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Is this the synopsis for Alfonso Cuarón’s "Spaceman George Clooney" flick Gravity?

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:45:00 PST

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We're still not sure what to make of director Alfonso Cuarón's (Children of Men) next picture Gravity. But we do know that it stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock and deals with such jovial topics as isolation and death in space. Thankfully, this latest synopsis has us very excited. More »

Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity could be an Oscar contender

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:58:45 PDT

Alfonso Cuarón helped to prove that science fiction thrillers could be art with Children of Men — now Warner Bros. is betting he'll do it a second time, with the space thriller Gravity. Warners chose Cuarón's movie as one of a handful to get released in the sweet spot for movie releases looking for a big Oscar push. The movie, which stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, will open on Nov. 12, 2012. Perhaps 2012 will be the year that science fiction doesn't get snubbed at the Oscars? More »

George Clooney and Darren Aronofsky could team up to film the fall of humanity

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 10 May 2011 06:30:00 PDT

We're almost elated director Darren Aronofsky passed on the second Wolverine movie, because his back-up project, Human Nature, sounds fascinating. Who doesn't want to see a Aronofsky future where human beings are the lap-dogs for an alien species? More »

George Clooney wants to join Steven Soderbergh's U.N.C.L.E.

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:30:00 PST

Clooney never got to play James Bond, but if he goes after the role of Napoleon Solo in Steven Soderberh's U.N.C.L.E. movie remake, we may finally have the Clooney spy flick we've always wanted. More »

Rare Footage Of The Real-Life Men Who Stared At Goats

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:00 PST

Before Men Who Stare At Goats became a film, author Jon Ronson ran his real-life paranormal military findings in a documentary series called The Crazy Rulers of the World. Meet the real goat-starers, and compare it to actual film footage. More »

Max Barry's Weird Cyborg Publishing Experiment Could Be A Movie

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:00 PST

Max Barry has been posting his weird improvised titanium-body-parts epic Machine Man on his website, a page at a time, and now a production company has optioned it. Mandalay Pictures will develop the story and then shop it to studios. More »

Clooney Teaches Ewan McGregor To Be A Proper Jedi, In New Goats Trailer

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:00:00 PDT

The latest trailer for The Men Who Stare At Goats demonstrates George Clooney's Jedi/ninja skills. Check out his special warrior monk abilities, honed by the U.S. government for secret spy espionage. It's based on a true story! More »

6 Clips from "Fantastic Mr. Fox" Pit Badger Bill Murray Against Foxy George Clooney

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:46:02 PDT

It's about time Wes Anderson put his whimsical outlook on the world into animation. It fits like an awkward yellow-hued glove. Check out these clip of Anderson's usual suspects — Owen Wilson, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman — going furry. More »

First Men Who Stare At Goats Clip Unleashes Clooney's Combat Skills

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:30:00 PDT

Now that you've already seen the Jedi mind tactics from the mustached psychic soldier George Clooney, take a look at his hand to hand combat skills as he almost breaks Ewan McGregor's arm. Secret Government warrior monks are hilarious. More »

First Trailer For George Clooney And His Team Of Goat-Staring Military "Jedis"

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:20:00 PDT

The Men Who Stare At Goats features a long-haired drugged-out Jeff Bridges, men trying to run through walls, and hot mustached Clooney-on-goat action. The film, inspired by the military's secret psychic experiments, actually looks pretty hilarious. More »

George Clooney Brings Diamond Age To SyFy

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:00:27 PDT

SyFy is planning on turning Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age into a television series, and it's looking to George Clooney to make it happen. Insert your "Well, here's hoping it's better than Solaris" jokes here. More »

Clooney Stares At Goats, Who Want To Eat His Wig

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:00:00 PST

George Clooney dons a man's Farrah Faucet wig and handsome mustache on set for Men Who Stare at Goats. Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges are starring in the adaptation of Jon Ronson's 2004 nonfiction book about the Army’s First Earth Battalion, a group that tries to use psychic abilities for warfare. And the journalist (McGregor) who investigates. The film is shooting in New Mexico right now. [Geek Tyrant] More »

McGregor Will Be The Goat Clooney Stares At

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:43:00 PDT

The star-studded psychic war movie Men Who Stare At Goats may have added a few more studs. Ewan (Moulin Rouge) McGregor is in talks to play a desperate report who discovers that George Clooney's Army veteran has psychic powers, thanks to a secret government program. The two of them travel across Iraq in the movie version of Guardian columnist Jon Ronson's book. Jeff Bridges may play the founder of the psychic research program, and Kevin Spacey may also be on board. Could psychic powers finally give us an Iraq war movie that doesn't tank? Goats starts production next month. More »

George Clooney's Sexy Stare Is Deadly To Goats

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:45:08 PDT

George Clooney can finally put his patented 'lower the head and raise the eyebrows' maneuver to its ultimate use in the movie Men Who Stare At Goats. The movie is an adaptation of Jon Ronson's non-fiction book which focuses on the US Army's First Earth Battalion, made up of men who were getting specially trained to use telekinesis and other paranormal powers in war. Their training included how to to walk through walls and stop the heartbeat of a man or animal (hence the goats) by staring at them. Peter Straughan (How To Lose Friends & Alienate People) wrote the script. [Variety] More »

Where The Hell Is Our Diamond Age?

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:40:14 PST

Last year at the Television Critics Association, where professional couch pota... er, critics get together to be spoon-fed updates from the networks about what to watch during the upcoming season, the Sci Fi Channel announced that George Clooney and his buddy Grant Heslov were developing Neal Stephenson's awesome The Diamond Age, or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer novel into a six-hour miniseries. Well, it's a year later, so what's going on with our miniseries? Better yet, which Stephenson project do you think would look best in front of the lens? Vote after the jump and let us know. More »