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Even George Clooney Has Ups and Downs in Love

Originally posted 10/19/2009 03:00PM

He may have twice carried the title of PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive, but even George Clooney can be unlucky in love.

"I've had some absolutely great relationships and some not so great relationships," the star, 48, tells London's Daily Mirror. "I've been in some relationships where I've felt terribly alone. Just because you're with someone it doesn't mean you're incredibly happy and complete."

But surely the well-spoken actor should be able to end relationships neatly and easily, right? Wrong. "I've had some easy and natural, made-sense breakups as well as some rough ones," he says. "I deal with them the same way we all do: I'm successful with some and not so successful with others."

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Caught in the Act

Couples Watch: George & Elisabetta, Gwen & Gavin . . .

Originally posted 09/21/2009 06:00AM

• After enjoying a motorcycle ride through Los Angeles recently, George Clooney enjoyed a romantic dinner with Elisabetta Canalis at Crustacean Restaurant in Beverly Hills. The two shared rosé champagne and nuzzled at their table. After their meal, the two thanked the owners, who were also dining there.

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Movie News

Toronto Film Festival: Five Movies You'll Want To See

Originally posted 09/20/2009 01:00PM

Too many movies, too little time. That's the story at the Toronto International Film Festival, where 273 feature-length films were shown during the 10-day festival that wrapped Saturday. I managed to see 26 of them during my week's stay. Here's the word on five I really like that will be in theaters soon:

• Up In the Air. George Clooney, that smooth-walking combination of star power and smarts, stars in a hugely likable comedy that couldn't be more timely. He plays a contentedly single guy who specializes in firing people, a job requiring that he constantly fly all over the country. Based on a novel by Walter Kirn, the movie is written and directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) and features a breakout supporting performance by Twilight's Anna Kendrick. Opens Nov. 13.

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Couples

Matt Damon Loves George Clooney's Girlfriend

Originally posted 09/16/2009 09:00AM

George Clooney's newest squeeze has passed an important test: gaining the approval of her beau's friends.

"She is a really, really wonderful woman," Clooney's close pal Matt Damon, 38, told PEOPLE at Tuesday's Manhattan premiere of his film The Informant!

Damon says he and wife Luciana vacationed this summer with the Oceans Eleven star and his new girlfriend, Elisabetta Canalis, 30. And apparently Canalis, an Italian TV presenter, is having a good effect on Clooney, 48.

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Couples

George Clooney Serenades the Crowd in Venice

Originally posted 09/09/2009 10:30AM

George Clooney may not have wowed Venetian crowds with the oft-shouted-for kiss with new girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis, but he did them one better: He sang for them.

When a technical glitch interrupted the Tuesday screening of the star's latest, The Men Who Stare at Goats at the Venice Film Festival, Clooney, 48, entertained the audience with his rendition of the Neapolitan classic "O Sole Mio," traditionally used to serenade young couples.

Sure, it might've been more romantic if he'd sung it solely for Canalis, 30, but the Italian TV presenter seemed happy with the PDA she got – Clooney rarely unclasped his hand from hers, and the couple sipped champagne together when another technical problem interrupted the screening.

After the movie, the two went to a party Venice's Casino, where the pair were constantly whispering in each other's ears when Clooney wasn't trying to tackle a veal cutlet with his bandaged hand.