For over half a century, Clint Eastwood has been one of the world’s greatest movie stars. Comfortable in both westerns and contemporary roles, his measured growl of a voice has been a key part in creating such iconic characters as The Man With No Name and Dirty Harry. This photo gallery ranks his best films as a director.
Eastwood made his first foray into directing in 1971 with the thriller “Play Misty For Me,” earning him a newfound critical respect for his clear directorial skills. And over 35 films later, Eastwood has become one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today. Of his 11 Oscar nominations, four have been for Best Director with two wins (1992’s “Unforgiven” and “Million Dollar Baby” in 2004). He also won producing Oscars for the same two movies. He has received seven Golden Globe nominations for directing, winning three times. His peers in the Directors Guild of America...
Eastwood made his first foray into directing in 1971 with the thriller “Play Misty For Me,” earning him a newfound critical respect for his clear directorial skills. And over 35 films later, Eastwood has become one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working today. Of his 11 Oscar nominations, four have been for Best Director with two wins (1992’s “Unforgiven” and “Million Dollar Baby” in 2004). He also won producing Oscars for the same two movies. He has received seven Golden Globe nominations for directing, winning three times. His peers in the Directors Guild of America...
- 5/24/2024
- by Misty Holland, Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Sometimes the overall critical and commercial success doesn’t guarantee the movie’s cult classic status that would eventually cement it in the viewers’ memory, and the 2011 Western animated movie Rango is sadly one of the most striking examples.
Being a total hit upon its release back in the day, Rango was unfairly quick to fade from everyone’s list of favorites — and it may be due to some certain reasons that, in fact, make the movie even better.
Starring Johnny Depp as the voice actor for the main character, eccentric and ambitious chameleon Rango, Gore Verbinski’s film follows the same pet chameleon struggling with identity crisis. Being a sheltered family pet before, Rango strives for standing out in some way he has no idea about yet while his whole nature tells him to blend in with everything that surrounds him.
When Rango suddenly finds himself in a small town called Dirt that,...
Being a total hit upon its release back in the day, Rango was unfairly quick to fade from everyone’s list of favorites — and it may be due to some certain reasons that, in fact, make the movie even better.
Starring Johnny Depp as the voice actor for the main character, eccentric and ambitious chameleon Rango, Gore Verbinski’s film follows the same pet chameleon struggling with identity crisis. Being a sheltered family pet before, Rango strives for standing out in some way he has no idea about yet while his whole nature tells him to blend in with everything that surrounds him.
When Rango suddenly finds himself in a small town called Dirt that,...
- 5/7/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
The best things come in threes, especially stories. In Western nations, we like a three-act structure in which we set a status quo, watch our heroes fall, and then see them return to greatness. Some of these stories cannot be held within a single movie. For those epics, those monumental narratives, the movie trilogy was born. Trilogies represent some of the best that cinema has to offer, movies that changed the culture and the art form. The trilogy might vary in quality from film to film, but together these three films tell a story that cannot be ignored.
Before we get too far, let’s lay out our criteria. The trilogies chosen here are those intended to be a trilogy, either from the outset or by the end of the third film. Thus we’re including things such as the Toy Story and Indiana Jones trilogies, even though those continued on with further entries.
Before we get too far, let’s lay out our criteria. The trilogies chosen here are those intended to be a trilogy, either from the outset or by the end of the third film. Thus we’re including things such as the Toy Story and Indiana Jones trilogies, even though those continued on with further entries.
- 4/20/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
"This ain't gonna wipe your slate clean..." Vertigo Films has revealed the second official trailer for a gritty crime thriller meets action film titled Bad Hombres, from filmmaker John Stalberg Jr (following Muzzle last year). This one already opened in the US earlier this year (here's the first trailer) and is out now, this is another trailer from the UK distributor. Two undocumented immigrants looking for work take a job digging a hole, only to discover their employers are psychopathic criminals. They become embroiled in a blood bath, with one of them revealing a secret past that just might save them. Bad Hombres stars Diego Tinoco and Hemky Madera as Cesar and Alfonso, respectively, along with Luke Hemsworth, Thomas Jane, Nick Cassavetes, Paul Johansson, with Tyrese Gibson playing "The Man With No Name." This looks rather generic, with a batch of criminals crossing each other and getting into even more trouble,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.
Back To The Future by Loopydave
Batman by LRusso72
Demon Slayer by nna
Drive by Krittee Yampraipirom
Killers of the Flower Moon by NRib Design
The Man With No Name by...
