As we enter November, the Oscars can’t be too far off. This famous awards ceremony honors movies released during the calendar year, meaning that some actors have multiple films eligible. Jude Law released a mammoth six films back in 2004, three of which earned Oscar attention, though not for his performances. Academy rules don’t permit an actor to receive two nominations in the same category, but earning one lead and one supporting mention is permissible. Often, a big year for an actor with one knockout movie role might lead to two nominations, even if the second is undeserved. For instance, was Jamie Foxx really Oscar-worthy in Collateral or was he  [ Read More ]

Title: The Descendants Director: Alexander Payne Cast: George Clooney, Judy Greer, Shailene Woodley, Matthew Lillard, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster and Amara Miller Life gets easily interrupted with, well, life. It’s so easy to fall into routines, trying to make up for lost time and getting comfortable with your situation. Sooner or later, those routines get in the way and you forget what’s the most important thing to you, your family. Dealing with work, or school leaves you with blinders to the rest of the world but then the rest of the world, sneaks up behind you to give you a real dose of life. It’s important when these bouts of  [ Read More ]

According to The Hollywood Reporter, George Clooney will receive the 2011 Hollywood Actor Award at the 15th annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards. The star is being recognized by the Starz-presented event due to his work in “The Descendants,” in which he plays a cold father and husband who has to become a family man due to a tragedy. The Hollywood Film Festival/Film Awards founder and executive director Carlos de Abreu told The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg that Clooney’s performance in the film was “flawless and passionate.” He also said the actor continues to shine as one of Tinseltown’s most gifted actors. Clooney will accept his award at  [ Read More ]

Julius Caesar was told to bewar the Ides of March, but the critics would like you to know that you don’t have to avoid the film “The Ides of March” starring George Clooney and the probably-retiring Ryan Gosling. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 82% fresh rating, and the audience has given it a similar rating, 81%. The general consensus, according to Rotten Tomatoes, the film is “not exactly exposing revelatory truths, [but] ‘The Ides of March’ is [a] supremely well-acted drama that moves at a calm, confident clip.” Individually, most of the critics loved the film, calling it “intelligent filmmaking” (Charlie McCollum, San Jose Mercury News), “a simple  [ Read More ]

Title: The Ides of March Directed by: George Clooney Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood Political films often strive to showcase the views of the director and screenwriter, and often times only appeal to the people who agree with their opinions. While George Clooney, who not only starred in the new political drama ‘The Ides of March,’ but also directed, co-wrote and produced it as well, infused his liberal beliefs into the movie, he also created unique characters that audiences can relate to. The filmmaker interestingly didn’t just present his views in the film, which is based on the play  [ Read More ]

A discussion and review the week’s new movie release from your favorite entertainment and celebrity website. Hello everyone, this is episode 17 of the Movie Night Podcast. This week Rudie Obias is joined by co-host of The AuteurCast, West Anthony and they discuss the new political thriller by George Clooney, “The Ides of March”. Subscribe on iTunes or Download and Listen Here. “The Ides of March” features Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei and Jeffrey Wright. Read Harvey Karten’s review of “The Ides of March”. On the next episode of Movie Night, we will discuss, “The Thing”. We hope you enjoy the  [ Read More ]

Fingers crossed October begins better than September ended. We’ve got just two new wide releases arriving this weekend and while one is poised to make a splash at about 3,300 theaters, the other could run into trouble with only 2,000 locations and a limited viewership. Director Shawn Levy is used to making the big bucks with his films, but unlike the Night at the Museum movies, Real Steel isn’t getting a summer or Christmas release. Then again, it does have the benefit of going up against just one new film and a handful of box office vets all on their way out. Those assets could help it earn just as  [ Read More ]

Title: The Ides of March Studio: Columbia Pictures Directed By: George Clooney Written By: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon, from Beau Willimon’s play “Farragut North” Cast: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella, Jennifer Ehle Screened at: E-Walk, NYC, Opens: October 7, 2011 In America’s Presidential election of 1824, no candidate had received a majority of electoral votes, thus putting the contest into the House of Representatives. Surprisingly the House elected John Quincy Adams over his rival, Andrew Jackson. It was believed that Henry Clay, the Speaker of the House, convinced Congress to elect Adams, who then made  [ Read More ]

