{"product_id":"9781844574940-george-clooney","title":"George Clooney","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul McDonald's study of the actor-filmmaker George Clooney traces the star's career, from his role in the hit television medical drama \u003ci\u003eER\u003c\/i\u003e to his dual screen persona, allowing him to move seamlessly from commercial hits such as \u003ci\u003eOut of Sight \u003c\/i\u003e(1998) and \u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven \u003c\/i\u003e(2001) to more offbeat roles in such films as \u003ci\u003eOh Brother, Where Art Thou? \u003c\/i\u003e(2000). McDonald also considers Clooney's political activism and his roles in such explicity political films as \u003ci\u003eThree Kings\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and S\u003ci\u003eyriana\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), as well as his work as a producer of films including \u003ci\u003eArgo \u003c\/i\u003e(2012) and as director of \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Dangerous Mind \u003c\/i\u003e(2002); \u003ci\u003eGood Night, and Good Luck \u003c\/i\u003e(2005) and \u003ci\u003eSuburbicon \u003c\/i\u003e(2017) among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcDonald 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945664557153,"sku":"9781844574940","price":23.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33149880.jpg?v=1756108022","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781844574940-george-clooney","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}