Actor George Clooney 20 admitted stealing ideas and 2 having doubts about his own acting abilities when he unveiled his new film at the Venice Film festival.23 Clooney, who has directed his second film Goodnight 6 and 5 Clooney also co-wrote and co-starred in the film, which 3 . He said 26 that although 7 the movie 2 was based 4 on 22 a 13 disaster 21.
He attributed the 27 success of 5 roles as acting 16 Filmed in black and white 15 Goodnight and Good Luck chronicles 21 he battle between real-life TV journalist 12 played by David Strathairn, and Senator Joe McCarthy.15 When I did Confessions of a Dangerous Mind I 16 When I did Confessions of a Dangerous Mind I 24 Acting is, as I've proven time and time again, not my 12 greatest forte. Balancing the two is interesting. Clooney's father was a TV news anchor 9 and Mr Murrow was considered a hero by the family.2 Self-styled "old liberal" Clooney said the film 21 was not aimed at criticising the current US administration.19.
There are a group of people 6 out there who are trying to change history and say McCarthy was a good guy 14 We know that he was 2 right about a couple of people he 10 named as spies, of the thousands he named 15 ut that doesn't matter."18.
Robert Downey Jr 2 eff Daniels and Patricia Clarkson also star 27 in 10 the 14 film.Others include The Constant Gardener, starring Ralph 16 Fiennes, the Kate Winslet musical Romance and Cigarettes, and Ang Lee's western Brokeback Mountain. 15 Clooney was the first A-list Hollywood 10 tar to grace the festival,4 which opened on Wednesday.
Gwyneth Paltrow 2, Rene 20 Zelleweger 9 and Russell 2 Crowe. are expected to appear.
The disciplinary measures were approved by two committees on Thursday evening after several weeks of hearings.
The accused have been linked to an scheme in which the governing Workers Party illegally paid MPs allegedly in return for political support.
The former chief of staff to Brazil's president is among those accused.
Little by little these hearings have 14 uncovered corruption at the very heart of Brazil's political system.10 Initially the governing Worker 21.Party denied any wrongdoing, but it has since emerged that it channelled millions of dollars in undeclared funds to some of its own MPs and to MPs of other parties who supported its legislative programme.