George Clooney and Brad Pitt have brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to Venice on the first day of its 65th film festival
The pair are in town to promote Burn After Reading, the latest black comedy from film-making siblings Joel and Ethan Coen, which opens the festival later.
But they also found time on Tuesday [...]

Times Online gives Burn After Reading 4 stars.

Bottom Line: The Coen brothers are in a goofy mood as pure lunacy engulfs a spy thriller
In “Burn After Reading,” the Coen brothers have taken some of cinema’s top and most expensive actors and chucked them into looney-tunes roles in a thriller set in and about Washington.
It takes a while to adjust to the rhythms [...]

Askmen.com has nominated George in their 3rd Annual Top 49 Most influential Men of  2008.  Be sure to put your vote in…
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GEORGE CLOONEY is planning to invest more money in pal BRAD PITT’s housing project in New Orleans, Louisiana after sponsoring the build of two homes earlier this year (08).
The Fight Club star launched the Make It Right Foundation to raise funds for housing in the city after the devastation caused by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina.
And Pitt’s [...]

Seems George is being pulled into the Presidential race whether he wants to or not. Below is an article that speculates on the relationship between George and the Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

George is rumored to be among the many celebrities that will participate in the Democratic convention in two weeks.

There is trouble looming for George Clooney in the usually welcome form of Emma Thompson. The actress is seeking to persuade Clooney to reconsider his position as the smooth face of Nespresso coffee, because of the controversy surrounding the ethics of its parent company, Nestlé.
Thompson has written in support of Baby Milk Action, the group [...]

I’ve added scans from this months Harpers Bazaar (Britain) featuring images from the private dinner hosted by Mariella Frostrup and Bazaar Editor Lucy Yeoman. The dinner was held at L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, London in celebration of George’s film Leatherheads.

Also featured was the Met Gala Ball and the Birthday Party held afterwards hosted [...]

Scans added of the Empire (UK) 2008 July Issue which featured a 4 page article on Burn After Reading.

Gallery Link: 2008-07-00 Empire (UK)
Burn After Reading
“After the (relative) seriousness of No Country For Old Men, it seems the Coens are back to more traditional turf for their next. It’s a thriller that’s kind of a [...]