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George Clooney

Film Stars

By (author) Paul McDonald
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Imprint: BFI Publishing
Published: 2nd May 2019
Dimensions: w 140mm h 196mm d 18mm
Weight: 346g
ISBN-10: 1911239929
ISBN-13: 9781911239925
Barcode No: 9781911239925
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Paul McDonald's study of the actor-filmmaker George Clooney traces the star's career, from his role in the hit television medical drama ER to his dual screen persona, allowing him to move seamlessly from commercial hits such as Out of Sight (1998) and Ocean's Eleven (2001) to more offbeat roles in such films as Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). McDonald also considers Clooney's political activism and his roles in such explicity political films as Three Kings (1999) and Syriana (2005), as well as his work as a producer of films including Argo (2012) and as director of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002); Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) and Suburbicon (2017) among others. McDonald places Clooney in the context of the Hollywood star system, considering the argument that Clooney's star persona has many similarities with that of Classical Hollywood movie stars such as Cary Grant, but also addresses Clooney as a very 21st century transmedia celebrity.

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A concise and extremely enjoyable account of Clooney's career and image, striking the right balance between being easy to digest and intellectually thought-provoking. * Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media * George Clooney could not have a better biographer than Paul McDonald, the dean of Hollywood stardom and celebrity studies. Clooney fans and aficionados will delight in McDonald's thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive examination of one of the world's great stars and brands. -- Bob Batchelor, author, Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel