George Clooney (pictured in September) may look out of place at this year's Rome film festival which has lined up Hollywood big-hitters Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren as it concentrates on women in film. But Clooney, Richard Gere, Anthony Hopkins and Colin Farrell will provide the male muscle on Rome's red carpet for the festival, which starts Thursday and runs through to October 23. Photo:Malcolm Taylor/AFP