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George Clooney

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by Mark Browning


  The index that appeared in the print version of this title was intentionally removed from the eBook. Please use the search function on your eReading device to search for terms of interest. For your reference, the terms that appear in the print index are listed below.

  A League of Their Own

  American, The

  opening scene of

  ambiguity of Jack in

  development of Clooney’s persona in

  sin and redemption in

  use of western motifs in

  Anderson, Wes

  Baby Talk

  Baer, Robert

  Barris, Chuck

  Barrymore, Drew

  Batman and Robin

  cartoonish elements in

  gay subtext in

  the depth of Clooney’s role in

  Blade Runner

  Blanchett, Cate

  Bodies of Evidence

  Burn after Reading

  Cameron, James

  Campbell, Martin

  Canonero, Milena

  Carpenter, John

  Cheadle, Don

  Clarkson, Patricia

  Combat Academy

  Corbijn, Anton

  Clooney, George:

  biographical details of

  relation of paparazzi with

  political activism of

  Clooney, Rosemary

  Coen brothers

  Commercials (general):

  Commercials (specific): Martini

  Emidio Tucci

  Toyota

  Fiat

  Nespresso

  Honda

  Fastweb

  DnB

  Confessions of a Dangerous Mind: Jim Byrd in

  Sam Rockwell’s performance in

  the authenticity of Barris’s story in

  Clooney’s directorial style in

  cinematic influences in

  changes to Kaufman’s script in

  Cronenberg, David

  Cronkite, Walter

  Curtiz, Michael

  Damon, Matt

  Darabont, Frank

  Deakins, Roger

  De Palma, Brian

  Descendants, The

  Dyer, Richard

  E/R

  ER

  Facts of Life, The

  Fail Safe

  live performance in

  portrayal of nuclear issues in

  role of Grady in

  relationship of remake to original film in

  Fantastic Mr Fox

  Fincher, David

  Fonda, Henry

  Forrest Gump

  Ford, Harrison

  Frank, Scott

  Frears, Stephen

  Friendly, Fred

  Friends

  Froehlich, Bill

  From Dusk Till Dawn

  different generic markers in

  Seth Gecko defining Clooney’s persona in

  extension of vampiric conventions in

  Full Tilt Boogie

  Gable, Clark

  Gaghan, Stephen

  Garfunkel, Art

  Gere, Richard

  Gilbert, Lewis

  Gilroy, Tony

  Gledhill, Christine

  Golden Girls, The

  Gondry, Michel

  Good German, The: Soderbergh’s use of period style and technology in

  relation to source novel in

  Goodman, John

  Good Night and Good Luck

  opening in

  stylistic choices

  performance of David Strathairn in

  Clooney’s attention to detail

  Murrow’s battles with McCarthy

  Clooney’s performance in

  the Wershba subplot in

  historical accuracy in

  Gould, Elliott

  Grant, Cary

  Grizzly II:

  The Predator

  Guzmán, Luis

  Harvest, The

  Hauer, Rutger

  Hayward, Susan

  Hemmings, Kaui Hart

  Heslov, Grant

  His Girl Friday

  Hunter, Holly

  Ides of March, The

  Intolerable Cruelty: screwball features in

  homophobic elements in

  relationships with other Coen brothers’ films in

  Israel, Neal

  It Happened One Night

  Jackson, Samuel L.

  Jonze, Spike

  Junger, Sebastian

  K Street

  Kaufman, Charlie

  Kidman, Nicole

  Kirn, Walter

  Kubrick, Stanley

  Langella, Frank

  Leatherheads: screwball features in

  social change in

  Leder, Mimi

  Lem, Stanislaw

  Lloyd, Harold

  Lopez, Jennifer

  Lost in Translation

  Lumet, Sidney

  Macy, William H.

  Magic Bubble, The (aka Unbecoming Age)

  Malkovich, John

  McCarthy, Joseph. See also Good Night and Good Luck

  McGregor, Ewan

  Men Who Stare at Goats, The

  Michael Clayton

  opening scene in

  presentation of Crowder in

  Michael’s ambiguous status in

  episode with the horses in

  murder of Arthur in

  the final shot in

  Monicelli, Mario

  Moss, Annie Lee

  Mothersbaugh, Mark

  Murray, Bill

  Murrow, Edward R. See also Good Night and Good Luck

  Nelson, Tim Blake

  Nichols, Mike

  Nolan, Christopher

  North by Northwest

  Noyce, Philip

  O Brother, Where Art Thou?

