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...Stare at Goats and to unveil his new inamorata, TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis. When the film broke down at the evening screening, Clooney serenaded the audience with a comic-opera rendition of O Sole Mio that wouldn't make Placido Domingo envious but did wow the crowd. This weekend he's in Toronto with two films, Goats and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air - which, to end the suspense right here, is one of the festival's and the year's best movies. At a press conference yesterday, when asked why he doesn't have a Facebook page, Clooney...
...name co-stars; he can do box office all by himself. Made on the cheap at his studio in Atlanta, his raucous, down-home, Christian-tinged comedy-dramas bring out imposing masses of African Americans - the largest niche audience in the country. This was his third highest opening weekend, behind two movies that featured his tart-talking drag grandma in the title: Madea's Family Reunion and Madea Goes to Jail, which respectively grossed $63.3 million and $90.5 million. By doing the Lord's work with a touch of sass, Perry has proved himself a prophet who makes a profit...
Here are the official studio estimates for this weekend's Top 10 movies...
...Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself, $24 million, first weekend 2. 9, $10.9 million, first weekend 3. Inglourious Basterds, $6.5 million; $104.3 million, fourth week 4. All About Steve, $5.8 million; $21.8 million, second week 5. The Final Destination, $5.5 million; $58.3 million, third week 6. Sorority Row, $5.3 million, first weekend 7. Whiteout, $5.1 million, first weekend 8. District 9, $3.6 million; $108.5 million, fifth week 9. Julie & Julia, $3.3 million; $85.3 million, sixth week 10. Gamer, $3.1 million; $16.1 million, second week...
...This weekend, a European delegation makes the E.U.'s first official visit to Zimbabwe since it imposed sanctions on Mugabe and his lieutenants in 2002. Mugabe welcomed them "with open arms" before the talks began in Harare on Saturday. But E.U. development commissioner Karel De Gucht, who is leading the two-day mission with Swedish development minister Gunilla Carlsson, was careful not to name names before he set off. "There is an urgent need for all parties to fulfill their obligations," he said. "By doing this, the E.U. can once again fully re-engage with Zimbabwe and help the country...