely any dialogue. The scene unfolds in the snowy emptiness of Sweden, where Jack (George Clooney) is hiking with Ingrid (Irina Bjorklund), a woman whose… Full Story »
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George Clooney Says Darfur Involvement 'Greatest Failure of My Life'
FOXNews.com &bull Sep 2, 2010But Clooney, 49, told The Sun newspaper that apart from his charmed life, one world event with which he has become intimately involved -- the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan -- remains a personal albatross. I've been… Full Story »
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Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig and Anne Hathaway to Join 'Friends with Kids'?
Cinematical &bull Sep 2, 2010
Watching the Emmys the other night, I saw George Clooney on the stage accepting his Bob Hope Humanitarian Award and then I saw Jon Hamm in the audience (they cut to him as Clooney left the stage) and wondered if he's that… Full Story »
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Will New Releases Have to Work Hard to Succeed?
The Numbers &bull Sep 2, 2010Labor Day long weekend is the official end of summer vacation, although the summer blockbuster season has been over for a couple weeks now. Labor Day long weekend is arguably the worst long weekend of the year to release a film, but there are three wide releases this week opening to buck that trend. While none really… Full Story »
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George Clooney is the "Hollywood Movie Star of the Week"
Hollywood Entertainment Network &bull Sep 2, 2010Hollywood Awards. HollywoodNews.com: George Clooney's recent clever spot with the cast of "Modern Family" was dubbed the highlight of the night by many television critics in their post Emmy wrap up. And then later in the evening he received the… Full Story »
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'Machete' Hero Danny Trejo Really Can -- And Should -- Star In Anything
MTV Movies Blog &bull Sep 2, 2010After decades of playing second fiddle to actors like George Clooney, Antonio Banderas and Will Ferrell, it's finally time for Danny Trejo to step into the spotlight with the lead role in "Machete," Robert Rodriguez's long anticipated followup to the successful "Grindhouse" mock-trailer of the… Full Story »
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Six Second Reviews: 'The American'
Inside Movies &bull Sep 2, 2010The American' stars George Clooney as an assassin who tempts fate by falling in love with a stunning seductress played by Violante Placido. Will this suspense thriller, directed by Anton Corbijn, have audiences at the edge of their seats? Mr.… Full Story »
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'American' takes in $1.7 million
Variety &bull Sep 2, 2010
Focus Features kickstarted the holiday weekend with the Wednesday bow of the George Clooney thriller, "The American," which took in $1.7 million from 2,721 locations. Midweek launch marks a wider-than-usual bow for the specialty distrib, which typically releases two higher-profile… Full Story »
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George Clooney casts impressive talent for FARRAGUT NORTH
Obsessed With Film &bull Sep 2, 2010Ok, so since our last update on George Clooney's next directorial effort, Farragut North, it seems lead Leonardo DiCaprio has had to pull out (earlier reports suggested he had left Mel Gibson's now dead Viking epic because of the Aussie… Full Story »
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Capsule reviews: `The American,' `Machete'
Boston.com - Movies &bull Sep 1, 2010The American" -- Hidden from critics until just before its release, the dirty secret about Anton Corbijn's movie turns out to be that it's an "art film." Heavens, no! Corbijn, a famed photographer and music video director whose first film was 2007's "Control," has crafted a quiet, haunting European thriller, drained of emotion and moving… Full Story »
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George Clooney / THE AMERICAN Reviews
Alt Film Guide &bull Sep 1, 2010George Clooney stars in Anton Corbijn's The American, in which he plays a hitman about to quit his profession. While on assignment (and in hiding) in a Italian village, he falls for a good-looking, kind-hearted local prostitute (Violante Placido). The American has been compared to the Matt Damon… Full Story »
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American First
The Numbers &bull Sep 1, 2010It's the Labor Day long weekend and The American it getting a jump on the competition by opening tonight. There have been several Wednesday releases this summer, including a few by non-blockbuster films like Vampires Suck and Knight and Day.… Full Story »
