Tag: George
One of the best war movies of the last 30 years, with George Clooney almost beating up the director
Movie sets aren’t exactly a pony farm. There’s time pressure, money pressure, bloated egos, and the knowledge that careers can end with just one flop. The grandiose war film Three…
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted catastrophe 10 years ago and now there’s a lot to suggest they’re right
Probably nobody in Hollywood knows blockbusters better than Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. The filmmakers have shaped blockbuster cinema with their work. Jaws (1975, Spielberg) or Star Wars (1977, Lucas):…
Festival d’Aix: “Picture a day like this”, world premiere by George Benjamin
Acclaimed for his opera “Written on skin” in 2012, the British composer George Benjamin returns to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence with a new world creation which he directs himself. “Picture a…
UPDATE: Person barricaded incident ends in St. George, police say
An incident involving a person barricaded in a residential property in St. George has ended, police say. Several Ontario Provincial Police units were in the area of Blue Lake Road…
“French George Floyd case” and “civil war”: the riots in France seen from abroad
As anger and nightly clashes between police and young people from working-class neighborhoods, often from minorities, escalate and now spread beyond Ile-de-France – after the death of young Nahel killed…
One of the best films starring George Clooney, now being rebooted for the second time
He is one of Hollywood’s biggest movie stars. So far, he hasn’t had much to do with franchises. Despite a brief stint in the DC Universe, George Clooney has built…
St. George man wins $100,000 lottery prize
A St. George man discovered he’d won a $100,000 Encore prize after receiving an email from the OLG. “I was surprised,” said Kevin Jones, 44, who is a firefighter. “I…
What was the blocking episode of the F1 weekend about? A scathing assessment of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell from an expert
Red Bull Max Verstappen continued his superior performance in the seventh race of the F1 season, the Spanish GP. Verstappen joined the Mercedes drivers on the podium at the Circuit…
Valtteri Bottas had a really dark F1 race – George Russell’s strange message on the team radio surprised and amused
The previous two world championships were won by Red Bull Max Verstappen drove to an overwhelming victory in the Formula 1 Spanish GP in Barcelona. The win was the Dutchman’s…
Two megastars turned down Ocean’s Eleven and George Clooney is still gloating 22 years later
In hindsight, everyone is smarter. Ocean’s Eleven was a huge hit in 2001, spawning several sequels and a remake. When Steven Soderbergh was looking for cast members, However, the enthusiasm…