Back To The Future by Loopydave
Batman by LRusso72
Demon Slayer by nna
Drive by Krittee Yampraipirom
Killers of the Flower Moon by NRib Design
The Man With No Name by...
- 11/11/2023
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have wanted to share it with as many people as possible. “Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net” is the outlet for that passion. In this column, I will showcase the kick-ass artwork of some great artists, with the hopes that these artists get the attention they deserve. That’s the aim. If you have any questions or comments, or even suggestions of art or other great artists, feel free to contact me at any time at theodorebond@joblo.com.
Alf by Bryan Johnson
The Flash by Julien Rico Jr
Jaws by Christopher Owen
The Man With No Name by donchild
Nope by Vector That Fox
Quantum Leap by Ludo D.
Alf by Bryan Johnson
The Flash by Julien Rico Jr
Jaws by Christopher Owen
The Man With No Name by donchild
Nope by Vector That Fox
Quantum Leap by Ludo D.
- 6/17/2023
- by Theodore Bond
- JoBlo.com
Pedro Pascal started working in the industry in the 1990s primarily on television and not even under the name we know him as. And so it seems apt that collaborators and friends of Pedro Pascal have said some of his most recent and famous roles call to mind The Man with No Name himself, Clint Eastwood.
In a recent Esquire profile, numerous individuals close to Pedro Pascal likened the star to Eastwood. The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau said, “The original Boba Fett armor and the T-visor were based on Clint Eastwood’s The Man with No Name, where they used angles and the brim of his hat to hide his eyes. We wanted to adhere to that tradition, and Pedro felt that he had the power and the ability to breathe life into a costume and made it something more.” But no matter how much Eastwood squints, he can still see better than Pascal,...
In a recent Esquire profile, numerous individuals close to Pedro Pascal likened the star to Eastwood. The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau said, “The original Boba Fett armor and the T-visor were based on Clint Eastwood’s The Man with No Name, where they used angles and the brim of his hat to hide his eyes. We wanted to adhere to that tradition, and Pedro felt that he had the power and the ability to breathe life into a costume and made it something more.” But no matter how much Eastwood squints, he can still see better than Pascal,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
One of the most fascinating aspects of Clint Eastwood's 65-year film career has been his willingness to play not just ornery cusses, but, in many cases, a downright bastard. From The Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" to nonagenarian drug smuggler Earl Stone in "The Mule," Eastwood has always sought out messes of manhood: lousy husbands, absent fathers, and straight-up killers. If retired rodeo star Mike Milo winds up being Eastwood's acting swan song, he might stand as one of the kindest characters in Eastwood's oeuvre.
What kind of self-respecting woman would take up these heels? That's what the female characters in Eastwoods' films are often wondering. The answer, of course, is that Clint's laconic nature masks a boyish playfulness that can be irresistible (especially when he's using an orangutan as his wingman). He's a tall drink of water who plays it gruff until he flashes that devilish grin,...
What kind of self-respecting woman would take up these heels? That's what the female characters in Eastwoods' films are often wondering. The answer, of course, is that Clint's laconic nature masks a boyish playfulness that can be irresistible (especially when he's using an orangutan as his wingman). He's a tall drink of water who plays it gruff until he flashes that devilish grin,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Actor Clint Eastwood would have a very different career if it weren’t for A Fistful of Dollars. It was his first leading role in a feature film as the “Man with No Name,” who ultimately became a cultural phenomenon, continuing to influence today’s biggest movies. However, Eastwood could only accept the role because of a strict Rawhide contract condition.
Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates on ‘Rawhide’ for 6 years Clint Eastwood as Joe | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Rawhide was a major part of American Western television, which starred Eric Fleming and Eastwood. It aired for eight seasons, running from 1959 until 1965, making it one of the longest-running series in the genre. Over its six years on television, it lasted an impressive 217 episodes.
Eastwood played Rowdy Yates, who assisted Gil Favor (Fleming), the trail boss of a cattle drive. This adventure allowed the characters to run into various characters and wild journeys along the way.
Clint Eastwood played Rowdy Yates on ‘Rawhide’ for 6 years Clint Eastwood as Joe | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images
Rawhide was a major part of American Western television, which starred Eric Fleming and Eastwood. It aired for eight seasons, running from 1959 until 1965, making it one of the longest-running series in the genre. Over its six years on television, it lasted an impressive 217 episodes.
Eastwood played Rowdy Yates, who assisted Gil Favor (Fleming), the trail boss of a cattle drive. This adventure allowed the characters to run into various characters and wild journeys along the way.
