George Clooney

Paul McDonald

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BFI Publishing
02 May 2019

Individual actors & performers; Film theory & criticism; Individual film directors, film-makers

Series: Film Stars

Paul 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.

By: Paul McDonald
Imprint: BFI Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9781911239925
ISBN 10: 1911239929
Series: Film Stars
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 02 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 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 INDEX

Paul McDonald is Professor of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King's College London, UK. His books include, as co-editor, Hollywood and the Law (BFI, 2015); 'The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry (2008); as author, Hollywood Stardom (2013), and 'Video and DVD Industries' (BFI, 2007). He is the editor, with Michael Curtin, of the BFI series 'International Screen Industries'.

Reviews for George Clooney

George 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.