Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Clooney didn’t have much time to gain a reported 30-plus pounds for his role as Bob Barnes in Syriana. A ccording to the Irish Examiner, the father of two stepped up to play the role after another ...

"Syriana" is an endlessly fascinating movie about oil and money, America and China, traders and spies, the Persian Gulf states and Texas, reform and revenge, bribery and betrayal. Its interlocking ...

Writer-director Stephen Gaghan has a full tank of ideas in “Syriana,” a tale of oil-industry corruption and conspiracy whose story is almost too dense and taxing for the average guy at the pumps. The ...

Syriana: Political thriller. Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer and Chris Cooper. Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan. (R. 126 Minutes.) The ...