CANADA: George Clooney brings his second film to the Toronto Film Festival, "The Descendants." Walking the red carpet, he compliments director Alexander Payne on his ability to create a hit movie

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  • Title: CANADA: George Clooney brings his second film to the Toronto Film Festival, "The Descendants." Walking the red carpet, he compliments director Alexander Payne on his ability to create a hit movie
  • Date: 12th September 2011
  • Summary: TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (SEPTEMBER 10, 2011) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) "THE DESCENDANTS" PREMIERE VARIOUS OF GEORGE CLOONEY ARRIVING AND ON RED CARPET (WOMAN IN THE BACKGROUND WITH DARK HAIR AND PONY TAIL IS CO- STAR SHAILENE WOODLEY) (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE CLOONEY SAYING: "It's really nice to have it here. I have two films here at the same time. It's really fun and this film I'm really proud of, so proud to be a part of." VARIOUS OF "THE DESCENDANTS" DIRECTOR ALEXANDER PAYNE ON RED CARPET (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE CLOONEY SAYING: "I don't know, but don't you think he is? There's a sense that he's able to turn things from funny to sad really quickly and he's just a master of it. I'm not quite sure why he's so good, but he's really good. He's five for five in films." CLOONEY TALKING TO MEDIA
  • Embargoed: 27th September 2011 13:00
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  • Location: Canada, Canada
  • Country: Canada
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  • Story Text: George Clooney hit the red carpet for the second night in a row at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday (September 10). The actor was on hand to promote his starring role in the film, "The Descendants."
    On Friday (September 9), he brought his directorial debut film "The Ides of March" to the festival. Clooney said he was happy to have both movies represented.
    "It's really nice to have it here. I have two films here at the same time. It's really fun and this film I'm really proud of, so proud to be a part of," he said.
    In "The Descendants" Clooney plays a middle-aged father of two in Hawaii. As his wife lies in a coma in the hospital, he finds out that she had been having an affair. It is directed by "Sideways" director Alexander Payne and Clooney was asked what makes Payne such a unique force behind the camera.
    "I don't know, but don't you think he is? There's a sense that he's able to turn things from funny to sad really quickly and he's just a master of it. I'm not quite sure why he's so good, but he's really good. He's five for five in films."
    There is already Oscar buzz circling the film and Clooney's performance. It will open in theaters in December
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