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Clooney Honored by Hollywood Stars

16 October 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney was toasted by a host of fellow stars when he received the 2006 American Cinematheque Award in Beverly Hills on Friday. The lavish event, which was held to raise money for film-making charity American Cinematique, was attended by director Oliver Stone and actors Julia Roberts, Christian Slater, Salma Hayek, Geoffrey Rush and Lindsay Lohan. They paid tribute to the 45-year-old, whose film credits include Good Night, And Good Luck, Syriana and Ocean's Eleven. Slater said, "There's no man probably more worthy of getting some awards. He's a great artist, great director, and a phenomenal humanitarian. I think he serves as a great example to other actors, myself included." Clooney said of the event: "Basically, what it is, really, is a bunch of your friends who are gonna roast the hell out of you. But when it's done, you're raising money to help American Cinematheque, which actually does some great things." »

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Clooney and Zellweger Dating Again?

28 September 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney has reportedly reconciled his romance with fellow Oscar winner Renee Zellweger. The Good Night, And Good Luck director and star, 45, and Zellweger, 37, were romantically linked for two months in late 2001, shortly before Clooney started dating on/off girlfriend Krista Allen. Website PageSix.com reports Clooney and Zellweger met at the Tower Bar restaurant in Los Angeles' Sunset Tower Hotel on Sunday for a romantic dinner. According to onlookers, the pair "cuddled, held hands and then slow danced to the piano music." Zellweger annulled her brief marriage to country singer Kenny Chesney in December. »

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Clooney and Soderbergh Separate

21 July 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

George Clooney and producing partner Steven Soderbergh have decided to close down their Section Eight production company, which they founded six years ago. The Syriana star will officially part ways with Soderbergh on 1 August to launch Smoke House, a Production Company he is forming with his Good Night, And Good Luck collaborator Grant Heslov. Section Eight will continue to produce Clooney's upcoming movies, including Ocean's Thirteen and The Good German, both directed by Soderbergh. Soderbergh has said he would like to focus more on film-making and less on the film development and producing process. Clooney and Heslov co-wrote and produced Good Night, And Good Luck together and will both run Smoke House, which is named after a long-time Burbank, California, restaurant across the street from the company's offices on the Warner Bros studio lot. »

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Rather Heading for Niche TV Network

19 June 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Dan Rather will go from the corridors of power at CBS News to a small niche of the TV business, anchoring an interview program on Mark Cuban's high-definition TV channel HDNet, the New York Times reported over the weekend. Rather told the newspaper that he was also weighing several other offers, but "what I expect to do, what I hope to do, is bring this HDNet thing to fruition." There was no mention of the deal with Rather on Cuban's own website, which has been devoted in recent days to comments on how his basketball team, the Dallas Mavericks, has been performing in the NBA finals. But in an email message to the Hollywood Reporter, Cuban said, "We think he was being held back by the corporate structure of CBS. They prefer pretty faces, earnings per share and fluff to news with a payoff. Dan is hungry to do something unique and exciting. So we are talking about how he can do that with HDNet." Rather told the Times that he was intrigued by "the opportunity to build something from the ground up." Asked about CBS Chairman Les Moonves's remark that he wanted to do away with the "voice-of-God, single anchor," Rather replied, "My problem with the 'voice of God' thing was that it was meant disrespectfully." He also noted that he has seen the film Good Night and Good Luck, which Cuban co-produced, five times and that as part of the proposed deal he would be consulting with Cuban on future film projects. »

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Founder of Warner Independent Pictures Forced Out

3 May 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Despite the success of such films as March of the Penguins and Good Night, and Good Luck, Mark Gill has been forced out as president of Warner Bros.' arthouse unit, Warner Independent Pictures, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Wednesday). The newspaper said that Gill's departure came after he clashed with his boss, Warner Bros. production President Jeff Robinov, over a number of issues, including the company's direction. »

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Clooney and Father Travel to Sudan

26 April 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

George Clooney has taken his social activism beyond movies like Good Night, and Good Luck and Syriana and has traveled with his father, TV newsman Nick Clooney, to Darfur in the Sudan, where a rebellion has reportedly claimed the lives of 180,000 and created 2 million refugees. The actor and his journalist father reportedly moved about incognito, along with cameraman Mike Herron, who captured scenes of the horrific conditions in Darfur. "This is an ongoing and terrible story that we were able to see up close," Nick Clooney told the Cincinnati Post. "These folks are helpless out there. There's nobody between them and very bad people." Their trip was timed to draw attention to the "Rally to Stop Genocide" scheduled to take place next Sunday in Washington. The Clooneys have been booked on several TV talk shows to discuss their trip to the area. »

