Jon Ronson
Producer, Journalist, and Author
'Men Who Stare at Goats': Ronson on Film, Psychic Warfare...I suggested it, but it was sort of a gamble because Jim's his own man. He could have written, "I hate Jon Ronson's book." He loved the movie, and he loves Jeff Bridges, who plays him in the movie. Obviously, George Clooney didn't hurt... In this article: Jon Ronson, Jim Channon, The Men Who Stare at Goats, George Clooney, U.S. Army, Stanley McChrystal, U.S., and Grant Heslov |
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The Huffington Post | 2 days ago
John Sergeant: How My Involvement with The Men Who Stare at Goats Was Erased Entirely
As even Jon Ronson himself has acknowledged in his book, The Men Who Stare at Goats, I played a major role in unearthing its extraordinary story. Why then, as Ive been asking in the British national press, have I received neither credit nor...
In this article: George Clooney, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Goat, John Alexander, Grant Heslov, Jim Channon, George Bush, and Legal advice
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TIME | November 08, 2009
'Men Who Stare at Goats': Ronson on Film, Psychic Warfare
In this article: Jim Channon, The Men Who Stare at Goats, George Clooney, Goat, U.S. Army, U.S., and Stanley McChrystal
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National Post | November 04, 2009
Gay bombs, psychic battles and Clooney: Author Jon Ronson discusses 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'
...and a pair of old Converse - the laces of which get repeatedly tied and untied throughout the interview - is 42-year-old Welsh author Jon Ronson. On the table, within reach, sits a bottle of extra-strength Advil. The need for a pain reliever...
In this article: The Men Who Stare at Goats, George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Goat, Jim Channon, U.S. Army, Kevin Spacey, and Little Miss Sunshine
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Independent.ie | November 02, 2009
'Betrayed' writer drags Clooney into row over film
WRITER and journalist Jon Ronson must have been thrilled when he learned that George Clooney and Ewan McGregor were to be cast in a film inspired by his book, 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'. But, in advance of the nationwide premiere of the...
In this article: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, London Film Festival, The Men Who Stare at Goats, and Los Angeles
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Wales Online | 16 hours ago
Film: 1. 2012 (12A, 158 mins)
...Goats (15, 93 mins) George Clooney adds to his ever-expanding repertoire of hilarious misfits in this film based on Cardiff writer Jon Ronson's novel about US servicemen who are trained to become Jedi warriors, capable of killing the enemy...
In this article: Robert Zemeckis, Fantastic Mr Fox, A Christmas Carol, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens, Michael Caine, and Pixar
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Guardian Unlimited | November 04, 2009
Jon Ronson's staring roles
The Men Who Stare at Goats centres on the US army's attempt to train men to stare live goats to death. Here are five eyeball encounters of a different, though no less fatal in some cases, kind You trying to out-stare me? Gary Cooper in...
In this article: Blue Velvet, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Goat, JavaScript, Rebecca Mader, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Root, and Kevin Spacey
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Guardian Unlimited | November 02, 2009
Jon Ronson's life in movies
...saw it maybe once a month when I was young. It was like my version of going to synagogue, although a lot funnier and less boring Jon Ronson, whose book The Men Who Stare at Goats is now a George Clooney and Kevin Spacey-starring movie and...
In this article: The Men Who Stare at Goats, Kevin Spacey, George Clooney, Jim Channon, and Ewan McGregor
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South Bend Tribune | 1 day ago
Opening & Now Playing
...system fails him. "Men Who Stare at Goats" Overture) Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges star in this film based on Jon Ronson's satiric novel about a reporter who stumbles across a soldier who claims to be a veteran of a U.S. Army...
In this article: Warner Bros, La strada, Audrey Tautou, Steven Soderbergh, Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, Walt Disney, Tyler Perry, The Blair Witch Project, and Paris
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Independent.ie | 6 days ago
The neurotic, tiny owl-like writer goes to Hollywood
Jon Ronson's accidental career has led him to a posh hotel in Venice with George Clooney, he told Aine O'Connor Writer Jon Ronson has fallen into all kinds of things. From being cast in a small role in his local theatre in Cardiff, to...
In this article: George Clooney, Little Miss Sunshine, Dog, and Little Owl
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Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a Cardiff-born journalist, author, documentary filmmaker and radio presenter. His journalism and columns have appeared in British publications including The Guardian newspaper and Time Out magazine. He has made several documentary films for television and two documentary series for Channel 4.
Ronson has a distinctive self-deprecating reporting style, which incorporates aspects of Gonzo journalism. His articles and stories often detail his process of information gathering and he is usually quite visible in his articles as a character. Ronson's documentary filmmaking style continues this theme and follows that of British documentary filmmaking pioneer Nick Broomfield. The journalists Louis Theroux, John Safran and Harmon Leon have cited Ronson as an influence.
- Birth Date:
- May 10, 1967
- Birthplace:
- Cardiff, Wales
- Occupation:
- Author, Screenwriter, Documentary filmaker, Journalist
- Influenced By:
- Nick Broomfield, P. J. O'Rourke, Victor Lewis-Smith
- Influenced:
- Louis Theroux, John Safran, Harmon Leon
- Website:
- http://www.jonronson.com/
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