Monday, December 3, 2007
George Clooney News November 2007
November 27 2007 George Clooney not attending Madrid event ClooneyStudio.com has been informed by publicist Stan Rosenfield that the report posted on a Spanish website, claiming George Clooney had confirmed he would attend the first Alliance of Civilizations annual forum, is "not correct" and "Mr. Clooney will not be attending the event." Video Do not direct link to the video or upload it elsewhere. Dubai International Film Festival update The film festival's site has posted gala details plus terms & conditions for the opening night gala screening of Michael Clayton. - Gala screening is at the Madinat Arena in the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
- Red Carpet proceedings start at 7pm.
- Entry to the Opening Night Gala Screening is by invitation only. If this invitation has not been exchanged by 7:45 p.m. then waitlisted guests and guests in the Stand-By Queue will be offered vacant seats in the Arena.
- Following each Gala Screening, DIFF hosts a Gala Reception in honour of the attending cast and guests.
Political campaigning In an AP report on Oprah Winfrey preparing to campaign for Barack Obama, is a brief mention of why George Clooney has kept his support out of the public eye: "As far as openly campaigning, he thinks it hurts the candidate," says Clooney spokesman Stan Rosenfield. "You lose the heartland." Nick Clooney event Nick Clooney will be guest speaker at the 2007 UNICEF Concert for Peace. Event takes place at 7.30pm on Dec. 1, at St. Francis in the Fields Cathedral, Louisville, KY. Details at Uni of Louisville. November 26 2007 Nobel Peace Laureates award George Clooney & Don Cheadle Thanks to TheCommunity.com for advising that George Clooney and Don Cheadle will be presented with the 2007 Peace Summit Award at the 8th World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome on December 13. Read the press release. - Update Nov. 27: Stan Rosenfield has advised this report is not correct and George Clooney will not be attending the event.
Michael Clayton box office Variety writes, "The only other specialized film to go wide successfully this fall is Michael Clayton. That pic has grossed more than $38 million to date." According to BoxOfficeMojo, it's taken in another $23.3 million internationally, to give a worldwide gross to-date of $61.4 million. - Best Picture and Best Actor for George Clooney.
- Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Tilda Swinton.
Video Do not direct link to the file or upload it elsewhere. Nick Clooney's column 'Readers have say on religion, politics.' November 24 2007 Entertainment Weekly, Nov. 30 2007 Thanks to Debbie, added scans.
November 23 2007 George Clooney interview: EW George Clooney is interviewed as one of the "Top 25 entertainers of the year" in the Nov. 30 issue of Entertainment Weekly, out today. Read the George Clooney interview. - Associated Press writes: "The magazine named George Clooney - actor, director, activist - a valedictorian because he has “deftly balanced box-office viability with personal responsibility.”
Sand and Sorrow HBO has added a page for Sand and Sorrow. Included is a synopsis and two promo videos. For those who can't view the Dec. 6 HBO premiere, you can watch online the day after. The synopsis states "Sand and Sorrow will be streamed in its entirety on hbo.com from Dec. 7 through Dec. 9." It adds that there will be a "live hbo.com online chat and podcast with John Prendergast, Samantha Power and Nicholas Kristof immediately following the network premiere." "The thing with animation is that you record the actors like a radio show and then the animators become actors in their own way because it's their job to take these puppets and make them seem alive. They bring their own personalities to the way they move these puppets."
