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This was a year of extremes: huge CG-heavy spectacles and low-budget gems. Most of all, 2009 made us feel the boundaries of cinema were stretched... for good and ill. Here are the 10 best and 10 worst films of 2009. More »
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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 »
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The Men Who Stare At Goats is about warrior-monks with psychic powers, who call themselves Jedis over and over again. But the movie's structure also echoes the original Star Wars trilogy, and it's full of fun Lucas riffs. Spoilers below... More »
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The Men Who Stare At Goats transports you from the Vietnam War to present-day Iraq, that journey through time succeeds largely thanks to Jeff Bridges and George Clooney. We asked director Grant Heslov how they pulled it off. Minor spoilers... More »
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It's a spoiler-crash! Ed Norton talks Avengers, Milla Jovovich reveals a Resident Evil showdown, and James Marsters shows up in a Caprica ad. Creepy new Doctor Who/Fringe clips! Plus Red Dawn, Ghost Rider, The Box, Supernatural, Smallville, FlashForward and Chuck. More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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In the upcoming film Men Who Stare At Goats Kevin Spacey plays a former psychic soldier, who's now running a prison camp in Iraq. The film, based on Jon Ronson's nonfiction book, explores the secrets behind the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion who tried to harness paranormal abilities to bring down the enemy. We got a quick chance to talk to Spacey at the Happy Hearts Fund Charity Ball. Does Kevin believe we could really use psychic powers to defeat terrorism? More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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