George Clooney (42 page)
Authors: Mark Browning
Pitt, Brad
Pollack, Sydney
Pretty Woman
Radulovich, Milo
Red Surf
Reeves, Dianne
Reiner, Rob
Reitman, Ivan
Reitman, Jason
Reservoir Dogs
Return of the Killer Tomatoes
Return to Horror High
Riptide
Roberts, Julia
Rockwell, Sam
Rodriguez, Robert
Roeg, Nic
Ronson, Jon
Roseanne
Russell, David O.
Russo Bros., The (Anthony and Joe)
Sarris, Andrew
Savini, Tom
Schumacher, Joel
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Scorsese, Martin
Scott, Ridley
Screwball comedy
Sheen, Charlie
Sigel, Newton Thomas
Silverstone, Alicia
Simmons, Gene
Simmons, J.K.
Sinatra, Frank
Sisters
Soderbergh, Steven
stylistic experimentation in
The Good German
by
innovative direction of
Out of Sight
by
generic innovation in
Ocean's
franchise by
creation of a subjective universe in
Solaris
by
Solaris
visual style of opening scenes in
status of Kelvin, in
the Fantastic in
ambiguity surrounding Rheya in
open ending in
differences with Tarkovsky's version of
South Park
Spacey, Kevin
Spy Kids
Star theory
Strathairn, David
Straughan, Peter
Streep, Meryl
Street Hawk
Strong, Mark
Sturges, Preston
Sunset Beat
Swinton, Tilda
Syriana
presentation of Bob in
political corruption in
comparisons to Philip Noyce thrillers in
See
No Evil
, in
structure of family relationships in
Tarantino, Quentin
Tarkovsky, Andrei
Thelma and Louise
Three Kings
presentation of the U.S. military in
central relationships in
use of
special effects in
the seizing of the gold in
moral dilemmas in
Vig's death in
closure in
Thurman, Uma
Travolta, John
Up in the Air
: use of nonactors in
comparisons with source novel in
central relationships in
Ryan's philosophy in
Clooney's performance in
theme of connectivity in
Reitman's contribution to
Wahlberg, Mark
Washington, Isaiah
Welcome to Collinwood
the role of Jerzy in
links with
Big Deal on Madonna Street
, in
comic absurdity in
Wershba, Joe
Without Warning
:
Terror in the Towers
Zeta-Jones, Catherine
Zophres, Mary
After receiving a First Class English degree at Manchester University, Mark Browning attended universities in Leeds, London, and Kent and gained a PGCE, an MA, and a PhD respectively. He has taught English and Film Studies in a number of schools in England and was a Senior Lecturer in Education in Bath. He has published study guides for Film Education, academic articles on the processes of adaptation, and also written comedy sketches for BBC Radio 2.
He has published a number of film-related works:
David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?
(Intellect Books, 2007), which has also been translated into Serbo-Croat;
Stephen King on the Big Screen
(Intellect, 2009);
David Fincher: Films That Scar
(ABC-CLIO, 2010);
Wes Anderson: Why His Movies Matter
(ABC-CLIO, 2011);
Stephen King on the Small Screen
(Intellect, 2011); and
Danny Boyle: Lust for Life
(Chaplin Books, 2011).
He currently lives in Germany where he works as a teacher and freelance writer.
