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NEWS ABOUT: Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor stories: 6 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 Goats Fun But Unfocused 

Clooney turns in top performance in military farce

Nov 6, 09 8:11 AM CST
(Newser) - The Men Who Stare at Goats, a farce loosely based on a non-fiction book about the US military's '80s effort to form a psychic unit, is wildly uneven but often hilarious, say critics.
  • The "over-the-top, absurdist satire" will be "inevitably likened to Dr. Strangelove," Owen Gleiberman
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satire • Jeff Bridges • movie review • George Clooney • Ewan McGregor • Kevin Spacey

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Mr. Big Is Back 
 for Sex Sequel 

Plus, Brangelina's bodyguard sparks Hollywood tell-all panic, and more

Apr 28, 09 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sex and the City fans, rejoice: Chris Noth, aka Mr. Big, has signed on for the sequel, Sarah Jessica Parker tells E! Elsewhere:
  • Hollywood is panicking over news that the Jolie-Pitts’ ex-bodyguard might write a tell-all, MSNBC reports. “If this kind of thing can happen with
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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Lindsay Lohan • Dina Lohan • Sex and the City • celebrity • gossip • Mia Farrow • Sarah Jessica Parker • Ewan McGregor • Jamie Lynn Spears • Casey Aldridge • Chris Noth

 Carrey Gambles on 
 Gay Jailbird Role 

Ventures outside comedy, like I Love You Phillip Morris, haven't been big at box office

Jan 21, 09 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Jim Carrey is getting rave reviews for his new film, I Love You Phillip Morris, but the story of a cop-turned-con man who repeatedly breaks out of jail to be with his former cellmate is a gamble for the actor, Reuters reports. “I don’t think it’s a... More »

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homophobia • prison • escape • Sundance Film Festival • Ewan McGregor • Jim Carrey • gays • con man • I Love You Phillip Morris

movie review

 Few Surprises in Deception  

Sex thriller a 'slow case of déjà vu'

Apr 25, 08 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Deception is a twist-filled thriller, but critics say the cloak of deceit will be paper-thin to anybody familiar with the genre. Ewan McGregor stars as a dull accountant whose life gets spicier after an attorney, played by Hugh Jackman, introduces him to a secret sex club. Soon after, the thriller... More »

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movie review • thriller • Ewan McGregor • Michelle Williams • movies

NEW RELEASE

Woody's Cassandra Is So-So

Critics say Allen's latest is decent, but not up to his usual snuff

Jan 18, 08 6:05 PM CST
(Newser) - It's pretty good, but Woody Allen's done better. That seems to be the prevailing sentiment of critics reviewing Cassandra's Dream, a tale of two brothers (Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor) who run into trouble and seek help from their not-so-above-board uncle (Tom Wilkinson). "It's not Allen's weakest work …... More »

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film • movie review • Ewan McGregor • Woody Allen • Colin Farrell • Tom Wilkinson

NEW RELEASE

London's Hot Ticket Gets Mixed Reviews

Fans shell out for McGregor's Iago, but it's the Moor who wows

Dec 5, 07 8:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The hottest ticket in London is for a production of Othello, starring Ewan McGregor in a 250-seat theater, with the price of tickets hitting $4,000 on the secondary market. Yet the play opened this week to decidedly mixed reviews. While everyone praised Chiwetel Ejiofor as the Moor of Venice,... More »

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theater • London • William Shakespeare • Ewan McGregor

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