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Clooney

/ ˈkluːnɪ /

noun

  1. George. born 1961, US film actor; he starred in the television series ER (1994–99) and the films The Perfect Storm (2000), and Ocean's Eleven (2001), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002, also directed), Syriana (2005, also directed), and The American (2010)

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As the eponymous figure, a global Hollywood icon, Mr. Clooney is obtuse yet endearing as his character tries to reconnect with his young-adult daughter on a jaunt through Europe to an Italian film festival.

It is indeed made up of clips from George Clooney movies and could genuinely be shown as part of an actual tribute to the real-life star.

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In Noah Baumbach’s Hollywood satire starring George Clooney, Crudup plays an actor who never made it — and delivers one of the most talked-about turns of the year.

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It is also to the film’s great benefit that the lead character, a longtime movie star named Jay Kelly, is played by longtime movie star George Clooney.

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The role neatly utilizes Clooney’s gifts for physical comedy, verbal dexterity and conveying inner torment.

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