No award season is complete without Clooney. Every fall, George Clooney releases another movie (or maybe two), sparking the inevitable debates over his chances of earning yet another Oscar nod. Lately, he’s done comedy, political drama, and even animated films. But, this year, Clooney kicks off the fall film season by playing an assassin in hiding in the simple but stylish thriller, The American.
It never fails. Just when I get completely hooked on a TV series—a smart, thrilling, distinctive series—it inevitably ends up on the network’s chopping block. This season’s casualty was ABC’s FlashForward—a gripping adventure that’s sure to live on in fans’ DVD collections.
FlashForward explores the aftereffects of a worldwide blackout that took place on October 6th. For a couple of minutes, everyone on the planet
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Movies with poker themes have become popular in recent years. Even James Bond has gotten in the game.
