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George Clooney and Matt Charman developing Watergate series

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George Clooney will be diving back into the political drama as he and Bridge of Spies writer Matt Charman develop a limited eight-episode series based on the infamous Watergrate scandal. The series has reportedly gone to Netflix, though that may change as competition for it rises. Watergate was one of the biggest events to have happened in […]

George Clooney returning to TV with Catch-22 series

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Suburbicon bombed at the box-office, so George Clooney looks to be retreating to the medium that launched his career – the world of television. According to The Hollywood Reporter he will direct and star in a Paramount produced limited series based on Joseph Heller’s novel Catch-22. Co-written by Luke Davis (Lion) and David Michod (War […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Suburbicon (2017)

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Suburbicon, 2017. Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a […]

Bill Clinton and James Patterson meeting with Hollywood A-listers over rights to The President Is Missing

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According to THR, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and author James Patterson are meeting with Hollywood heavyweights such as J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg and George Clooney with regards to an adaptation of their upcoming novel The President Is Missing. Plot details for the book, set for publication in June 2018, are being kept under wraps, […]

Movie Review – Suburbicon (2017)

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Suburbicon, 2017. Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, Glenn Fleshler, Gary Basaraba, Karimah Westbrook, Tony Espinosa, Megan Ferguson, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: A home invasion rattles a quiet family town. At this point, we must accept that George Clooney is a much better actor than director, or at the very […]

New trailer for George Clooney’s Suburbicon starring Matt Damon and Julianne Moore

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Following the release of the new poster for Suburbicon [check it out here], a UK trailer has arrived online for director George Clooney’s latest film which stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, and Noah Jupe; watch it below… SEE ALSO: George Clooney says Suburbicon isn’t a comedy Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community […]

Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actors Are Exactly Who You’d Expect

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at a list of actors who aren’t providing much bang for their buck… Even a person who only vaguely keeps up with film news could have had a decent guess at who would make the top ten most overpaid actors list, which was revealed by Forbes magazine a few days […]

Johnny Depp is Hollywood’s most overpaid actor for the second year running

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2016 hasn’t been the greatest of years for Johnny Depp both personally and professionally, and now he’s rounded out the year by being named by Forbes as the most overpaid actor in Hollywood for the second year running. Forbes calculates its list by working out how much studios have earned in return for every dollar paid […]

69th Cannes Film Festival Review – Money Monster (2016)

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Money Monster, 2016 Directed by Jodie Foster Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Caitriona Balfe and Dominic West SYNOPSIS: The presenter and producer of a flamboyant financial news TV show finds themselves in a hostage situation when a young, working class investor decides to take revenge for the tumbling share price of a major […]