November 22 2007 Statement from George Clooney The following statement from George Clooney, on the passing of Milo Radulovich, was sent directly to ClooneyStudio.com by publicist, Stan Rosenfield: "Milo stood for everything good that this country represents. He taught us all what it's like to be a true American. We won't see the likes of him again." -- George Clooney, Nov. 21 2007. George Clooney statements Now that there are a couple, I've created an archive of George Clooney statements, where each statement has its own page. Lecturas (Spain) Nov. 28 2007, #2905 Thanks to Isabel, added scans. Happy Thanksgiving! To all readers in the USA. I think I'll join you all and take a break from searching for news today. Will catch up tomorrow. :)
November 21 2007 Michael Clayton DVD release date (region two, UK) According to Play, Michael Clayton will be out on DVD in the UK on Feb. 18 2008. Thanks to Kirsty. George Clooney at the Television Academy LA Times reports on George entertaining a SAG crowd at the Television Academy in North Hollywood on Monday night. George is quoted saying "The funny thing was, I won the Oscar for 'Syriana' while we were shooting 'Michael Clayton,' and I had to fly back to L.A. for the ceremony doing the whole thing in one night. I won it and came back and I hid it in my bag and I put it up on top of the camera and while Tony [Gilroy] was talking I was like 'can you get out of my eye-line?' " Entertainment Tonight interview transcript Prepared & added a transcript of George Clooney's interview (on paparazzi) with ET. Coen bros. on Burn After Reading For " Burn After Reading," another original that they just finished filming, they created characters specifically for George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand (Joel's wife), John Malkovich and Richard Jenkins. ( read more) Lecturas magazine (Spain) #2905 Thanks to Isabel, who will send in scans when she can. Meantime, Isabel has kindly summarised as: "a long and excellent interview with George Clooney, by Amalia Enriquez, with good and new (to the best of my knowledge) photos at Lowell Hotel (New York). He talks mostly about his life with a little and not direct mention to his current girlfriend at the beginning." "60 Seconds to Save the Earth" winner A press release announces the winner of the "60 Seconds to Save the Earth" ecospot contest, of which George Clooney was on the judging panel. View "Sky is Falling" by Dave Schlafman here.
November 20 2007 George Clooney gives interview on paparazzi George spoke with Entertainment Tonight about the paparazzi video which surfaced yesterday (the incident happened on Friday). The interview is at ETonline and airs on tonight's show. I'm working on a transcript. George Clooney admonishes paparazzi George Clooney says paparazzi should respect the rules of the road. The 46-year-old actor admonished photographers while riding his motorcycle in Los Angeles on Friday with his girlfriend, Sarah Larson, Clooney spokesman Stan Rosenfield told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ( read more) Paparazzi incident #2 George Clooney again confronted paparazzi yesterday in Beverly Hills, as he was on his way to the ET interview. George and Grant Heslov were on their bikes, and later meet up with Stan Rosenfield. George is seen reading out the pap's license plate whilst Stan writes it down. Both pics and video exist, neither of which I will link to. People magazine Nov. 26 2007 Added the text. Tony Gilroy on George & Michael Clayton Tony tells Variety "We've wiped [away] every molecule of sentiment [from the movie]. So much of what's behind Michael Clayton is squandered opportunity. The idea that someone with those kinds of looks and that kind of charm were of no use to this character anymore. And the tension of George playing that -- he was almost ahead of me in that regard. He knew that that was the prize, to dismantle and show all the rust on the persona that he spent so much time building up all these years." Michael Clayton FYC ad Added another 'For Your Consideration' ad for Michael Clayton. It's another for picture/director/screenplay, but I really like the photography on this one. Milo Radulovich Milo Radulovich, whose real-life story was featured in Good Night, And Good Luck (where he also served as consultant), passed away yesterday, aged 81, after complications from a stroke. Our condolences to his family.