Ready for your last Movie News Cheat Sheet of July 2011? Just as we’re heading into the home stretch of the summer season, a slew of films are priming to snag the spotlight as their big debuts are on the horizon. Not only do we have a ton of images from a selection of Toronto International Film Festival participants like the Jason Segel starrer Jeff Who Lives at Home and Francis Ford Coppola’s supernatural horror thriller Twixt, but Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Judge Dredd, too. Entertainment Weekly also gave us our very first look at Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson all decked out in their Gale and Peeta  [ Read More ]

A few months ago, comic book fans and moviegoers were excited when Darren Aronofsky was named director of “Wolverine 2″. Would this be Aronofsky’s “The Dark Knight”? Would this be Aronofsky’s crossover to a mainstream audience? Well, no. Aronofsky dropped out of the project citing family issues that would get in the way of the production. Personally, I think Aronofsky was put off by not having final cut on the project. Vulture is reporting the director of last year’s surprise hit, “Black Swan”, will helm a fifteen-year-old screenplay called “Human Nature” written by screenwriter Jeff Welsh. It is also reported that George Clooney is soon to be attached to this  [ Read More ]

The January 2011 release of “The Green Hornet” may have seemed like nothing more than yet another calculated move by Hollywood to co-opt an existent fan base and limit its own commercial exposure. And it “was”, sure. But a film adaptation of this property — based on the original 1930s radio program, which has lived on in movie serials and comic books — was in the works for more than a decade, with a long list of actors inclusive of George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Jet Li and Stephen Chow all at one point attached, in various combinations. In fact, a visionary music video director named Michel Gondry was hired in  [ Read More ]

Read our exclusive interview with actor Tim Griffin, who has been described as J.J. Abrams and George Clooney’s “Go-To Guy.” The actor, who is most remembered for playing John Nevins, the man who interrogated Jason Bourne in ‘The Bourne Supremacy,’ has collaborated with Abrams and Clooney on such movies as ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Leatherheads’ and ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats.’ Griffin currently has six films slated for release in 2011, including ‘Abduction,’ ‘A Better Life,’ ‘Carjacked’ and Abrams’ upcoming project, ‘Super 8,’ as well as as well as the fall NBC pilot ‘Prime Suspect.’ He discusses with us, among other things, what it’s like working with Abrams and Clooney, and  [ Read More ]

According to ScreenCrave via Entertainment Weekly, actor-turned-director Ben Affleck will direct the film “Argo”, a film set in motion by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, his producing partner. According to the sites, the film is based on an article in “Wired” Magazine about a 1979 CIA rescue operation during the occupation of the American Embassy in Tehran, where six diplomats were saved due to a convoluted scheme involving disguises a group posing as a Hollywood film crew on a location scouting job. If all goes well, this will be the first film where Affleck and Clooney will work together. Also, this will be the first film Affleck has directed since  [ Read More ]

George Clooney has replaced Tom Cruise to portray novelist Douglas Preston in an upcoming movie about the search for the Monster of Florence serial killer, Cinemablend.com is reporting. While news of Cruise’s casting and screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie being hired to pen the script first surfaced in 2008, the latter still appears to be attached to the film. Preston is an American thriller writer who worked with Italian crime reporter Mario Spezi to investigate the almost 40-year-old case. The two made headlines after they caught the killer, who murdered seven couples between 1974 and 1985, despite facing resistance from the Italian police. However, the movie won’t begin filming anytime soon, as  [ Read More ]

George Clooney is the most recent star to sign onto ‘Gravity,’ Cinemablend.com is reporting. The Academy Award-winning actor is taking over the male lead role from Robert Downey, Jr., who was forced to drop out because of scheduling issues. The news comes after the female lead role saw several different castings as well; Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johannson and Natalie Portman were all on board before Sandra Bullock signed on. ‘Gravity,’ which is being helmed by ‘Children of Men’ director Alfonso Cuaron, will feature Clooney and Bullock as astronauts. Their characters are part of a space exploration team whose space station is destroyed during an accident. They’re the only two still  [ Read More ]