  parallels with The Odyssey in

  role of music in

  comic absurdity in

  character of McGill in

  social commentary in

  tonal mix in

  Ocean’s Eleven: Similarities to original film in

  style and key relationships in the Ocean’s franchise in

  Ocean’s Twelve: relationship to first film

  Julia Roberts playing herself in

  plot holes in

  Ocean’s Thirteen

  relationship to first two Ocean’s films in

  self-referential jokes in

  absence of violence in

  Ocean’s franchise

  One Fine Day

  structure of central relationships in

  sexual politics in

  Out of Sight

  the trunk scene in

  Sisco and Foley relationship in

  generic twists in

  Pakula, Alan J.

  Paley, William

  Parker, Trey

  Payne, Alexander

  Peacemaker, The

  similarities with Bond films in

  dramatic power of closing chase sequence in

  Perfect Storm, The: relationship to literary precursors in

  element of blame attached to Tyne in

  historical accuracy in

  Petersen, Wolfgang

  Pitt, Brad

  Pollack, Sydney

  Pretty Woman

  Radulovich, Milo

  Red Surf

  Reeves, Dianne

  Reiner, Rob

  Reitman, Ivan

  Reitman, Jason

  Reservoir Dogs

  Return of the Killer Tomatoes

  Return to Horror High

  Riptide

  Roberts, Julia

  Rockwell, Sam

  Rodriguez, Robert

  Roeg, Nic

  Ronson, Jon

  Roseanne

  Russell, David O.

  Russo Bros., The (Anthony and Joe)

  Sarris, Andrew

  Savini, Tom

  Schumacher, Joel

  Schwarzenegger, Arnold

  Scorsese, Martin

  Scott,
Ridley

  Screwball comedy

  Sheen, Charlie

  Sigel, Newton Thomas

  Silverstone, Alicia

  Simmons, Gene

  Simmons, J.K.

  Sinatra, Frank

  Sisters

  Soderbergh, Steven

  stylistic experimentation in The Good German by

  innovative direction of Out of Sight by

  generic innovation in Ocean’s franchise by

  creation of a subjective universe in Solaris by

  Solaris

  visual style of opening scenes in

  status of Kelvin, in

  the Fantastic in

  ambiguity surrounding Rheya in

  open ending in

  differences with Tarkovsky’s version of

  South Park

  Spacey, Kevin

  Spy Kids

  Star theory

  Strathairn, David

  Straughan, Peter

  Streep, Meryl

  Street Hawk

  Strong, Mark

  Sturges, Preston

  Sunset Beat

  Swinton, Tilda

  Syriana

  presentation of Bob in

  political corruption in

  comparisons to Philip Noyce thrillers in

  See No Evil, in

  structure of family relationships in

  Tarantino, Quentin

  Tarkovsky, Andrei

  Thelma and Louise

  Three Kings

  presentation of the U.S. military in

  central relationships in

  use of special effects in

  the seizing of the gold in

  moral dilemmas in

  Vig’s death in

  closure in

  Thurman, Uma

  Travolta, John

  Up in the Air: use of nonactors in

  comparisons with source novel in

  central relationships in

  Ryan’s philosophy in

  Clooney’s performance in

  theme of connectivity in

  Reitman’s contribution to

  Wahlberg, Mark

  Washington, Isaiah

  Welcome to Collinwood

  the role of Jerzy in

  links with Big Deal on Madonna Street, in

  comic absurdity in

  Wershba, Joe

  Without Warning:

  Terror in the Towers

  Zeta-Jones, Catherine

  Zophres, Mary

  About the Author

  After receiving a First Class English degree at Manchester University, Mark Browning attended universities in Leeds, London, and Kent and gained a PGCE, an MA, and a PhD respectively. He has taught English and Film Studies in a number of schools in England and was a Senior Lecturer in Education in Bath. He has published study guides for Film Education, academic articles on the processes of adaptation, and also written comedy sketches for BBC Radio 2.

  He has published a number of film-related works: David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker? (Intellect Books, 2007), which has also been translated into Serbo-Croat; Stephen King on the Big Screen (Intellect, 2009); David Fincher: Films That Scar (ABC-CLIO, 2010); Wes Anderson: Why His Movies Matter (ABC-CLIO, 2011); Stephen King on the Small Screen (Intellect, 2011); and Danny Boyle: Lust for Life (Chaplin Books, 2011).

  He currently lives in Germany where he works as a teacher and freelance writer.

 

 

 


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