As Father's Day approaches, you know certain releases are timed to hopefully inspire a no-brainer attitude. While such marketing of reissues and bonus pack releases often leaves me rolling my eyes, it's hard to argue with The Outlaw Josey Wales Blu-Ray. Somehow, both quintessentially western and almost western by technicality alone, few films have ever managed (or attempted) such a seemingly … [Read more...]
Hereafter is a curious look at mediums, the afterlife, and theoretically life, that has such a broad, hopeless effort at its core, that most audiences will be left wondering what they are meant to get from it. Whatever one comes away with, it's hard to say that Matt Damon and Clint Eastwood give less than solid turns in their roles as actor and director, but whether or not that ultimately amounts … [Read more...]
I doubt that during the first meetings about making a movie revolving around Nelson Mandela taking office and looking for national pride via rugby a lot of the talk focused on the myriad ways such a film could go wrong. Those who make such movies generally cannot even fathom the idea of it going wrong. The wildly overpraised Precious is in a similar realm. “But, it’s a movie about…,” and … [Read more...]
The massive film collection Clint Eastwood 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Brothers might be slightly out of reach for some consumers. In order to roll out as many options as possible, many of the films are also available to rent or buy via download on iTunes, Amazon Video on Demand, Playstation 3, and more. This particular marketing effort got me to thinking, because movies are not something I … [Read more...]
Few movie stars are as legendary as Clint Eastwood, and you now have an unprecedented opportunity to own an icon. Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Brothers brings together an incredible assortment of films that span a legend's career, complete with some great bonus material. It's hard to imagine another star who could fill a collection so fully with films that are must owns, going all … [Read more...]
Gran Torino is a film that is going to stir up a lot of talk about racism, and there are going to be a lot of people remarking one way or another about Clint Eastwood's "racist" character, Walt. One way or another, that's going to be good for business. People are either going to say positive things about Walt's eventual rise from his thoroughly racist views, or they're going to be … [Read more...]
Gran Torino is a film that is going to stir up a lot of talk about racism, and there are going to be a lot of people remarking one way or another about Clint Eastwood's "racist" character, Walt. One way or another, that's going to be good for business. People are either going to say positive things about Walt's eventual rise from his thoroughly racist views, or they're going to be really mad … [Read more...]
