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OverviewPaul McDonald's study of the actor-filmmaker George Clooney traces the star's career, from his role in the hit television medical drama ER to his dual screen persona, allowing him to move seamlessly from commercial hits such as Out of Sight (1998) and Ocean's Eleven (2001) to more offbeat roles in such films as Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). McDonald also considers Clooney's political activism and his roles in such explicity political films as Three Kings (1999) and Syriana (2005), as well as his work as a producer of films including Argo (2012) and as director of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002); Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) and Suburbicon (2017) among others. McDonald places Clooney in the context of the Hollywood star system, considering the argument that Clooney's star persona has many similarities with that of Classical Hollywood movie stars such as Cary Grant, but also addresses Clooney as a very 21st century transmedia celebrity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul McDonaldPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: BFI Publishing Weight: 0.260kg ISBN: 9781844574940ISBN 10: 1844574946 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 02 May 2019 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION: CLOONEY AND MODERN HOLLYWOOD 1 CROSS-MEDIA STARDOM: TELEVISION / FILM 2 PERFORMING STARDOM: ACTOR / STAR 3 FLEXIBLE STARDOM: INDEPENDENCE / HOLLYWOOD 4 ACTORVIST STARDOM: ENTERTAINMENT / POLITICS CONCLUSION: `THE LAST MOVIE STAR' APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY FILMOGRAPHY INDEXReviewsGeorge Clooney could not have a better biographer than Paul McDonald, the dean of Hollywood stardom and celebrity studies. Clooney fans and aficionados will delight in McDonald's thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive examination of one of the world's great stars and brands. Author InformationPaul McDonald is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries and Vice Dean (People & Planning) for Arts in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's College London, UK. He is the author of The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities (2000); Hollywood Stardom (2013) and Video and DVD Industries (BFI 2007). His co-edited volumes include, with Janet Wasko, The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry (2008) and with Emily Carman, Eric Hoyt and Philip Drake, Hollywood and the Law (BFI 2015). He is the co-editor, with Michael Curtin, of the BFI series International Screen Industries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |