Clooney mourns movie 'golden age'
George Clooney attended the recent Oscar nominees luncheon. Oscar-winning actor George Clooney has said that Hollywood is no longer making film "masterpieces". The star, nominated at this year's Academy Awards for his role in Michael Clayton, told Radio Times "they don't make those films any more".
Clooney said his golden age of cinema is 1964-76, when "you could find 10 films a year that were masterpieces". The actor denied there were plans for an ER reunion, saying it was a rumour perpetuated by fans on the internet.
"I'm of the generation that still believes that if it's written down there's some element of truth," adding: "It's suddenly passed back and forth and then it's fact."
Clooney, who has already won an Academy Award for Syriana, said that his successful career was more down to luck than sheer talent. 
George Timothy Clooney was born May 6, 1961, in Lexington, Ky. The Oscar-nominated writer, director and Oscar-winning actor is the son of Nick Clooney and Nina Warren Clooney. George is the nephew of Rosemary Clooney and has a sister, Ada, who is one year older.
George began first grade at Blessed Sacrament School in Ft. Mitchell, Ky. Later, St. Michael's School in Columbus, Ohio, and the Western Row and St. Susanna schools, both in Mason, Ohio, preceded the family's move to Augusta, Ky., for his high school education... read more...
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