Hereafter and the storytelling Clint Eastwood

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Bill Wren

You might think focusing on the story when making a movie would be a no-brainer but, as quite a few movies seem to illustrate, it’s not. One of things I’ve always liked about Clint Eastwood is his insistence on the … Read more →

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Hereafter (2010)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by Clint Eastwood When you see the name Clint Eastwood associated with a film you immediately have a problem because there are so many ideas, preconceptions (including misconceptions) and images that come into play. No matter how you resist, … Read more →

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American Rebel: Eastwood bio a disappointing read

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Bill Wren

While I remember the song from Rawhide I don’t recall ever having seen it. For me, Clint Eastwood’s career would have begun with A Fistful of Dollars (1964).

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Sergio Leone and a good, odd western

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Bill Wren

I’m currently reading Marc Eliot’s Clint Eastwood: American Rebel and it inevitably got me thinking about the earlier Eastwood movies, the spaghetti westerns, including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Below is my lengthy rambling about it from quite … Read more →

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Is Shane too aware of itself as a western?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Bill Wren

I wrote the bit below about 8 to 10 years ago after seeing Shane for the first time. It’s strictly a gut response and an attempt to figure out that gut response. But I think it may be time for … Read more →

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Shane (1953)

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Bill Wren

Directed by George Stevens I’ve never seen Shane before. I haven’t discussed it in Film Studies classes. I haven’t spent hours in bars or cafes talking about it. I just like westerns, knew it was considered one of the best, … Read more →

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Unbreakable (2000)

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Bill Wren

Directed by M. Knight Shyamalan Endings are incredibly important to successful stories, some more so than others. Two examples that immediately come to mind are Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby, where the third act takes a very unexpected direction, and … Read more →

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