'Lost' returns Feb. 2 for final season Nov 21, 2009
The network has ordered a one-hour pilot, executive-produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov. HonoluluAdvertiser. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Grant Heslov finds a niche behind the camera Nov 20, 2009
Back in the 80s, a couple of struggling actors named Grant Heslov and George Clooney were in an acting class. Clooney asked Heslov, then a student at the University of Southern California, if he wanted to do a scene from Neil Simon s Brighton Beach Memoirs. (Boston Globe)
Critic's Rave: Direction, performance elevate 'Goats' above absurdity Nov 20, 2009
Directed by Grant Heslov. Screenplay by Peter Straughan. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Cinema File: Weird works for 'Men Who Stare at Goats' (with PODCAST) Nov 12, 2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats 3 out of 5 stars Director: Grant Heslov Stars: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey Length: 93 min. Rating: R. Andrew Shearer. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Isle 'warrior monk' inspired role in 'Goats' Nov 11, 2009
First-time director Grant Heslov, Clooney's producing partner, made the film in New Mexico and Puerto Rico. One detail in the movie that makes Channon cringe: Bridges' Django sports a ponytail while dressed in military uniform. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Men Who Stare at Goats Nov 10, 2009
Latest Updated: Monday, November 09, 2009. Synopsis: Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The goats stared back Nov 7, 2009
But during a screen test, when animal handlers loudly clapped their hands the goats just looked at them like they were crazy, director Grant Heslov recalls. I did everything I could to scare them and they still didnt faint. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Review: 'Stare at Goats' is baaaaaad Nov 7, 2009
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" was directed by Grant Heslov (he worked with Clooney as a producer on "Leatherheads" and co-wrote "Good Night, and Good Luck"), but in this case ''directed'' is a charitable word. Spinning out the tall tale of a battalion of New Age paranormal soldiers who were trained, during Vietnam, to don cloaks of invisibility, kill goats with their minds, and generally turn war into a groovy thing, Heslov slaps gags together and never begins to find a point of view. (CNN)
‘Goats’ suffers from a lack of concentration Nov 6, 2009
A larger problem is that Grant Heslov, directing his first feature after writing Good Night, and Good Luck (as well as producing other Clooney movies), loses his way in the script s many crosscurrents ... Directed by: Grant Heslov. (Boston Globe)
'The Men Who Stare at Goats' Nov 5, 2009
Director: Grant Heslov ... Happily, director Grant Heslov (who wrote "Good Night, and Good Luck" with Clooney), doesn't tip his hand. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
'Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision Nov 4, 2009
What Clooney's producing partner, first-time director Grant Heslov, and his colleagues come up with is a hit-and-miss fictional narrative on which to string some of the brightest anecdotes Ronson uncovered about efforts to create warrior monks who try to walk through walls or glare animals to death. The priceless opening scene -- recreating the start of Ronson's book as a general attempts to displace his molecules and run through his office wall -- promises a Catch-22 or Strangelove-style... (Albany Times Union)
The Men Who Stare at Goats lacks focus Nov 4, 2009
Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin SpaceyDirector: Grant HeslovRun time: 1 hour, 30 minutesMPAA rating: R ... One of the biggest missteps made by first-time feature director Grant Heslov (who wrote and produced Clooneys Good Night, and Good Luck) is the casting of McGregor the accent problem aside, his presence is distracting in a movie about soldiers who constantly describe themselves as Jedi warriors. (MSNBC -- News)
Making Peace Nov 2, 2009
Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and George Clooney in Grant Heslov s movie ... The film s director, Grant Heslov, flips constantly between the Django regime and the recent situation in Iraq, as Cassidy who says he has been reactivated crosses the border, with Wilton in tow, on a mission too secret to be revealed. (New Yorker)
Ewan McGregor: Goat-starer extraordinaire Nov 2, 2009
Goats director Grant Heslov certainly never saw the titular animals as a problem. Especially since his film at least has actual goats. (USA Today)
Holiday films roll out some heavy subjects Oct 30, 2009
Cast: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Stephen Root, Kevin Spacey Produced by: George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Paul Lister Directed by: Grant Heslov Written by: Peter Straughan, Jon Ronson. Pirate Radio. (Fresno Bee)
Star power for ‘Playground’ Sep 30, 2009
