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Article: FILM NEWS: Clooney's mind games; George Clooney makes his directing debut with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, a stylish thriller about Chuck Barris, the producer and game show host who created Blind Date and Mr and Mrs but claims to have had a secret life, working as a CIA assassin who was responsible for killing 33 people. TSM catches up with gorgeous George.(ROP)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- March 15, 2003
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