November 19 2007 George Clooney scolds paparazzi A video on a well-known celebrity gossip site today shows an angry George Clooney (who was on his bike in L.A. with Sarah Larson) scolding paparazzi for risking lives just to take footage of him. Since this is an important issue that is evolving into a top Clooney headline, I have chosen to relay details - without the offending video link. George can be heard saying: "You broke some laws, I want to find out what your license plate number is. How many laws did you break? How many people did you put in danger? You drove like a maniac down there. At least understand that you're putting people in danger. I've been down on a motorcycle and the last thing I want to do is get thumped." People magazine, Nov. 26 2007 Thanks to Stacie, added scans. Michael Clayton FYC ad The front cover of today's Variety again features a 'For Your Consideration' ad for Michael Clayton (added here): - Best Actor - George Clooney
- Best Supporting Actor - Tom Wilkinson
- Best Supporting Actress - Tilda Swinton
Nespresso magazine #3/2007 Thanks to Fabienne, added a translation. Leatherheads score MixOnline reports that scoring mixer Frank Wolf recently completed mixing the Randy Newman score for Leatherheads. Upcoming Variety ER special An ad in today's Variety (view here) says the Dec. 6 issue of Variety will "profile the show, talent and executives" of ER in honour of the 300th episode. Surely a George Clooney mention somewhere. November 18 2007 Dubai update A press release at the Dubai International Film Festival site confirms Michael Clayton as the opening gala and George Clooney's attendance. George Clooney on Renee Zellweger Harper's Bazaar, Dec. 2007: Her old friend Mr. Clooney wrote the part [Leatherheads] for her. "Most actors and actresses tend to be fairly contemporary: The minute you put them in a period piece, they stand out," says Clooney. "Renée has great old-fashioned movie-star qualities. There are times in the film when she looks a lot like a young Ginger Rogers." One could say Renée's ability to dissolve into a role puts her in a league with artist Cindy Sherman as a mistress of disguise. "She's amazing at that," Clooney agrees, describing how she would become Rosalind Russell, Barbara Stanwyck, and Jean Arthur before his eyes. For her 38th birthday last April, Clooney gave Renée 100 movies he'd picked from 1964 to 1976. "He's a connoisseur," she says. Nick Clooney Buffalo News has a report on Nick Clooney hosting last night's "Golden Age of Film" for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Excerpt: Clooney had the crowd laughing as he poked fun at himself. “We all know I have only one distinction,” he said. “I’m the only one in the house who knows what his obit will read: Nick Clooney, brother of fantastic singing icon Rosemary Clooney, father of Oscar-winning writer-director-actor-producer George Clooney, died today. Period.” New pictures Buzz Foto has pics of George Clooney outside Ago restaurant in L.A. last night. George & Sarah Larson are in their car in the parking lot here and George is outside with Kid Rock here. They claim George & Sarah were dining with Kid Rock, Rande Gerber & Cindy Crawford. Other video A video of George Clooney leaving Il Cielo restaurant in Beverly Hills on Friday is at X17online. November 17 2007 Dubai International Film Festival George Clooney will attend the Middle Eastern premiere of Michael Clayton at the Dubai International Film Festival, which runs Dec. 9-16 2007. 7 Days quotes DIFF chairman, Abdulhamid Juma: "Clooney’s return to the region means we have come full circle, from Dubai as a backdrop for the film ‘ Syriana’ to DIFF as a platform to showcase his latest venture." It also says there will be another amFAR fundraiser alongside the festival. Gulf News says Michael Clayton will open the festival. New pictures Pics of George Clooney leaving Il Cielo restaurant in Beverly Hills last night, with publicist Stan Rosenfield, are at WENN. Videos: Sand and Sorrow HBO's promo video for Sand and Sorrow is here. If you missed them before, there are also two clips at the official site. The Fantastic Mr. Fox The Telegraph writes: "the look of the film is inspired by Great Missenden, the bucolic Buckinghamshire village where [Roald] Dahl lived and worked." Michael Clayton FYC ad Awards Daily has another Michael Clayton FYC ad. Same categories as yesterday's ad, just a different still of George Clooney. Writers strike update Hollywood Reporter advises WGA and AMPTP are to resume talks on Nov. 26.
November 16 2007 Clooney donates $25,000 to Actors Fund George Clooney has donated $25,000 to the Actors Fund, money that is earmarked to provide emergency assistance to workers in the entertainment industry who fall on hard times because of the strike. (read more) Michael Clayton FYC ad The front cover of today's Variety is a 'For Your Consideration' ad for Michael Clayton (added here) in the following categories: - Best Picture (Sydney Pollack, Steven Samuels, Jennifer Fox, Kerry Owent)
- Best Director (Tony Gilroy)
- Best Original Screenplay (Tony Gilroy)
Spanish George Clooney interview Michael Clayton opens in Spain today, and a (mostly new) Spanish George Clooney interview is at La Razon. A translator works well in this instance. Thanks to Isabel. George Clooney on Matt Damon (more from People magazine) "There's a lot of responsibility with this. I believe in the event that he can't serve, the former sexiest man can take over. So if he slips up, I'm ready to take back the crown. When we were lobbying for him earlier, I don't think he was ready for it. It takes some maturity. Now I think he can handle the pressure." Video George Clooney drives us around the bend (literally) on his bike yesterday in a video at TMZ. He meets up with two pals. Ben Weiss is definitely in the grey shirt and the other is possibly Grant Heslov. November 15 2007 George Clooney on Matt Damon being sexiest George Clooney is quoted telling People magazine: "He's the Susan Lucci of 'Sexiest Man. I told (Matt) this is the next step for him because after a while movies get old. How much money and how many accolades do you need? What you really want is this sash and this tiara. "[On Matt Damon wearing speedos in The Talented Mr. Ripley] Not since Halle Berry coming out of the water in the Bond film has there been such sexiness." Pu-239 HBO's Pu-239 page has info on the movie plus exclusive interviews with star, Paddy Considine and director/writer, Scott Z. Burns. Washington Post also has an article on the movie. Executive-produced by George Clooney, Pu-239 premieres on HBO this Saturday. John Malkovich on his Burn After Reading character "I just played a guy who drinks too much but isn't particularly evil." ( /film) Leatherheads test screening There was a test screening of Leatherheads at Mann Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks, CA, on Tuesday night.
