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Articles tagged "clint eastwood" Film FeatureClint Eastwood: American Icon Collectionby Michael Barrett[4.Jun.09] :. Again in the Eastwood oeuvre, a man who thinks he's in control, and especially around women, finds out he's not quite.  Pop Past FeatureDirty Harry: Nothing Wrong with Shooting the Right Peopleby Marco Lanzagorta[21.Apr.09] :. The year Dirty Harry was released (1971) saw several demonstrations of angry cops questioning why criminals had very solid constitutional protections that often interfered with law enforcement work.  Film DVD ReviewChangelingby Stephen Snart[19.Feb.09] :. There’s a touch of Arthur Miller in the way the audiences emotions are played in this story of challenging authority. NewsClint Eastwood’s firstborn for ‘08 hits the shelvesby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Feb.09] :. The first of two films released in 2008 directed by Clint Eastwood, “Changeling” didn’t do as well at the box office as “Gran Torino,” which has become one of...  NewsHanging tough with the old master Clint Eastwoodby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Dec.08] :. As Gran Torino opens, Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski (played by Clint Eastwood) has just buried his wife - and with her, his remaining interest in the world around him. An unapologetically racist,...  NewsHollywood, race and the Age of Obamaby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][26.Dec.08] :. Gook. Dragon lady. Swamp rats. These are but a few of the cringe-inducing racial epithets spewed by Clint Eastwood’s Walt Kowalski in “Gran Torino,” the cringe-inducing new drama... Culture: Culture and the Deejays at Joe Gibbs 1977-1979by Timothy Gabriele[16.Dec.08] :. A collection of rare 12" disco singles which extend, and in some cases enhance, the early catalogue of the brilliant Culture with guest DJ slots. Gran Torinoby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Dec.08] :. As Gran Torino breaks down the iconic Eastwood Movie, it recalls The Searchers, another timely evocation of collective wrongheadedness and terrible legacies. Narrative Choices Challenge ‘Changeling’s Effectivenessby Bill Gibron[30.Oct.08] :. The Clint Eastwood renaissance has been a joy to behold. While many thought his 1992 Oscar for Unforgiven would mark the culmination of an amazing, four decade long career, the new millennium... Changelingby Cynthia Fuchs[24.Oct.08] :. A movie made with awards season in mind, Changeling offers extravagant affects and overwritten speeches. Identities in Fluxby Chris Barsanti[24.Oct.08] :. Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York is performance art as civilization-annihilating Godzilla, whereas Eastwood's Changeling is a film that wins the stranger than fiction category, hands-down. George Pelecanosby PopMatters Staff[4.Aug.08] :. George Pelecanos takes a little time from his prolific career to contemplate with PopMatters the temptation to try out a silencer and laser sight. ‘Dirty Harry’ left a smudge on film and society tooby Tirdad Derakhshani [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][16.Jul.08] :. For good or for ill, Clint Eastwood’s five Dirty Harry films, which have been released in a new seven-disc DVD boxed set by Warner Home Video ($74.98), have done more to define today’s... Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007by PopMatters Staff[25.Jan.08] :. It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year. The Spaghetti Westby Chris Robé[14.Aug.07] :. It's time the Spaghetti Western receive its rightful recognition because its serves as a vital body of work to explore the intricate workings of transnational cinema and the multifarious results from infusing commercial cinema with Left politics. At long last, Martin Scorsese will win his Oscarby Jeff Strickler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Feb.07] :. There’s a reputation on the line tonight. No, it’s not Martin Scorsese’s. His rep could hardly be polished any brighter. In question is the number seven, aka Lucky No. 7. Six... Take 2: Eastwood the director is making classic films and loving itby Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News][27.Jan.07] :. Fifteen years ago, a 61-year-old Clint Eastwood was feted at the Oscars for what was widely seen as the valedictory achievement of his career. Critics praised “Unforgiven” as a stirring... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewLetters from Iwo Jima (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Dec.06] :. Poetic and pained, Letters from Iwo Jima is a war movie about loss and, almost worse, the anticipation of loss. Inside The Actors Studio - Iconsby Matt Mazur[1.Dec.06] :. Tuning in to see stars at their most bat-shit loony is one of the most pure forms of contemporary American entertainment, so there is a grain of merit to be found in each episode. Directed by John Fordby Cynthia Fuchs[7.Nov.06] :. Ford's brusque manner is well known, inspiring equal parts fear, respect, and awe among the many interviewees assembled for this look-back at his career and reputation. Flags of Our Fathers (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Oct.06] :. War, the film argues, depends on lies, on myths and beliefs that could never be sustained were the experience represented or remembered explicitly. Million Dollar Baby (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[17.Dec.04] :. With the peculiarly titled Million Dollar Baby, Clint Eastwood elicits yet another remarkable performance from a young actor. Mystic River (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Oct.03] :. While the film doesn't elucidate Jimmy's own violent past, it is clear that he hasn't had misgivings until now. True Crime (1999)by Cynthia FuchsSteve Everett is an old-school newspaper reporter, the kind who has improbable hunches that turn out to be right, who gives investigative reporters a good name, who's relegated to fiction these days. He's also more complicated than that, a self-styled macho boozer and womanizer, but recently slipped into another state, feeling confused and a little pathetic. Space Cowboys (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe aging Clint Eastwood may act like a cantankerous old coot, but everyone knows that he’s still the great American Hero, fiercely loyal, exceedingly courageous, and wily like a fox. In his... Space Cowboys (2000)by Paul VarnerClint Eastwood, I guess, will always see himself as the ultimate icon of masculinity for his generation. The young Eastwood saved the Western film genre in the 1964 with the ultra-hip postmodern... |
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