George Clooney has been here there and everywhere this week to promote the bevy of movies that he has in the pipeline.
But it's Fantastic Mr Fox, that just so happened to open the London Film Festival last week, that is released here in the UK this week.
And with The Men Who Stare At Goats and Up In The Air all on the horizon for Mr Clooney he's going to be a very busy chap.
Directed by Wes Anderson Mr and Mrs Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristopherson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox's wild animal instincts.
Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community.
Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean, who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr Fox at any cost.
So to celebrate the release of the movie we take a look at some of the George Clooney films that you really should have in your collection.
- Good Night and Good Luck
2005's Good Night and Good Luck elevated Clooney from good looking actor to real Hollywood player as he once again moved behind the camera for this movie.
Shot in black and white the movie follows the events of the mid-1950s leading up to acclaimed CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow's (David Strathairn) decision to stand up against fiery Senator Joseph McCarthy, who was out to rid the country of communism.
McCarthy's seemingly reckless behaviour, in which he condemned individuals without giving them a fair trial, angered Murrow and his producer Fred Friendly (Clooney) into action.
The resulting few episodes of Murrow's show, See It Now, found Murrow on a personal, patriotic crusade to challenge McCarthy and rid America of his callous persecution.
The movie was met with critical acclaim as it was an intelligent and beautifully shot movie that really showed of Clooney's talent behind the camera.
The movie was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
- Syriana
Despite the spotlight being on Clooney's directorial effort in 2005 it was his acting that brought him Oscar glory that very same year with Syriana.
Loosely adapted from Robert Baer's memoir See No Evil the film focuses on the politics of oil and the global influence the oil industry has.
Clooney stars as Bob Barnes, a longtime CIA agent preparing to slow down his life and spend more time with his teenage son (Max Minghella).
But his last secret mission, getting rid of Prince Nasir (Alexander Siddig), turns out to be more complicated than he imagined, placing him in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy involving government corruption, oil, and international terrorism.
While all eyes were on Clooney for the Best Director prize it was his turn as Bob Barnes that scooped him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
- Michael Clayton
He followed this Oscar winning turn up with Michael Clayton, which was met with major critical acclaim in 2007.
Michael Clayton is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach.
Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm.
At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion.
But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
Michael Clayton was hailed as Clooney's finest role and he went on to pick up prizes at the National Board of Review, San Francisco Film Critics Circle and Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor.
He was also nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, but lost out to Daniel Day Lewis.
- Ocean's Eleven
Ok so Ocean's Eleven is perhaps not as critically lauded as the above movies but it's a lot of fun and it's always good to see Clooney and Brad Pitt banter on the big screen.
Released back in 2001 the movie was an adaptation of the 1960 Rat Pack caper film of the same name and was directed by Steven Soderburgh this time around.
Less than 24 hours into his parole from a New Jersey penitentiary, the charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan, the most sophisticated, elaborate casino heist in history.
In one night, Danny's handpicked 11-man crew of specialists - including an ace card shark, a master pickpocket and a demolition genius - will attempt to steal over $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos owned by Terry Benedict, the elegant, ruthless entrepreneur who just happens to be dating Danny's ex-wife Tess.
Coincidence or motive? Only Danny knows for sure. To score the cash, he'll have to risk his life and his chance of reconciling with Tess.
But if it all goes according to Danny's intricate, nearly impossible plan, he won't have to choose between his stake in the heist and his high-stakes reunion with Tess... or will he?
As you can imagine the movie was a major success at the box office taking over $450 million, easily making back it's $85 million budget.
Two more movies have since been made that have also enjoyed box office success.
Other Clooney movies that are also worth a look include O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Three Kings, Welcome to Collinwood and From Dusk Till Dawn.
Fantastic Mr Fox is released 23rd October.
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