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...child that goes back to the silent era (Harry Langdon's basic character was that of a deranged baby) and early talkies (the Three Stooges). But today they're everywhere - Ferrell played a pretty endearing one in Elf - which leaves the few remaining adult-male comedy roles to George Clooney...
America in the Brangelina ERA does not lack celebrity advocates: Scarlett Johansson for Barack Obama, George Clooney for Darfur, Matt Damon for clean water. Whether the famous are effective advocates for good is debatable, but Madison Avenue long ago proved they are great advocates for buying stuff. Ironically, considering the tonnage of celeb-inspired purchases choking our landfills, this also makes them ideal pitchmen for the environment. After all, green issues are about consumption: what to eat, how to build your house, what junk to fill it with and how to dispose...
Times weren't always so flush in Toontown. In 1997, "George Clooney killed comic-book movies," says Millar. Joel Schumacher's joyless Batman & Robin, in which Clooney legendarily donned a bat suit complete with rubber nipples, left fans feeling abused. Studios turned their attention to fantasy literature like Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. But when Spider-Man bested two wizard movies and a Star Wars prequel in 2002 and X-2: X-Men United broke $200 million at the box office in 2003, hand-drawn heroes swung back into favor. The joke in Hollywood now is that...
...GEORGE CLOONEY is single again. What a loser...
...sexism and misogyny in many of his films—a criticism that is certainly grounded in some truth.But here’s the thing: none of this matters to audiences, who are going to his movies in droves. In a year when even stars like George Clooney can’t open a movie—his period sports comedy “Leatherheads” has yet to make back its production budget—many are calling Apatow one of the most bankable people in Hollywood. According to the New York Times, his films have grossed almost...