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George Clooney Heads Back Up in the Air Following the Palm Springs Film Fest

January 9, 2012 at 12:49 PM | by | Comments (0)

George Clooney had his two favorite travel accessories with him at LAX yesterday, a full-size garment bag and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler.

Clooney, who showed his hometown pride by sporting a Cincinnati Bengals Junk Food t-shirt, was returning from Palm Springs, CA where he was awarded the Chairman's Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival.

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How To Get Tickets To The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

November 29, 2011 at 12:53 PM | by | Comments (0)


How most of Palm Springs looks

This week the Palms Springs International Film Festival announced George Clooney will be the Chairman Award winner, for his work in The Descendents, during their 2012 festival which takes place between January 5-16, 2012.

Along with Clooney, Michelle Williams, whose role as Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn is generating some serious Oscar buzz, will also be honored with the Desert Palm Achievement Actress Award, while Glenn Close will receive the Career Achievement Award.

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Two Made-in-Michigan Movies Will Battle It Out at the Box Office This Weekend

October 7, 2011 at 1:31 PM | by | Comments (0)

Real Steel and The Ides of March will battle it out that the box office this weekend, and even though the two movies seem like they couldn't be more different, they actually have one thing in common; they were both filmed in Detroit.

Real Steel, a family-friendly sci-fi flick set in the future when giant robots face off in the Robot Boxing League, was filmed at various locations around Detroit. Some notable spots are the Detroit Fire Department Headquarters (which was transformed into a boxing ring), the COBO Center, the Parkway Motel near Holly, MI, and Joe Louis Arena.

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Even George Clooney Can't Avoid Malaria While Traveling

Where: Sudan
January 21, 2011 at 2:14 PM | by | Comments (0)

Celebs may be able to fly in private jets and stay at the best hotels, but that doesn't mean they're immune to travel-related illnesses.

According to The L.A. Times, even George Clooney is susceptible. Apparently, George has recently recovered from malaria, which he contracted while on a philanthropic trip to Sudan earlier this month.

But George isn't the only celeb who has fallen ill after traveling. During the swine flu epidemic of '09, several stars were taken down by the illness, including Rupert Grint (Harry Potter's Ron Weasley) who got sick after traveling.

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George Clooney Returns to His Cincinnati Roots for 'Ides Of March'

January 17, 2011 at 2:15 PM | by | Comments (0)

George Clooney may have spent New Year's on a beach in Cabo, but he'll soon be turning in the sunshine of Mexico for the Midwestern snow and cold.

Clooney is set to begin shooting Ides of March in his hometown of Cincinnati and northern Kentucky next month. George is a graduate of Augusta, Kentucky High School, which is about an hour outside of Cincinnati. His dad Nick, who still lives in the area, also worked at several Cincinnati television stations throughout the 1960s and 70s and has written columns for the local newspaper too.

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George Clooney Hopes 'The American' Will Boost Tourism in Italian Countryside

Where: Sulmona, Italy
September 3, 2010 at 11:42 AM | by | Comment (1)

Today, another film starring Geroge Clooney as the brooding, lone wolf leading man opens in theaters, but this one has a greater purpose.

In The American, George Clooney plays a hitman who travels to the Italian countryside, where he takes one last assignment. The movie was shot on location in Abruzzo, a mountainous region that stretches from Rome to the Adriatic Sea.

One of the places prominently featured in The American is Sulmona, a small city dotted with ancient landmarks and known for confetti—small sugar-coated almond candies. While filming in Sulmona, George and his girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, took advantage of the street market in the heart of the city, which is within walking distance of the Hotel Rojan.

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Why George Clooney's Movie 'Up In The Air' Needs A Drinking Game

December 14, 2009 at 1:29 PM | by | Comments (4)

A frequent flying businessman sets his eyes on the prize of 10 million miles, encountering many airports and women on the way. That's the idea behind George Clooney's new movie Up In the Air, but after we went to see it yesterday in theaters, we think it's an idea they should have kept to themselves. The whole movie functioned as an advertising vehicle more than anything else, with multiple (and very obvious) paid appearances of the American Airlines and Hilton Hotels brands.