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Clooney's Oscar Goodies Fetch Prize Sum

31 March 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The bag of Oscar goodies given to Good Night, and Good Luck actor-director George Clooney has fetched $45,100 at an online auction to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The auction for relief organization United Way was extended into the early hours of Wednesday morning due to the high volume of bidders. The bag contained a host of items including a BlackBerry 8700c, a Kay Unger kimono and a Tahitian-pearl necklace. Clooney won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role in Syriana at the ceremony earlier this month. »

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Clooney Attacks "Timid" Democrats

14 March 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Outspoken Hollywood star George Clooney has blasted the Us Democrat party for failing to voice opposition in the run up to the Iraq war. The actor and director, who has been branded unpatriotic in some quarters for his overtly political projects Syriana and Good Night, And Good Luck, made the tirade via a posting on The Huffington Post blog site. He singled out party leaders for being afraid to attract negative press, or appear unfaithful to their country. He writes, "The fear of (being) criticized can be paralyzing. Just look at the way so many Democrats caved in the run up to the war. In 2003, a lot of us were saying, 'Where is the link between Saddam (Hussein) and (Osama) Bin Laden? What does Iraq have to do with 9/11?' We have to agree that it's not unpatriotic to hold our leaders accountable and to speak out." »

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Lucas: "The Blockbuster Is Dead"

7 March 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Movie mogul George Lucas predicts Hollywood will soon start shifting away from mega-budget blockbusters in favor of making more independent films for less money. Alongside Steven Spielberg, Star Wars creator Lucas is cited as being chiefly responsible for the blockbuster phenomenon that has gripped the movie industry for the last three decades. But he now believes big-budget films can no longer be profitable and are going out of fashion, as evidenced by this year's Academy Award nominees, including independent movies Crash and Good Night, And Good Luck. Lucas tells the New York Daily News, "The market forces that exist today make it unrealistic to spend $200 million on a movie. Those movies can't make their money back anymore. Look at what happened with King Kong. I think it's great that the major Oscar nominations have gone to independent films. Is that good for the business? No - it's bad for the business. But movie-making isn't about business. It's about art. In the future, almost everything that gets shown in theaters will be indie movies. I predict that by 2025 the average movie will cost only $15 million." »

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Few Surprises Among Oscar Winners

6 March 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Except for the victory of Crash in the best film category, all other votes went pretty much as expected. Ang Lee received the award for best director even though his film, Brokeback Mountain, was passed over for best film. Brokeback also received awards for best adapted screenplay (Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry) and for best score (Gustavo Santaolalla). Philip Seymour Hoffman won the best actor award for his performance in the title role of Capote. Reese Witherspoon won the best actress award for her performance as June Carter Cash in the Johnny Cash bio, Walk the Line. George Clooney, who was nominated in three categories for two different films, Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck, won the best supporting actor Oscar for Syriana. ("If the evening seemed to belong to anybody, it belonged to the one-time TV doctor who must now be considered one of the film industry's ruling figures," wrote Ty Burr in the Boston Globe.) Rachel Weisz took the supporting actress award for her part in The Constant Gardener. Crash also won Oscars for best original screenplay (Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco) and for editing (Hughes Winborne.) »

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Stars Sing Up a Storm at Independent Spirit Awards

5 March 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

The OC star Peter Gallagher and Alessandro Nivola were among the actors showing off their singing skills alongside Macy Gray and Dwight Yoakam at the Independent Spirit Awards in California on Saturday when they performed witty ditties to honor the Best Film nominees. Gallagher offered up a musical tribute to Brokeback Mountain on stage at the event in Santa Monica, California, while Nivola joined Zooey Deschanel to honor The Squid & The Whale with a quirky rendition of "You're The One That I Want" from Grease. Meanwhile, Gray sang a tribute to Capote and Yoakam performed "Act Drastically" to the tune of "Act Naturally" as a way of honoring The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada, in which he starred. And George Clooney's best pal, actor Richard Kind, stunned the actor/director when he stepped up to honor his film, Good Night, And Good Luck. »

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Brokeback Wins Best Feature at Independent Spirit Awards

4 March 2006 | IMDb News

Four films took home two honors each at the Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature winner Brokeback Mountain. The heavy Oscar favorite also nabbed Best Director for Ang Lee (also Oscar nominated ), and the acting winners were also four people who will be attending the Academy Awards on Sunday: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), Felicity Huffman (Transamerica), Matt Dillon (Crash), and Amy Adams (Junebug). Winning two alongside Brokeback were Capote (Best Male Lead and Screenplay), Transamerica (Best Female Lead and First Screenplay), and Crash (Best Supporting Male and First Feature). Also taking home awards were the aforementioned Junebug, Good Night, and Good Luck (Cinematography), Paradise Now (Foreign Film), and in a bit of surprise, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, which bested Grizzly Man for the documentary award. Sadly, the most nominated film, The Squid and the Whale, walked away with nothing.