New Harvard graduate student Ashley Judd and renowned feminist attorney Catharine MacKinnon were at the Institute of Contemporary Art to see Playground, which is about the trafficking of children in the US. Spears has had a good deal of celebrity support for her film from the start - it was coproduced by Steven Soderbergh, Grant Heslov, and George Clooney. Albee allows 'Woolf ' production After a few days of desperate last-minute negotiations, playwright Edward Albee has changed course and... (Boston Globe)
George Clooney: The Last Movie Star Sep 14, 2009
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Clooneypalooza: George Soars in Two Films at Toronto Film Festival Sep 14, 2009
But as written by Peter Straughan (who also connived in the movie botch of the nonfiction book How to Lose Friends ate People) and directed by Grant Heslov (screenwriter on the Clooney-directed Good Night, and Good Luck), Goats strains as hard to find a coherent comic craziness as Cassady does to make clouds part with the force of his mind. Over and over, the movie smashes into the wall of plausibility it's trying to run through. (Time.com)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Directed by Grant Heslov, an actor who wrote Good Night, and Good Luck with Clooney. Also opening: Crude (Nov. (Boston Globe)
Fuel on the fired Sep 12, 2009
Clooney, who reportedly serenaded a woman at a Toronto restaurant Thursday night on her birthday, is also here with the wonderfully goofy "The Men Who Stare at Goats," the directorial debut of his longtime producing partner, Grant Heslov ... Clooney, who reportedly serenaded a woman at a Toronto restaurant Thursday night on her birthday, is also here with the wonderfully goofy "The Men Who Stare at Goats," the directorial debut of his longtime producing partner, Grant Heslov. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Clooney gets paranormal with Goats in Venice Sep 9, 2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats, directed by Grant Heslov, was shown out of competition Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival. Based on Jon Ronsons book of the same name and inspired by true events, the movie features an all-star cast that also includes Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey. (MSNBC -- News)
Clooney Promotes 'Goats' In Venice Sep 9, 2009
"The Men Who Stare at Goats," directed by Grant Heslov, is being shown out of competition in Venice on Tuesday. Clooney arrived in Venice by speedboat on Monday night, with Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis in tow. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
MJ tribute shapes up Sep 9, 2009
Clooney was in town to screen his latest film, The Men Who Stare at Goats, directed by Grant Heslov. Now take out the trash "Women complain that men don't do enough, but it's your own fault. You train your man to do nothing." -- Jennifer Aniston, in Harper's Bazaar. (Boston Globe)
Venice, Telluride Fests Build Buzz For Fall's Most-Anticipated Movies Sep 9, 2009
While "Up in the Air" was making waves in Telluride, Clooney and his girlfriend, Italian TV personality Elisabetta Canalis, touched down in Venice for the premiere of "Goats," a comic look at a secretive unit of the U.S. military devoted to attempting to harness psychic powers, directed by Grant Heslov. Reviews have been largely positive, if not entirely glowing. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Financial heat's on photog Sep 9, 2009
Clooney was attending the Venice Film Festival to present his new movie "The Men Who Stare at Goats," directed by Grant Heslov. The film was screened Tuesday out of competition. (Albany Times Union)
Venice out to get back on top Sep 1, 2009
So it is to Mueller's credit that the premieres include films from Michael Moore and Steven Soderbergh, as well as an all-star cast - including George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Ewan McGregor - in a satire on the secret service, Men Who Stare at Goats, directed by Grant Heslov. This is quite a reversal of fortunes for the world's oldest festival. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Comedy Movie Preview Fall 2009 Aug 6, 2009
Director: Grant Heslov. Writers: Jon Ronson (book), Peter Straughan (screenplay). (Suite101.com)
Moore movie to compete at Venice Jul 31, 2009
Directed by regular collaborator Grant Heslov, the satirical drama will screen out of competition. Venice is the world's oldest film festival, having been founded in 1932 in the Mussolini era. (BBC News)
Family, friends bid farewell to Fawcett Jul 2, 2009
Smoke House Pictures, run by Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov, is in final negotiations on a two-year development and production deal with Sony Pictures, a studio executive said yesterday ... "Grant Heslov and I hope to deliver the kind of films that will make them proud.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Ang Lee takes Venice Golden Lion Feb 8, 2009
The McCarthy-era film, directed by and featuring Clooney, won best screenplay for Clooney and co-writer Grant Heslov. Its star David Strathairn won the best actor prize for his portrayal of journalist Edward R Murrow. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
