Tag Archive for ‘Clint Eastwood’
Blu-ray Review: The Outlaw Josey Wales
Clint Eastwood’s fifth film as a director, The Outlaw Josey Wales derived from the novel Gone to Texas by Forrest Carter, is one of Eastwood’s best early westerns. Armed with a screenplay by Sonia Chernus and Philip Kaufman, and music by Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, The Enforcer, Semi-Tough), the film possesses the characteristics that [...]
DVD Review: The Eastwood Factor (Extended Edition)
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 88 mins. | Not Rated Clint Eastwood turned 80 this past Monday. To celebrate the occasion, Fox released some of his early films on Blu-ray; Hang ‘em High and The Man With No Name Trilogy, which consists of three spaghetti westerns—A Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, and The [...]
Blu-ray Review: Invictus
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 133 mins. | Rated PG-13 At first glance, it’s easy to see why some critics dismissed Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial effort, Invictus. Some may get lost in the inescapable sentimentality of the story, therefore missing the formidable intelligence shown by Eastwood and screenwriter Anthony Peckham (Sherlock Holmes). Yes, this story [...]
Man with No Name Trilogy Coming to Blu-ray June1
Joining in the celebration of “Eastwood month”, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, in conjunction with MGM, will release The Man with No Name Trilogy on Blu-ray on June 1. This collection consists of the three westerns starring Eastwood and directed by Sergio Leone: A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, [...]
DVD Review: Clint Eastwood – 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Brothers
Warner Bros | 1968-2008 | 19 Discs | Rated R These days, Clint Eastwood is considered an American institution. With his 80th birthday nearly upon us, it’s amazing to realize he’s been an actor since the mid 1950’s, with a list of credits that spans for pages. By the 1970’s Eastwood had added director and [...]
Clint Eastwood: 35 Years at Warner Brothers Download Release
Given it’s hefty price tag, it stands to reason that the massive Clint Eastwood: 35 Years at Warner Brothers Collection would be out of reach for many consumers. It was no doubt with that in mind, that Warner Bros. has made several films from the collection available to rent or buy via download on iTunes, [...]
Blu-ray Review: Mystic River
Warner Bros. | 2003 | 137 mins. | Rated R Beginning with his directorial debut, 1971’s Play Misty For Me, Clint Eastwood’s style has been decidedly lifeless, resulting in films that plod along—managing to be simultaneously laid back and heavy handed—a directorial approach that has often fail to impress me. But, 2003’s Mystic River, a [...]
DVD Review: Gran Torino
Warner Bros. | 2008 | 117 mins | Rated R Clint Eastwood has reportedly said that 2008′s Gran Torino will mark his last appearance in front of the camera. If that’s the case, his absence as an actor will mark a big change in the film landscape. From the time Eastwood became a star in [...]
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