We wanted to like it, we really did, but anyone going to see it and hoping for a story about travel will be disappointed; this is just another romantic comedy where you know what will happen half-way through. In fact, after a point in the movie where George Clooney dances, the movie veers away from the flying focus, and we are lost in Clooney's inner emotional conflict when we'd rather be lost in baggage claim. Our friend got so bored during the movie that he started playing iPhone games, and we devised a drinking game plan for when this movie comes out on Netflix.

The 'Up In The Air' drinking game, after the jump.

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George Clooney's Mustache Enjoyed Roswell, And You Can Too

November 6, 2009 at 1:44 PM | by | Comment (1)

"The Men Who Stare at Goats," starring George Clooney's mustache, Ewan McGregor, and Kevin Spacey hits theaters today. The movie, about a reporter who tags along on a bizarre military mission, was filmed last year in New Mexico and Puerto Rico. The cast spent the bulk of the shoot at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell.

If you're scheming to make a visit to Area 51 or just check out Roswell and the movie's backdrop, here's our take on where to stay and what to in the area, aside from growing out your own Clooney-stache.

Where to stay, what to do, and what to see in Roswell, NM, after the jump.

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Toronto Film Fest Welcomes Double the Clooney And A Jane Fonda Controversy

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada
September 15, 2009 at 4:48 PM | by | Comments (0)

George Clooney is the unofficial King of the festival circuit this season. Last week we reported on the salt-and-pepper haired actor gracing Venice with his presence with new girlfriend in tow, and he recently hopped back over the Atlantic to attend the Toronto Film Festival and promote not one, but two movies.

The first is the curiously titled The Men Who Stare at Goats, and the second is Up in the Air, a new film from Juno director Jason Reitman where he plays a very Jaunted-friendly character. Per CinemaBlend, Clooney stars as "a corporate downsizer who is obsessed with collecting frequent flier miles." Definitely our kind of movie.

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Hugo Chavez and Paris Hilton Take Venice Film Fest By Storm

Where: Venice, Italy
September 11, 2009 at 2:45 PM | by | Comments (0)

The big news at the 66th Annual Venice Film Festival—aside from George Clooney introducing his latest girlfriend to the world—has to do, as always, with movie debuts that tend to get film buffs riled up in their plush, reclining chairs. This year's festival drew names including Oliver Stone, Matt Damon, Michael Moore, and—oh, god—Paris Hilton to the celebration of international film.

Stone had one of the more memorable red carpet moments of the festival when he walked buddy-buddy style with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to the premiere of South of the Border, his film about the leader and stereotypes associated with him. As The Telegraph UK reports, the two were surrounded by a swarm of 50 bodyguards. Necessary, sure, but also in keeping with Stone's penchant for controversy.

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It's Clooney On A Boat! George Sings For His Superfans in Venice

Where: Venice, Italy
September 9, 2009 at 12:41 PM | by | Comments (0)

Often overshadowed by its cousins in Toronto and Cannes, the Venice Film Festival isn't so much forgotten as snuck into most A-listers' schedules in a rush of press trips. But attendees at this year's Venetian outing got a treat yesterday: George Clooney, performing live! One night only!

Also, one song only: After technical problems hit a screening of his new movie "Men Who Stare At Goats," the world's favorite bachelor (despite bringing along his new girlfriend) serenaded the crowd with "O Sole Mio"—tune of stereotyped gondoliers everywhere. Who knew he could sing, besides everyone who saw "O Brother Where Art Thou"?

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George Clooney Goes 'Up In The Air' for Frequent Flier Miles Quest

May 26, 2009 at 9:21 AM | by | Comments (0)

George Clooney is filming a movie that will surely have the folks at FlyerTalk forking over $11 a pop to see it on opening weekend. "Up In The Air" is about a man trying to accumulate one million frequent flier miles while at the same time, trying to land a job at a mysterious management company called MythTech.

So far, it doesn't look like the movie has any tips about scamming the system for a million miles. Nope, it looks like Clooney's character will actually be flying a million miles as most of the filming has taken place at airports across the U.S.

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