November 14 2007 People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive People magazine has named Matt Damon the Sexiest Man Alive 2007. Oh the irony of George Clooney losing his crown to Matt Damon! It's on newsstands Friday and includes a Q&A with George Clooney (also featured on the list) per an Early Show video at CBS. Top earning actors over 35 An article on the top earning actors over age 35 is at Forbes. Of George Clooney, they say he's "among the highest earners among actors of any age." On George's picture page, they state a pay of $25 million, saying "Clooney abides by the "one for them, one for me" theory of filmmaking," adding he "made almost nothing from his art-house flick The Good German, but garnered a $15 million payday in Ocean's 13." White Jazz update Update strictly on the assumption that George Clooney is still producing White Jazz. Director Joe Carnahan writes in his blog: "One way or another, this one is going. Got it on pretty good information that we've got a huge fan circling this thing and apparently, whether it goes now or post-Pablo, this person is serious as hell about playing Klein." November 13 2007 Nespresso magazine #3/2007 (France) Thanks to Reve, added scans. Ocean's Thirteen DVD (region one, USA/Canada) Ocean's 13 is out on DVD today. All versions, including the trilogy gift set, can be purchased here. One of the deleted scenes (the only one to feature George Clooney) is at Yahoo Movies. 50 Greatest TV Icons George Clooney is #37 in "The 50 Greatest TV Icons" compiled by cable's TV Land and Entertainment Weekly magazine, reports AP. It airs on TV Land on Fri. Nov. 16 at 8pm EST and features in an upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly.
November 12 2007 Full Nespresso 'George Who?' spot Nespresso-whatelse.com has been updated and now has the full Nespresso 'George Who?' spot. Amongst the other content is a small poster (already here), a GC bio (nothing new & not up-to-date, i.e. talks about Section Eight), a GC interview (taken from the 'George Who?' video interview here), wallpapers (none of George) and some trivia on the shoot where it says George "smothers his cereal in orange juice." Scattered throughout are lots of small pictures - many of which are already on here as larger versions. - Added screen captures from the new part. The entire commercial is captured from here.
Nespresso magazine #3/2007 (France/Germany) The latest Nespresso magazine in France & Germany has an 11-page George Clooney feature, including George on the cover and 4 full-page photos. There's also a current listing at ebay for a German version. Big thanks to Reve, who has kindly re-scanned the French version - scans will follow shortly. Betty Clooney biography Betty Clooney (1931-76), popular singer and television pioneer, was the sister of Rosemary Clooney and Nick Clooney and the aunt of George Clooney. ( read more)
November 11 2007 W magazine, December 2007 Added screen captures of the new pics of George & Renee featured in Friday's E! News clip. After nearly a decade of planning, the American director [Wes Anderson] has started work in London on an animated version of Fantastic Mr Fox. “It was one of my favourite books as a child,” Anderson told The Times. “I have been trying to make this film for eight years.” New characters and plotlines, including something resembling a raid scene, have been introduced to make the story into a feature-length film. “There’s a whole new bit at the start and a new section at the end, but we’ve tried to do something that Roald Dahl would love,” Anderson, who is writing the script with Noah Baumbach, said. John Krasinski on George Clooney Men's Health, December 2007: "I told my friends that I challenged George - what a great way to break the ice with my director, right? They said, 'Dude, that guy plays two-on-two twice a day! He has his own court at Warner Brothers!' He just gave me that People's Sexiest Man Alive smile - it stuns you for a second - and that's all he needed. He beat me. I won't say by how much. I'd love a rematch now that my head's in the right space. He has found that perfect dichotomy between working hard and being happy." Domestic weekend box office estimates Per BoxOfficeMojo's figures, Michael Clayton took in a further $1.66 million from 1,550 theatres (averaging $1,443) to finish 11th with a total domestic gross of $35,594,000. Darfur Now took in $33,000 from 24 theatres (averaging $1,375) to give a total gross of $64,000.
