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The lives of two strangers and their young children unexpectedly intersect on one hectic, stressful day in New York City. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Jul 4, 2023 - 8 comments

[TRAILER] Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 30, 2023 - 24 comments

An idea from a young, new co-worker (Anna Kendrick) would put an end to the constant travel of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), so he takes her on a tour to demonstrate the importance of face-to-face meetings with those they must fire. While mentoring his colleague, he arranges hookups with another frequent-flier (Vera Farmiga), and his developing feelings for the woman prompt him to see others in a new light. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 15, 2022 - 5 comments

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet. [more inside]
posted by nubs on Nov 10, 2022 - 9 comments

A divorced couple (Julia Roberts, George Clooney) teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. [more inside]
posted by praemunire on Oct 22, 2022 - 3 comments

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess. [more inside]
posted by box on Jul 2, 2022 - 26 comments

This week.... Continuing investigations into the perpetrators of the January 6 insurrection. And Now: The Many Questions of Fox & Friends' Brian Kilmeade. Main story: Union busting (24 minutes), how companies are served by an entire industry of people who provide them scripts and videos on how to do it, and how easily they can get away with it. And, at the end, this is the final episode of Season 8 of Last Week Tonight, so we check in with some friends: George Clooney, an assortment of other celebrities, and The Void from earlier in the season, who has a new talk show! So long John, see you next time. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Nov 16, 2021 - 5 comments

This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Dec 23, 2020 - 25 comments

As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family. [more inside]
posted by jazon on Apr 23, 2018 - 1 comment

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 26, 2018 - 14 comments

A politically charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 19, 2018 - 3 comments

Major changes are in store for Dr. Green's personal life as he gets into the swing of his attending position, Carter's confidence is shaken as he begins his surgical internship with Benton, and Dr. Kerry Weaver joins the ER staff as an unpopular replacement for Chief Resident. Meanwhile, Dr. Ross' reckless disregard for hospital policy and himself puts his fellowship and his life in danger, and he struggles to confront his complicated relationship with his absent father. Dr. Lewis is stretched thin trying to balance the demands of her residency (and Dr. Weaver) and an ever-mounting responsibility for her sister and newborn niece. Dr. Benton struggles with the prospect of having to report one of his superiors for discrepancies in a major study in the face of pressure not to. Jeanie begins working in the ER as a physician's assistant and later receives unexpected news. Carol's personal touch with patients gets her into trouble and she begins a relationship with a paramedic. [more inside]
posted by Krazor on Mar 12, 2018 - 5 comments

Created by author Michael Crichton based on his experiences as a medical student, ER follows the doctors, students, and staff working in the emergency room of the crowded, chaotic, and underfunded County General Hospital in Chicago. Now available for streaming on Hulu! [more inside]
posted by Krazor on Mar 2, 2018 - 7 comments

Would anyone have an interest in doing season-by-season posts of the full run of ER now that it's all available for streaming? I feel like doing each episode would probably be way too time intensive, but I've been watching it again and it's pretty good.
posted by Krazor on Feb 27, 2018 - 2 comments

George Clooney opens up about his humanitarian work, courting wife Amal and his failed baseball dreams. Plus, Dave visits George's folks in Kentucky. [more inside]
posted by Stanczyk on Feb 10, 2018 - 2 comments

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
posted by frimble on Jan 4, 2018 - 38 comments

Released 15 years ago today, the Coen brothers' Intolerable Cruelty is an old-fashioned screwball comedy set in the present, starring George Clooney as a brilliant divorce lawyer and Catherine Zeta-Jones as his greatest challenge. [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil on Oct 10, 2017 - 16 comments

Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in an establishment populated by vampires, at time when Quentin Tarantino was still cool, George Clooney wasn't an established star, and Danny Trejo was just "oh yeah that guy!" Bloody mayhem ensues. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 21, 2016 - 17 comments

A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 12, 2016 - 11 comments

A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 4, 2016 - 54 comments

An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 2, 2016 - 11 comments

First episode! Stephen kicked the show off with the National Anthem sung by him at multiple locations around the country accompanied by locals (although a few seemed like tourists), which ended with a great cameo. Play ball, indeed. We were also introduced to his in-house band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human. After the opening monologue and settling into his new desk, Stephen showed the audience around the revamped Ed Sullivan Theater, some memorabilia, and then discussed an well known figure in the news. George Clooney was his first guest (ever), just dropping by to hang out with no real project to push. Jeb Bush became his first politician/presidential candidate guest and they discussed some policies and the election. The night ended with the band accompanied by multiple guests musicians, including Mavis Staples, as well as Stephen himself, playing "Everyday People" by Sly and the Family Stone. [more inside]
posted by numaner on Sep 9, 2015 - 38 comments

A teenage science prodigy discovers a pin that transports her to a fantastical city of the future. Her quest to find the city leads her to a former boy genius, a mysterious girl and pursuit by nameless agents with the goal of killing her before she discovers the truth of Tomorrowland.
posted by Atreides on May 23, 2015 - 21 comments

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joe McCarthy. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Oct 12, 2014 - 6 comments