See the film first, then chat to celebrated author live from London!
Past Event
Event Cinemas Bondi Junction
Wed 03 Mar, 2010

Popcorn Taxi proudly presents
George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges
and Kevin Spacey
In a comedic look at real life events that are almost too bizarre to believe, a reporter discovers a top-secret wing of the U.S. military when he accompanies an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission.
Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (Academy Award® winner George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of "Warrior Monks" with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program's founder, Bill Django (Oscar® nominee Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady's mission is to find him.
Intrigued by his new acquaintance's far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to tag along. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django's New Earth Army and Hooper's personal militia of super soldiers. In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible.
The Men Who Stare at Goats was inspired by Jon Ronson's non-fiction bestseller of the same name, an eye-opening and often hilarious exploration of the government's attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies.
This is a wonderful opportunity to not only see the new film first - but also speak directly to author Jon Ronson afterward and discuss the book and documentary becoming a Hollyood feature film.
JON RONSON (Novelist) is an author, journalist and documentary filmmaker. His books, Them: Adventures With Extremists and The Men Who Stare At Goats were international bestsellers. He's also the author of two collections of journalistic essays that first appeared in The Guardian: Out Of The Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness and What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness.
Ronson has made a number of documentary films including the acclaimed five-part series The Secret Rulers of the World and the multi award-winning Tottenham Ayatollah. His most recent documentaries are Reverend Death, Stanley Kubrick's Boxes and Robbie Williams and Jon Ronson Journey to the Other Side.
He is a regular contributor to Public Radio International's "This American Life" and presents his own show on BBC Radio 4, "Jon Ronson On..."
A native of Cardiff, Wales, Ronson is currently collaborating with Peter Straughan on a screenplay, as well as writing a new book.
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