November 10 2007 George Clooney "almost confirmed" for Madrid event In our Oct. 25 entry, it was reported that George Clooney was on the guest list to attend the first Alliance of Civilizations annual forum in Madrid on January 15 2008. In a report at El Confidencial yesterday, Foreign Secretary, Bernardino Léon, says (roughly translated) "we have almost confirmed the presence here of George Clooney." Update on George's electric Tango car KomoTV has an article on the electric Tango car with a picture of a mechanic updating George's car on Oct. 16. This now explains an email I received on Oct. 29, from someone who lives near George, saying the inventor of the Tango car had delivered a Tango to George's house on Sat. Oct. 27. The delivery must have been completion of the work. Video Do not direct link to the file or upload it elsewhere. Michael Clayton left off BAFTAs consideration ad Warner Bros took out this two-page ad in today's Variety, promoting their movies for British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) consideration. Surprisingly, Michael Clayton has been omitted. The movie's UK release date on Sep. 28 is well within the qualifying deadline for BAFTA consideration. The ceremony is on Feb 10 2008. Nick & Nina Clooney event George's parents, Nick & Nina Clooney, will host "The Most Romantic Songs Ever Written ... Part 2," at the Hawaii Romance Festival, May 7-8 2008. Details at Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawaii.
November 9 2007 Burn After Reading W magazine, December 2007 George Clooney and Renee Zellweger are on the cover (added here) of W magazine and are interviewed inside. It's out on U.S. newsstands nationwide Nov. 23. Until scans are available, added an excerpt. Goo! magazine (Italy) issue 18 George Clooney is on the cover with an article entitled, "All the truth, and nothing but the truth." The cover and brief summary are at Goo. Thanks to Pat. Thanks also to MLou who hopes to send in scans. Video Do not direct link to the file or upload it elsewhere. People's Choice Awards George Clooney and Brad Pitt are nominated in the "Favorite On Screen Match Up" category for Ocean's Thirteen. The People's Choice Awards air on Jan. 8 at 9/8C on CBS. Vote online at PCAVote.com. Nespresso 'George Who?' commercial Thanks to MLou for advising the spot is now airing on Italian TV. It is, of course, soon to be online at Nespresso too. Jerry Weintraub Ocean's producer Jerry Weintraub will receive the Screen Actors Guild Foundation's Patron of the Arts Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on Jan. 5. Details at Desert Sun. November 8 2007 George Clooney on Sidney Lumet In a Detroit Free Press article on director Sidney Lumet, George Clooney is quoted as saying, "It sounds crazy to say somebody like Lumet is underrated, but he is, compared to other American directors like [Martin] Scorsese." Darfur Now release expansion A reminder that Darfur Now expands to 25 more cities tomorrow. Check the official site for details, as it frequently changes.
November 7 2007 Ocean's Thirteen DVD Added scans of the front & back covers of the region two (UK) Ocean's 13 DVD. I haven't received the region one (USA/Canada) DVD from WB yet, but the extras are identical. Time interview: audio Time magazine has now added an extensive 30+ min downloadable audio of their recent 10 questions George Clooney interview. Talking of pets, George says that when he gets back home again (which he recently did), he will "get another dog." Sighting Page Six, citing In Touch, claims George Clooney and Sarah Larson were dining at Madeo in L.A. on Friday, when a misunderstanding occurred over photographs being taken by a group with male model, Fabio.
