Roland Emmerich’s disaster flick “2012” starring John Cusack slayed all the other contenders at the box office this weekend.
“A Christmas Carol” came in second, with the sleeper hit “Precious” placing third. Here are the numbers from Box Office Mojo:

2012, $65.23M
A Christmas Carol, $22.30M
Precious, $5.87M
The Men Who Stare at Goats, $5.86M
Michael Jackson’s This Is It, $5.07M
The Fourth Kind, $4.60M
Couples Retreat, $4.16M
Paranormal Activity, $4.04M
Law Abiding Citizen, $3.79M
The Box, $3.15M
Pirate Radio, $2.90M
Where the Wild Things Are, $2.41M

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Stephen Root is one of those actors you’ve probably seen a million times in movies and TV shows, but might not recognize walking down the street.
I absolutely loved his turn as dysfunctional Eddie on HBO’s “True Blood,” and he’s done a slew of other projects, including “King of the Hill,” “No Country for Old Men,” and the upcoming film “The Men Who Stare at Goats.”
Root’s been cast in two upcoming films, Fox Searchlight’s "Cedar Rapids" and Robert Redford’s latest drama, "The Conspirator."
In "Rapids," Root joins Ed Helms, Anne Heche and John C. Reilly, playing the owner …read more

Lots of buzz surrounding “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” in theaters Nov. 6, 2009. The movie is based on true events as described in Jon Ronson’s 2004 book by the same name.
Ewan McGregor plays a down-on-his-luck reporter who meets a special forces agent (George Clooney), who says that yes, it’s true. There’s actually a secret military unit whose sole purpose is to use paranormal powers for the greater good.
Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Terry Serpico, and Rebecca Mader also star. No word on whether any goats were harmed in the making of this film (but I’m sure …read more

I would imagine that all the publicity an actor has to do would get tiring after a while. I mean, making the movie is probably just a small part of the acting business. Once you make the movie, you have to get out there and promote it.
But George Clooney says he’s all done with the publicity – although the story in The Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz411.com blog doesn’t make it clear whether he’s just giving up Oscar promotion or movie promotion altogether. Is Clooney a big enough star that he doesn’t have to promote his movies? People will just …read more

Oh my. I can’t decide if this movie is supposed to be funny or dramatic or real or urban legend. Maybe all of the above.
“The Men Who Stare at Goats” is based on true events as described in Jon Ronson’s 2004 book by the same name. Ewan McGregor plays a down-on-his-luck reporter who meets a special forces agent (George Clooney), who says that yes, it’s true. There’s actually a secret military unit whose sole purpose is to use paranormal powers for the greater good.
Well, I’ve listened to Art Bell’s show, “Coast to Coast” – now hosted by George Nouri – …read more

Dapper George Clooney was spotted at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila, Italy. The event marked the inauguration of the Nobel for Peace Hall cinema at a tent city for people displaced after the 2006 earthquake.
Look for Clooney up next in “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” in which he plays a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s First Earth Battalion, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions. Sounds like my kind of movie.

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Even a little bleary-eyed (maybe too much wine with dinner!), George Clooney doesn’t hesitate to sign autographs for fans after having dinner in South Beach. Hey, the guy behind him looks even worse!

Clooney has a whole list of movies coming up, either as actor or producer (mostly producer). Currently in post-production are “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” an animated film based on a book by Roald Dahl about a group of angry farmers looking to save their chickens from a fox family; and “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” a movie about the U.S. Army’s First Earth Battalion, a unit that is …read more