While it can definitely be said that truth is often stranger than fiction, I think it’s fair enough to say that there’s a difference between the two for a reason. The Men Who Stare At Goats is supposedly based on actual events, and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that it’s stranger than most of what’s coming out of mainstream Hollywood these days. The question, however, is whether being weird qualifies it for being filmed in the first place.
By: Wes Anderson (director, screenplay), Roald Dahl (novel) Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson Angry farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family. The only Roald Dahl book I’ve ever read is Charlie and [...]
By: Jason Reitman (director, screenplay), Sheldon Turner (screenplay), Walter Kim (novel) Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.