November 6 2007 Photographer Sam Jones on George Clooney Sam Jones was on the Early Show today (video at CBS) to discuss his new book, "The Here and Now: The photography of Sam Jones," which includes a foreword by George Clooney. The pictures of George are at the front of the book. One hilarious pic was shown that I don't recall seeing before (screen capture here). More at Sam's website. Of George, Sam says: "This picture that's on the cover of the book was the first time I photographed him and that's probably the most serious he ever was with me. He is a comedian at heart and he's a practical joker. Something clicked between my pictures of him and our relationship. I don't ask him to do too much, so he ends up doing a whole bunch. Throughout his life, he's just been the goofball with movie star looks." Video Do not direct link to the file or upload it elsewhere. - BBC News, Nov. 6 Darfur Now. Includes footage of George Clooney in Darfur Now, shot with Don Cheadle's home video camera.
TV alert (France) The new Nespresso commercial, 'George Who?,' will air in full on French TV on Sun. Nov. 11 at 8.50pm on TF1. Thanks to Alexia. Victoria Hart update On Oct. 4 there was an alleged quote from singer Victoria Hart: "I'm flying out for two days in November, staying in New York, singing for George again." I contacted Victoria's management, to see if they could shed any light on what this referred to. JJ Murray-Leach kindly replied: "Like many of Victoria's stories there's always only an element of truth. She said she might be out in NY visiting her parents and could be a chance of singing at a concert where George be in the audience. But she said it was only a possibility and if it happened it would be nice to sing again for him." However, JJ added, "Victoria isn't doing the concert now." November 5 2007 Movies 101 on DVD (region one, U.S./Canada) Movies 101 will be released on a 4-disc DVD tomorrow (Nov. 6). It features interviews with various stars including George Clooney. Pre-order here now. Darfur Now box office Variety writes, " Darfur Now enjoyed a per-screen average of $8,000 as it opened in three theaters in New York and Los Angeles, with an estimated gross of $24,000." Don Cheadle interview Don discusses Darfur Now at Lifetime TV. Tony Gilroy interview An audio interview with Michael Clayton director, Tony Gilroy, is at HollywoodChicago. Writers strike Yesterday's talks failed and so the Writers Guild strike is effective today. As far as George Clooney's upcoming projects go, of the ones where movement has been announced (see 'Upcoming Movies,' right), only The Belmont Boys status is now unclear, as it's unknown if a script is complete. New UK DVDs (region two) A reminder for UK readers that both Ocean's Thirteen and The Good German are released on DVD today. Thom Mathews On Jul 11, there were marriage rumours for George's buddy, Thom Mathews and Karina Pozsar, saying George offered keys to his Italian villa as a wedding gift for their honeymoon. The Saint Sophia Herald (Jul/Aug issue) states Thom & Karina did in fact get married on July 7 2007.
November 4 2007 Video: George & Sarah in L.A. George Clooney has shaved off the beard he had for filming Burn After Reading, and was spotted, with Sarah Larson, coming out of Dan Tana's restaurant in L.A. last night. Video is at TMZ. Michael Clayton: The Shooting Script The Michael Clayton script by Tony Gilroy will be available to buy on paperback on Nov.12 2007. Pre-order here now. Charlie Rose DVD (region one, U.S./Canada) George Clooney's October 10 2007 interview on Charlie Rose is now available on DVD. Buy yours here! Sand and Sorrow HBO airdate Sand and Sorrow will premiere on HBO at 8pm on December 6, and not December 5 as previously advised. Michael Clayton domestic weekend box office estimate Variety writes: "Michael Clayton, showing particular stamina, placed No. 8 in its fifth frame. Legal drama-thriller declined 41% to an estimated $2.9 million from 2,107 theaters for a cume of $33.2 million." November 3 2007 Darfur Now Darfur Now, featuring George Clooney, is now on limited release in 3 theatres in LA/NYC. - Theatre details are at the official site and a review is at NY Times.
- Warner Independent Pictures advise "We do not have a release date scheduled for the UK as yet, but will keep you updated."
