Chicago Public Library-Blog: Top Picks: George Clooney

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20 April, 2021

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Megan April 20, 2021 In addition to his fame in the film industry, Clooney is well known for his human rights activism, including founding the organization Not On Our Watch and co-founding the Clooney Foundation for Justice with his wife, international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.  In honor of Clooney's 60th birthday on May 6, here are a few top picks that show his versatility both on camera and behind the scenes.  In The Descendants, Clooney stars at Matt King, a father who struggles to connect with his daughters after his wife has a boating accident in Hawaii.  The Descendants The Descendants DVD, 2012Available View detailsView details for The Descendants, DVD, Available Clooney earned his first award nominations as a director in Good Night, and Good Luck, a film about the real life conflict between pioneer newscaster Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. Clooney co-wrote the screenplay with Grant Heslov, directed, and acted in a supporting role as Murrow's producer Fred Friendly.  Good Night, and Good Luck Good Night, and Good Luck DVD, 2006Available View detailsView details for Good Night, and Good Luck, DVD, Available Clooney stars alongside Sandra Bullock in Gravity, a science fiction movie about two astronauts who are left out in space after a seemingly routine spacewalk goes wrong and destroys the space shuttle.  Gravity Gravity DVDAvailable View detailsView details for Gravity, DVD, Available Clooney won his first Oscar for his role in the drama Syriana.  He plays a career CIA operative who discovers the truth about the politics of oil in the Persian Gulf.  Syriana Syriana DVD, 2006Available View detailsView details for Syriana, DVD, Available The Monuments Men, another film directed by Clooney, stars Clooney, John Goodman, Bill Murray, and Matt Damon as a group of WWII soldiers tasked with rescuing art masterpieces from Nazi thieves.  The Monuments Men The Monuments Men DVD, 2014Available View detailsView details for The Monuments Men, DVD, Available What is your favorite George Clooney movie? Share in the comments below! This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.