George Clooney

Throughout today’s show, the Takeaway has been giving thanks, and looking back at some of our favorite interviews from the past year. Our interview with Jennifer Grant is among them, and it’s surprisingly timely for Thanksgiving (listen to the very end to know what we mean). Grant is the daughter of the late Cary Grant, […]

Journalist Jon Ronson has made his living writing about real people whose lives read like science fiction. “The Men Who Stare at Goats” is probably his best known work. Centering on the U.S. military’s efforts to develop paranormal warfare techniques, it was made into a Hollywood movie starring George Clooney and Jeff Bridges.  Ronson’s newest work […]

For more than thirty years, Cary Grant was one of the most bankable actors in the world, starring in such classics as “Bringing Up Baby,” “The Philadelphia Story,” “An Affair to Remember,” and “North by Northwest.”  And to this day, he is the gold standard for the male movie star against whom actors like George Clooney […]

“Syriana” is one of a growing number of Hollywood productions that offset their carbon dioxide contributions to global warming by investing in green energy.