The Ides of March played to medium plus reviews in Venice. Not bad. The Descendants however was very, VERY well received in Telluride this weekend. Most agree, at this early stage, that George Clooney will earn another Best Actor nomination for this performance, on top of whatever he may get for Ides.

This is George at the panel on Saturday in Telluride. He looks good, relaxed, pure sales mode. And you know, he’s one of the best at it.

This is Stacy Keibler, George’s rumoured girlfriend, in LA on Friday night. Long, LONG legs. Anyway, the two have yet to be shot together but there’s been some buzz this morning that an entertainment news programme has secured the first pictures. Not sure how legit this is but if that’s actually the case, we should know by late afternoon, and since the magazines close tonight, the embargo should lift by Wednesday morning. Just in time for TIFF.

I wonder if that means George is moving to the next stage of the strategy. To start integrating Keibler into the publicity plan. But what’s the downside in going this publicity circuit totally single?


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