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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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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The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Bill Wren

“… I suppose that mangy red-bone hound’s got no place else to go either. He might as well ride along with us; Hell, everybody else is.” – Josey Wales – Directed by Clint Eastwood As an actor, Clint Eastwood was … Read more →

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Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Bill Wren

Directed by Clint Eastwood I never know what to say about Clint Eastwood movies, except maybe, “Watch ‘em.” At their best, as in Million Dollar Baby, they are entirely about the story. If the story sucks, so does the movie. … Read more →

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Dirty Harry: should I like it as much as I do?

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Bill Wren

I’ve always found Dirty Harry a troubling movie. Well, almost all of the earlier, image making movies of Clint Eastwood have been troubling to me, but Dirty Harry tops my list. The reason is simple: from the first time I … Read more →

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Dirty Harry (1971)

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Bill Wren

Directed by Don Siegel I’ve always found Dirty Harry a troubling movie. Well, almost all of the earlier, image making movies of Clint Eastwood have been troubling to me, but Dirty Harry tops my list. The reason is simple: from … Read more →

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