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Arthur Edens (Wilkinson), a lawyer defending an agro-chemical corporation against a class-action suit, is overwhelmed by guilt and cracks up. Michael Clayton (Clooney), his law firm's "fixer", is sent to sort Arthur out, but the corporation deploy even dirtier tricks to solve the problem. Read more
| Starring | George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack |
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| Director | Tony Gilroy |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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It is almost dawn. Michael Clayton (George Clooney) has spent the best part of an hour explaining to a wealthy client that he can't make a hit-and-run accident go away just by waving his high priced city law firm at it. What he needs to do is face up to his responsibilities and hire a good local guy. Point made, Clayton speeds off down a country road, only to screech to a halt at the sight of three horses standing beside a tree on top of a hill. Something about this picture draws him out into... Read more
Following yesterday's Oscar nominations the build-up now begins for the ceremony, scheduled to take place on February 23rd. Nominees told the Hollywood Reporter how they felt about being shortlisted for one of the coveted golden trophies, including British actor Tom Wilkinson, who could win for his role in Michael Clayton. "I think I'm feeling pretty chipper," he said. "I think I just might have a glass of wine tonight." Meanwhile, 13-year-old Saoirse Ronan, who is up for... Read more
If you’re going to remake something, remake something that didn’t work, and fix it. I’m paraphrasing, but that’s the gist of what the French critic and filmmaker Francois Truffaut observed. (And no, he didn’t remake any movies in his career, although he adapted numerous novels.) The filmmakers had a job on their hands when they took on this big screen treatment of Paul Abbott’s universally-praised 2003 BBC serial. For many people (at least in Britain) the TV Read more
The nominees for this year's Academy Awards were announced today and include the usual mix of big-hitters and surprise successes. Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are all up for best picture, with all nominated for best director except for Atonement, whose place in this category is taken by Julian Schnabel for Le Scaphandre et le Papillon. Best actor could go to George Clooney, Daniel Day Lewis, Johnny Depp, Tommy Lee Jones or Viggo Mortensen,... Read more
An annual awards ceremony organised by the National Board of Review (NBR) has given gongs to Tim Burton and George Clooney among others, it emerged this morning. The NBR is a non-profit organisation which aims to recognise and support film as art and entertainment. Last night in New York saw the Coen brothers' latest movie, No Country for Old Men, awarded best film, while George Clooney took home best actor for his performance in Michael Clayton and Tim Burton was given the best director prize... Read more