Grant Heslov, from left, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney pose with their award for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
Grant Heslov, from left, Ben Affleck, and George Clooney pose with their award for best picture for "Argo" during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
"The Ides of March" director, writer and actor George Clooney (second from left) arrives in Venice on Tuesday with co-writer Grant Heslov (left). The political drama, which also stars Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Marisa Tomei, opened the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
