Media Manipulation George’s final push for votes Oscar voting ends on Tuesday, February 21st. This, then, is the last weekend for academy voters to (pretend to) watch the films and fill out their ballots. Maybe on Sunday as they’re enjoying a cup of coffee while reading The Hollywood Reporter. Many academy voters are also THR subscribers By Lainey • Feb 17, 2012 12:38 pm
Media Manipulation All the handsome men... Other than Jean Dujardin. Brad Pitt and George Clooney both came without dates. The Jolie stayed back with the children in Berlin and George, perhaps sensing that Stacy’s not helping against Jean Dujardin, decided to go it alone. He’s better alone. When he’s alone, he can be By Lainey • Feb 13, 2012 06:55 pm
Media Manipulation Mr Popular with the paps George Clooney took Stacy Keibler out for dinner last night. He’s been busy all week, hustling and campaigning, talking, talking, talking, trying his best to edge out Jean Dujardin, performing the “official” duties required on the circuit...with no time for the “unofficial” activities that also make up his By Lainey • Feb 10, 2012 11:00 am
BFFs The Actors 2012 As Academy President Tom Sherak joked yesterday at the Oscar Nominees Luncheon: “We know awards season can be exhausting. Today is about taking a moment, taking a breath and realizing what a special family this is… So take the applause. This is probably the last time you’ll be applauding By Lainey • Feb 07, 2012 05:07 pm
Media Manipulation Clooney & Pitt wish this would derail Dujardin So Jean Dujardin, the stone cold French fox who scored a surprise Best Actor upset at the SAGs for The Artist, has a new movie coming out in France. It’s called Les Infideles and it’s about a bunch of guys cheating. The ad campaign features images of the By Sarah • Feb 03, 2012 11:06 am
Media Manipulation Suddenly not the favourite: George & Stacy at the SAG Awards As you know, as you’ve seen, George Clooney has been working it HARD the last 6 weeks or so for his Best Actor Oscar. Up to last night, he was winning everywhere. He won so much he’d accept his awards like monologues, prepared speeches about his parents toiling By Lainey • Jan 30, 2012 11:17 am
SAG Awards 2012 Best Beneficiary of Being in a George Clooney movie: Judy Greer at the SAG Awards You know Judy Greer. We all know Judy Greer. We’ve all seen a Judy Greer movie. I promise you, we’ve all probably seen at least two Judy Greer movies. Judy Greer is the only thing I liked about The Descendants, a film that continues to confuse me for By Lainey • Jan 30, 2012 09:43 am
Faux Gossip George & Eva, George & Ryan Check it - Eva Mendes was photographed leaving her office with Ryan Gosling’s dog George the other day. She took him to work! Ryan is in Thailand. He’s obviously left G in the care of his lady. Just like Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. And as I said By Lainey • Jan 23, 2012 04:21 pm
Assy Style GG Worst Hair & Forever $400: Stacy Keibler Nothing says small town to me more than poor hairstyling, where the “rules” of fashion and appearance have never been updated, one of which dictates that fancy parties require curls or updos. Making it exciting is taking it only half way up. This is what Stacy Keibler gave us last By Lainey • Jan 16, 2012 02:51 pm
George Clooney Clooney the Candidate Most people get up on stage when they win and thank a list of agents and lawyers and studio people. If they're genuinely surprised, like Octavia Spencer, we are treated to moments of endearing fumbling and mumbling. When it's a veteran, it can be cheeky and By Lainey • Jan 13, 2012 11:49 am
Media Manipulation This is not a campaign, he says George Clooney. Don’t call it campaign. He claims he hasn’t been campaigning. That ultimately it’s about making good movies and not about winning awards for those movies. Here’s a headline that appeared on PEOPLE.com this morning: Stacy Keibler: George Clooney Is the 'Best Date By Lainey • Jan 11, 2012 11:45 am
BFFs Award season with Brad & George Both were in New York last night, both campaigning before the Academy’s nomination window closes later this week. The Brange attended the New York Film Critics’ Circle gala to collect his Best Actor award, George will attend the NBR gala tonight for his Best Actor prize from that organisation, By Lainey • Jan 10, 2012 10:40 am
Lainey Interviews The Chairman goes Inside The Actors Studio George Clooney is in New York today to tape his appearance on Inside The Actors Studio and to attend the NBR gala tomorrow night. Stacy Keibler has accompanied him on the trip. We’ll come back to this. But after all this time, Lipton has finally landed George Clooney. A By Lainey • Jan 09, 2012 10:54 am
Media Manipulation George’s friendly covers Earlier this week, George Clooney shared the cover of Vanity Fair with Matt Damon and Daniel Craig - click here for a refresher. Now he’s collaborating with Viola Davis in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. See now this, this is a campaign strategy that’s so much more By Lainey • Jan 05, 2012 01:38 pm
Top Reads Well here’s a cover... Vanity Fair blasted out a press release this morning for their new issue featuring, in their words, “three of Hollywood’s most fascinating leading men”, George Clooney, Daniel Craig, and Matt Damon photographed by Annie Leibovitz. You can see all of them at the movies right now. They each submit By Lainey • Jan 03, 2012 11:50 am
BFFs George Clooney’s New Year’s wish What do you think it is...as he stares adoringly at ARod and his ass? I’m sure it’s just an awkwardly timed photo. George and his girlfriend Stacy Keibler are in Mexico with all his closest friends. Stacy seems to be getting on well with all the Clooney By Lainey • Dec 30, 2011 10:14 am