Get all the Independent Spirit Award winners and photos from the awards in our Road to the Oscars section. »

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Ledger Skeptical About Oscar Win

17 February 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Heath Ledger is convinced he won't win the Best Actor Oscar next month, because the other nominees are too good. The Australian actor - nominated for his role in Brokeback Mountain - is up against Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line), Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) and David Strathairn (Good Night, And Good Luck). He said at the presentation of his movie Candy at the Berlin International Film Festival Wednesday, "There are so many great actors who are nominated and who all deserve the award. Let's wait and see who will win. Of course, I'm proud to be nominated. But it's already great to be involved in a movie that wins so many prizes and is received so well." »

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Ledger Says Clooney Deserves Oscar

16 February 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Heath Ledger surprised a packed Berlin Film Festival news conference Wednesday night when he remarked that he believes George Clooney deserves the best supporting actor Oscar this year for his performance in Syriana. Jake Gyllenhaal, who appeared in Brokeback Mountain with Ledger (who himself was nominated for a best actor Oscar) is also one of the best supporting actor nominees. Ledger's remark came after a reporter noted that Clooney had told an earlier news conference at the festival that he did not expect to win in any of the three categories for which he had been nominated (he's also nominated in the director and screenplay categories for Good Night, and Good Luck), adding, "There's been a lot of Brokeback Mountain stuff." Ledger, appearing at the festival to promote his latest film, the Australian-produced Candy, expressed delight that he had been able to make five films back-to-back over the past year and credited director Terry Gilliam for showcasing his talents in The Brothers Grimm, thereby opening up more "interesting choices" for him. He said that he found working in Australia on Candy "incredibly liberating in the sense that it was the first film I've done using my own accent in about eight years." When one reporter asked what the difference was for him to be making love to a woman in one film and to a man in another, he replied, "The stubble." A previous version of this article featured the headline "Ledger Says Clooney, Not Gyllenhaal, Deserves Oscar." While Mr. Ledger did indeed say he believed Mr. Clooney deserved an Oscar, he made no mention of Mr. Gyllenhaal while speaking on the subject. »

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Clooney, Stewart Poke Fun at Cheney

15 February 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Oscar-nominee George Clooney and awards host Jon Stewart have publicly mocked US Vice President Dick Cheney during a star-studded Academy Awards lunch. Clooney, renowned for his opposition to the Bush administration, joked that Cheney had initially invited him to the hunting trip, at which he accidentally shot a colleague. And he told the Beverly Hills audience on Monday that he planned to return Cheney's generosity by bringing him along to the Academy Awards next month. He says, "I'm bringing Dick Cheney as my date. It's so nice - he called me up and wanted me to go hunting so I invited him to be my (Oscar) date. I don't know if that's overly political." Oscar producer Gil Cates also promised the 116 nominees attending the lunch that the show's host, Jon Stewart, would mention the shooting incident again during the ceremony. He said, "Jon told me that part of the show that night will have him talking about how Cheney stands by the shooting and he would do it again, and that the guy was wrong, he obviously shouldn't have been there." Clooney has been named in three Academy Award categories, including Best Director for his efforts with the politically-charged Good Night, And Good Luck. »

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Sony Tickled Pink by 'Panther' Win

13 February 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

In a shot-in-the-dark surprise, the Steve Martin version of The Pink Panther opened with $21.7 million over the weekend, well above estimates. It even beat Final Destination 3, a poorly reviewed horror film but one which -- given the strong recent performances of the genre -- was nevertheless expected to eviscerate its rivals. As it was, Final Destination 3 took in about $20.1 million, well above its two predecessors. (The original Final Destination opened with $20 million, while Final Destination 2 took in $16 million.) Another film debuting well above expectations was the hand-drawn animated feature Curious George, which earned $15.3 million, nearly all of it from families with small children. On the other hand, the Harrison Ford starrer Firewall grossed a lackluster $13.8 million, about what analysts had predicted. In the second weekend following their best-film Oscar nominations, Capote, Munich, and Good Night, and Good Luck saw ticket sales halved from the previous week. Brokeback Mountain, however, endured the smallest fall, 30 percent, as it landed in eighth place in its tenth weekend, with $4.2 million. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations: 1. The Pink Panther, $21.7 million: 2. Final Destination 3, $20.1 million: 3. Curious George, $15.3 million: 4. Firewall, $13.8 million: 5. When a Stranger Calls, $10 million: 6. Big Momma's House 2, $6.8 million: 7. Nanny McPhee, $5.2 million: 8. Brokeback Mountain, $4.2 million: 9. Hoodwinked, $2.502 million: 10. Underworld: Evolution, $2.5 million. »

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Oscars Affect Clooney's Basketball Schedule

7 February 2006 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Oscar nominee George Clooney has joked that his appearance at the Academy Awards next month will depend on his basketball commitments. The Hollywood heart-throb is tipped for success in the Best Supporting Actor category for Syriana, as well as receiving nods for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Good Night, And Good Luck, which is up for six gongs in total at the star-studded ceremony. But laid-back Clooney jested he'd only pencil the date in his diary if it fits into his weekend sporting regime. He said, "What day is it on? Is it a Sunday? If it's on a Sunday, I can play basketball, cause Sunday's basketball day. Yeah, then I can play basketball. What time does it start? It starts early. Five o'clock? So, you've got to get there earlier, you've got to leave at 3:30 cause there'll be a long line. Play ball at noon. I can make it. I can still make it there." »

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Movies Buck Super Bowl Weekend

3 February 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

It's the weekend following the announcement of the Oscar nominations, and studios with nominated films are expanding their release in many cases. In its ninth week, Brokeback Mountain, which received the greatest number of Oscar nods -- eight -- will for the first time be shown on more than 2,000 screens (2,089 to be precise) as Focus Features ups the total from 1,654 last week. Good Night, and Good Luck, which opened 18 weeks ago and was playing in only 105 theaters last weekend, will move into 824 this weekend. Likewise, Capote, which opened 19 weeks ago, will expand to about 1,200 theaters from 325 last weekend. And in its 12th week, Fox is putting Walk the Line onto 1,577 screens, an increase of 376 over last weekend. Munich is getting a modest bump to 1,140 screens, up just 160 from last weekend. The fifth best-film nominee, Crash, is already out on home video and is not being brought back to the big screen this weekend. Analysts have noted that it's difficult to make predictions about how these films -- or the two new ones opening wide, When a Stranger Calls and Something New -- will do in the face of the distraction of Super Bowl weekend. Most analysts are predicting that the horror remake When a Stranger Calls, which was not screened for critics, will be the big box-office winner, repeating -- or most likely exceeding -- the success last year of Boogeyman, which opened on Super Bowl weekend with a hefty $19 million. »

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Brokeback Leads Oscar Nominations

31 January 2006 | IMDb News

Brokeback Mountain was the dominant movie at this morning's announcement of the Academy Award nominations with eight nods, including Best Picture. The cowboy romance also scored mentions for director Ang Lee and actors Heath Ledger (Best Actor), Jake Gyllenhaal (Supporting Actor) and Michelle Williams (Supporting Actress). Following behind Brokeback were three films with six nominations apiece: fellow Best Picture nominees Crash and Good Night, and Good Luck, and the lush epic Memoirs of a Geisha, which scored its six nods in technical categories. Rounding out the Best Picture race were Capote and Munich, each with five nominations (Walk the Line also received five nominations). In something of an unusual development, all the Best Picture nominees this year also received corresponding Best Director nominations.

Get all of the Academy Award Nominations in our Road to the Oscars section »

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The Nominees

31 January 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

The nominees in the top categories are: Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck, and Munich Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote), Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain), Joaquin Phoenix (Walk the Line), David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) and Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) Best Actress: Felicity Huffman (Transamerica), Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line), Charlize Theron (North Country), Judi Dench (Mrs. Henderson Presents) and Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice) Best Supporting Actor: Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man), George Clooney (Syriana), Matt Dillon (Crash), Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain) and William Hurt (A History of Violence) Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), Amy Adams (Junebug), Catherine Keener (Capote), Frances McDormand (North Country) and Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain) Best Director: Paul Haggis (Crash), Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain), Bennett Miller (Capote), George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck) and Steven Spielberg (Munich) Best Original Screenplay: Crash, Good Night, and Good Luck, Match Point, The Squid and the Whale, and Syriana Best Adapted Screenplay Brokeback Mountain, Capote, The Constant Gardener, A History of Violence and Munich. »

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