George Clooney
Subtitle: an actor looking for a role
By: Mark Browning
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9780313396212; 9780313396229
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: From E/R to ER (Clooney's early television work); title: Romantic hero (what women want). One fine day (1996), Intolerable cruelty (2003), Leatherheads (2008), Up in the air (2009); title: Action hero (what men want). Batman and Robin (1997), The peacemaker (1997), The perfect storm (2000); title: A mixture of several genres. From dusk till dawn (1996), O brother, where art thou? (2000), Confessions of a dangerous mind (2002), The good German (2006); title: Heist movies. Three kings (1997), Out of sight (1998), Oceans 11 (2001), Oceans 12 (2004), Ocean's 13 (2007), Welcome to Collinwood (2002); title: State of the nation. Fail safe (2000), Good night and good luck (2005), The ides of March (2011); title: Spies like us. Syriana (2005), Burn after reading (2008), The men who stare at goats (2009); title: Existential George. Solaris (2002), Michael Clayton (2007), The American (2010), The descendants (2011); title: Time for a commercial break : "what else?"; title: Conclusion.