George & Brad repaired at Madame Tussauds George Clooney & Brad Pitt's waxworks at the new Madame Tussauds Ocean's 13 exhibit in London needed repairs yesterday after being mobbed by fans. The BBC says "Clooney's cheeks had to be retouched when fans left a trail of lipstick marks and Pitt's squeezable bottom was fixed after enduring too many pinches." They were back on display this morning. Michael Clayton box office Variety writes, "Michael Clayton is hanging in there. Film, hardly a broad title like Erin Brockovich, has grossed just over $30 million to date, a solid number considering the film cost under $25 million to produce. Miguel Ferrer on George Clooney not marrying again George's cousin, Miguel Ferrer, is quoted as saying, "George has been married once before and swears he'll never do it again. I think he meets a lot of right girls. I hear she's [Sarah Larson's] terrific. So many people wind up with children or getting married who have no business doing it. He knows himself well enough to know that's not what he wants in his life; he's got to trust himself." New book: Cincinnati Television In our April 29 entry, Cincinnati author Jim Friedman was looking for "people with photos or memories about local TV shows and personalities to contact him", saying he was "desperately short on Channel 12 material, particularly the Nick Clooney news era." Jim has now written to say that his book, Cincinnati Television, will be out on Dec. 10 2007. The publisher is arranging book signings at local bookstores beginning Dec. 10, and Jim has invited many of the stars of the book to attend the signings. Details to follow. Meantime, you can pre-order the book here now. Cluny & Clooney movie night, Australia Thanks to Karen of Zema Estate, a small family winery, for advising of their Cluny & Clooney movie night, to be held on Feb 2 2008, 8.30pm, at Zema Estate in Coonawarra, SA. Karen says, "We are bringing in a big screen [showing O, Brother Where Art Thou?] and setting it up right in the middle of our winery. We hope to make it an annual celebration of George Clooney’s talents whilst enjoying a glass of ‘Cluny’ wine and invite any fans from around the world to come and join us." Details at Zema Estate. Writers strike The Hollywood Reporter advises there will be a "last-ditch" meeting tomorrow morning in an attempt to avoid the strike, currently set to begin Monday. November 1 2007 George Clooney tells Rolling Stone how one night before the Academy Awards, he met with Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Michael Moore, Sean Penn, Eddie Vedder, Don Cheadle and Gore Vidal for lunch at a hotel. "They were talking about what to do the next night at the Oscars. I was like, 'We need to find a way to speak about the issues but not polarize everybody.' Later, I'm in a hotel room watching Bill O'Reilly. He's saying, 'You know how these liberals are - they get together and plan.' Isn't that hysterical? I was like, 'Yeah, well.... you got us.'" Burn After Reading filming complete Burn After Reading finished filming on Oct. 30. Added pics of George Clooney on set on the final day here. Academy Awards buzz The LA Times has compiled an Academy Awards Buzzmeter, based on the opinions of 20+ "respected entertainment pundits." Several Michael Clayton nods: George Clooney for Best Actor, Tom Wilkinson for Best Supporting Actor and Tilda Swinton for Best Supporting Actress. Darfur Now Don Cheadle & George Clooney couldn't attend the L.A. premiere, but director Ted Braun speaks to the Press Association: "Getting George Clooney involved was a very happy accident... he called up Don Cheadle one day and said 'I'm going to China and Egypt to discuss this issue with the leadership there, would you like to join me?' "We're very fortunate as he's a deeply committed person on Darfur - and that sincerity and knowledge comes shining through on this picture." Reader photo Thanks to Brandy for sending in a picture of her son, Jordan, with George Clooney on the Leatherheads set in Anderson, SC, Feb 2007. View here. Video Nick Clooney discussing Darfur at WKU, Oct. 30, is at WBKO. White Jazz Joe Carnahan writes of a recent meeting: "spoke with this individual for about an hour and half about all things 'White Jazz' and he wants to do the film." He doesn't say who the meeting was with, but presumably it's the actor he was chasing for the role George dropped out of. IESB also interviews Joe. I'm currently trying to obtain confirmation that George Clooney is still producing. Ross King radio update (UK) (See Oct. 30 entry) I received a reply today from Ross King, saying: "Sadly we had to postpone George's interview. However hopefully we'll get him again soon. I'm sure he'll be on our "best of" compilation around Christmas." G.I. Joe update IGN confirms George Clooney isn't involved at all (as if anyone believed he was) and Variety details who actually is.
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