Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Wonder Boys: Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey Jr.

2. Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman: Million-Dollar Seniors

3. Jennifer Aniston and Tina Fey: Girls with Glasses

4. Puerile Pillars of the Frat Pack: Jack Black,Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller

5. Javier Bardem and Benicio Del Toro: Beyond Machismo

6. Philip Seymour Hoffman: Jesus of Uncool

7. A Postfeminist Primer: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger

8. Heath Ledger: I’m Not There

9. Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn: Acting Authentic

10. Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett:The Performance Is the Star

11. Brangelina: Celebrity, Credibility, and the Composite Überstar

12. George Clooney: The Issues Guy

In the Wings
Works Cited
Contributors
Index

About the Author

MURRAY POMERANCE is an independent film scholar in Toronto. His many books include The Horse Who Drank the Sky, An Eye for Hitchcock, and Johnny Depp Starts Here, all from Rutgers University Press.