George Clooney

U.S. actor George Clooney smiles as he arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of "Gravity" at the 70th Venice Film Festival in Venice August 28, 2013. Clooney and Sandra Bullock star in Alfonso Cuaron movie "Gravity" which debuts at the festival.

George Clooney turns the tables on the British tabloid The Daily Mail

George Clooney may have hurt the reputation of the Daily Mail more than the paper hurt his. After the Mail claimed the mother of his fiancée was unhappy with the engagement for religious reasons, he blasted back in his own article published by USA Today.

Steve Soderbergh says goodbye

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Movies for this weekend — and beyond

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‘Bob Edwards Weekend’: Tobias Wolff and Stephen Root

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Audio Essay: John Hockenberry Crashes Clooney’s Fundraiser

Giving Thanks for Family with Jennifer Grant

Throughout today’s show, the Takeaway has been giving thanks, and looking back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year. Our interview with Jennifer Grant is among them, and it’s surprisingly timely for Thanksgiving (listen to the very end to know what we mean). Grant is the daughter of the late Cary Grant, […]

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New movies: ‘The Ides of March’ and ‘Real Steel’

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Rafer Guzman, co-host of The Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast and is a film critic for Newsday, previews this weekend’s new releases.

How to Know if You’re a Psychopath

Journalist Jon Ronson has made his living writing about real people whose lives read like science fiction. “The Men Who Stare at Goats” is probably his best known work. Centering on the U.S. military’s efforts to develop paranormal warfare techniques, it was made into a Hollywood movie starring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges.  Ronson’s newest work […]

Remembering Cary Grant, Actor and Father

For more than thirty years, Cary Grant was one of the most bankable actors in the world, starring in such classics as “Bringing Up Baby,” “The Philadelphia Story,” “An Affair to Remember,” and “North by Northwest.”  And to this day, he is the gold standard for the male movie star against whom actors like George Clooney […]

Enviro Hollywood

“Syriana” is one of a growing number of Hollywood productions that offset their carbon dioxide contributions to global warming by investing in green energy.