- 2/17/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Western might be the quintessential American film genre, but it probably would've fallen completely out of favor in the 1960s were it not for Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone. With loads of ingenuity and not a lot of money (initially at least), Leone overhauled the increasingly staid formula, and knocked out a surprise international hit via "A Fistful of Dollars." Aside from Leone's striking widescreen compositions, there were two keys to the film's success: Clint Eastwood's taciturn portrayal of The Man with No Name and Ennio Morricone's bizarrely innovative score.
When Eastwood traveled to Spain in 1964 to shoot "A Fistful of Dollars," he was nearing the end of his run as cowboy Rowdy Yates on CBS' Western series "Rawhide." Despite the name, his character was a bit of a cliched bore, so teaming with the up-and-coming Leone far away from Hollywood gave Eastwood the opportunity to transform his...
When Eastwood traveled to Spain in 1964 to shoot "A Fistful of Dollars," he was nearing the end of his run as cowboy Rowdy Yates on CBS' Western series "Rawhide." Despite the name, his character was a bit of a cliched bore, so teaming with the up-and-coming Leone far away from Hollywood gave Eastwood the opportunity to transform his...
- 2/17/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Mark Gordon Pictures ("Ray Donovan") continues developing the 'spaghetti western' gunfighter movie "A Fistful of Dollars" as an episodic TV series, after acquiring rights to director Sergio Leone's 1964 feature and director Akira Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" (1961) that Leone's film was based on:
"...'The Man With No Name' rides into a town riddled with violence...
"...using his wit and gunfighting skills...
"...to trick the town's competing gangs into destroying each other..."
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"...'The Man With No Name' rides into a town riddled with violence...
"...using his wit and gunfighting skills...
"...to trick the town's competing gangs into destroying each other..."
Click the images to enlarge... ...
- 2/8/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Quentin Tarantino crowned Sergio Corbucci as the second-best director of Italian westerns, but our vote goes to Sergio Sollima — this is the most satisfying Spaghetti oater outside of the Leone corral. In his first starring role, Lee Van Cleef is lawman Jonathan Corbett, who pursues Tomas Milian’s killer into Mexico for an American millionaire. Political screenwriter Franco Solinas helped cook up the story, which pitches frontier ethics against ‘establishment’ corruption. The two-disc special edition presents the show in 4 versions, if we count a clever English-Italian language hybrid.
The Big Gundown
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1967 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 110, 90, 95 min. / La resa dei conti / Street Date February 13, 2023 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £22.99
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, Walter Barnes, Nieves Navarro, Gérard Herter, Manolita Barroso, Robert Camardiel, Ángel del Pozo, Luisa Rivelli, Luis Barboo, Benito Stefanelli.
Cinematography: Carlo Carlini
Set decorators: Carlo Leva, Carlo Simi, Nicola Tamburo
Costumes: Carlo...
The Big Gundown
Region B Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1967 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 110, 90, 95 min. / La resa dei conti / Street Date February 13, 2023 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £22.99
Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian, Walter Barnes, Nieves Navarro, Gérard Herter, Manolita Barroso, Robert Camardiel, Ángel del Pozo, Luisa Rivelli, Luis Barboo, Benito Stefanelli.
Cinematography: Carlo Carlini
Set decorators: Carlo Leva, Carlo Simi, Nicola Tamburo
Costumes: Carlo...
- 2/7/2023
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Kurt Russell is the preeminent example of gruff, masculine swagger, injecting his performances with a vigorous presence no matter the role. Considering all of his muscly, mustachioed charms, it's a wonder that he hasn't been in more Westerns. That could be simply because films about the frontier aren't quite as common now as they used to be, but the actor takes his choice of roles in the genre seriously. Both "Tombstone" and 2015's "Bone Tomahawk" appealed to Russell, not because of their brutal action, but because of their dialogue, both refreshing to him in their own unique ways.
To be fair, Westerns have inspired Russell's roles, even if the films themselves weren't strictly in the Western genre. There's no mistaking that Snake Plissken in "Escape from New York" is at least partly an impression of Clint Eastwood's The Man with No Name, and Russell's role as Jack Burton in...
To be fair, Westerns have inspired Russell's roles, even if the films themselves weren't strictly in the Western genre. There's no mistaking that Snake Plissken in "Escape from New York" is at least partly an impression of Clint Eastwood's The Man with No Name, and Russell's role as Jack Burton in...
- 2/5/2023
- by Andrew Housman
- Slash Film
In 1987, when manga-ka Hirohiko Araki penned the first chapters of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," he was still exploring what would later be known as his signature artistic style. Soon, "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" became Araki's magnum opus, and the long-running series is widely celebrated for its unique use of standard shonen tropes. The influence of Araki's manga series is so great that it inspired a string of manga, anime, and video games, including the "Persona" franchise, which owes a lot to the concept of "Stands" in Araki's series.
Araki sets the events of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" in 1800s England, wherein Jonathan Joestar, aka JoJo, and his brother Dio Brando are engaged in a feud over the inheritance of familial property. Things take a supernatural turn after Dio becomes a vampire, and JoJo is forced to learn magical techniques to combat his brother. Part three of the manga, which is the most popular in the series,...
Araki sets the events of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" in 1800s England, wherein Jonathan Joestar, aka JoJo, and his brother Dio Brando are engaged in a feud over the inheritance of familial property. Things take a supernatural turn after Dio becomes a vampire, and JoJo is forced to learn magical techniques to combat his brother. Part three of the manga, which is the most popular in the series,...
- 8/15/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Clint Eastwood is back in the nation’s theaters once again, but you won’t see him on screen. His latest film, “The 15:17 to Paris” is a biographical suspense drama based on the 2015 terrorist attack on a Thalys train headed to Paris. Three American soldiers (Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler and Alek Skarlatos) thwarted the terrorist and were declared heroes by the French Government. In a bold move, Eastwood cast the trio of heroes to play themselves in the film, but as a director, Eastwood is no stranger to bold moves.
For over half a century Eastwood has been one of the world’s greatest movie stars. Comfortable in both westerns and contemporary roles, his measured growl of a voice has been a key part in creating such iconic characters as The Man With No Name and Dirty Harry.
SEEOscar Best Director Gallery: Every Winner In Academy Award History
However...
For over half a century Eastwood has been one of the world’s greatest movie stars. Comfortable in both westerns and contemporary roles, his measured growl of a voice has been a key part in creating such iconic characters as The Man With No Name and Dirty Harry.
SEEOscar Best Director Gallery: Every Winner In Academy Award History
However...
- 2/26/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
By David Kozlowski | 28 July 2017
Welcome to Issue #6 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column highlighting cool and unique videos about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your favorite videos to: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Previous Issues: 7.21.17 | 7.14.17 | 7.7.17 | 6.30.17 | 6.23.17
Hey Lrm Weekenders, we survived San Diego Comic-Con 2017 -- did you have a favorite moment? Thor: Ragnarok's latest trailer was a big hit at Lrm (Hulk speaks!). As July comes to a close, we're ramping up for the big movies and TV shows of the late summer through the holiday season.
This week our emphasis is on Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese filmmaker who's works have inspired generations of directors, screenwriters, and actors. Kurosawa's films have been adpapted and remade dozens of times, and we hope that this week's column gives you...
Welcome to Issue #6 of The Lrm Weekend, a weekly column highlighting cool and unique videos about film, TV, comics, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, animation, and anime. We also want to hear from you, our awesome Lrm community! Share your favorite videos to: @LRM_Weekend and we'll post your Tweets below!
Previous Issues: 7.21.17 | 7.14.17 | 7.7.17 | 6.30.17 | 6.23.17
Hey Lrm Weekenders, we survived San Diego Comic-Con 2017 -- did you have a favorite moment? Thor: Ragnarok's latest trailer was a big hit at Lrm (Hulk speaks!). As July comes to a close, we're ramping up for the big movies and TV shows of the late summer through the holiday season.
This week our emphasis is on Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese filmmaker who's works have inspired generations of directors, screenwriters, and actors. Kurosawa's films have been adpapted and remade dozens of times, and we hope that this week's column gives you...
- 7/28/2017
- by David Kozlowski
- LRMonline.com
(Photo: Rex)
By Lee Pfeiffer
It's a photo that will bring back many great memories for countless retro movie lovers across the globe. Participating in a centenary parade to honor his hometown of Carmel, California, Clint Eastwood shocked the crowd by leading a parade atop an old-time Western stagecoach and dressing as The Man With No Name, the character he made famous (and who made him famous) in the classic trilogy of films directed by Sergio Leone in the mid-1960s. For a man of 86, Eastwood stills looks might tall in the saddle. It appears that the hat he is wearing might be the one he wore in his 1992 Oscar-winner "Unforgiven". Eastwood became enamored of the Carmel area in the late 1960s. He filmed his first directorial effort, "Play Misty For Me" there in 1971. In 1986 Eastwood took a hiatus from acting to run for mayor the town. He was elected...
By Lee Pfeiffer
It's a photo that will bring back many great memories for countless retro movie lovers across the globe. Participating in a centenary parade to honor his hometown of Carmel, California, Clint Eastwood shocked the crowd by leading a parade atop an old-time Western stagecoach and dressing as The Man With No Name, the character he made famous (and who made him famous) in the classic trilogy of films directed by Sergio Leone in the mid-1960s. For a man of 86, Eastwood stills looks might tall in the saddle. It appears that the hat he is wearing might be the one he wore in his 1992 Oscar-winner "Unforgiven". Eastwood became enamored of the Carmel area in the late 1960s. He filmed his first directorial effort, "Play Misty For Me" there in 1971. In 1986 Eastwood took a hiatus from acting to run for mayor the town. He was elected...
- 11/3/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Later this week, Clint Eastwood will unleash a new film into the world in Sully, which debuted a few days ago at the Telluride Film Festival. Early word is very solid, suggesting a potential awards player this year. I’ll be writing about that movie shortly, but for now, I want to look at Eastwood’s career to date, both as an actor as well as a filmmaker. Eastwood is a unique one, that’s for sure. In just a day or two I’ll be back with a straight Sully piece, but right now, it’s more or less just going to be a look at Eastwood and what he’s done so far. Enjoy! In case you don’t know, Sully is a biopic about Captain Chesley Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), the pilot who became a national hero. We all learned about Captain Sullenberger, or Sully, after he glided...
- 9/6/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
“Every gun makes its own tune.”
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly screens at The St. Louis Public Library Central Branch (1301 Olive Street St. Louis) Saturday, August 6th at 1pm. This is a Free event.
There’s a new film series in town! To celebrate the Summer Reading Program theme, “Worlds of Wonder,” Central Cinema at the St. Louis Library will be screening some of the most unique and fantastical films ever shown on the big screen. This weekend is Sergio Leone’s 1966 epic The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.
In 1964, Clint Eastwood accepted the lead role in a Western being filmed in Spain titled “The Magnificent Stranger.” The part had been offered to many of Hollywood’s most rugged actors, including Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, and Charles Bronson. Eastwood, on break from his TV series Rawhide and looking for a film project, immediately recognized the story as...
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly screens at The St. Louis Public Library Central Branch (1301 Olive Street St. Louis) Saturday, August 6th at 1pm. This is a Free event.
There’s a new film series in town! To celebrate the Summer Reading Program theme, “Worlds of Wonder,” Central Cinema at the St. Louis Library will be screening some of the most unique and fantastical films ever shown on the big screen. This weekend is Sergio Leone’s 1966 epic The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.
In 1964, Clint Eastwood accepted the lead role in a Western being filmed in Spain titled “The Magnificent Stranger.” The part had been offered to many of Hollywood’s most rugged actors, including Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn, and Charles Bronson. Eastwood, on break from his TV series Rawhide and looking for a film project, immediately recognized the story as...
- 8/1/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Article by Jim Batts, Dana Jung, and Tom Stockman
Happy Birthday to one of We Are Movie Geeks favorite stars. Clint Eastwood was born on this day in 1930, making him 86 years old. The actor and two-time Oscar winning director hasn’t let his age slow him down a bit. Sully, his new movie as a director, opens in September.
We posted a list in 2011 of his ten best directorial efforts Here
Clint Eastwood has appeared in 68 films in his six (!) decades as an actor, and here, according to We Are Movie Geeks, are his ten best:
Honorable Mention: Honkytonk Man
By the 1980s, Clint Eastwood was one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. With his own production company, directorial skills, and economic clout, Eastwood was able to make smaller, more personal films. A perfect example is the underrated Honkytonk Man, which also happens to be one of Eastwood’s finest performances.
Happy Birthday to one of We Are Movie Geeks favorite stars. Clint Eastwood was born on this day in 1930, making him 86 years old. The actor and two-time Oscar winning director hasn’t let his age slow him down a bit. Sully, his new movie as a director, opens in September.
We posted a list in 2011 of his ten best directorial efforts Here
Clint Eastwood has appeared in 68 films in his six (!) decades as an actor, and here, according to We Are Movie Geeks, are his ten best:
Honorable Mention: Honkytonk Man
By the 1980s, Clint Eastwood was one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars. With his own production company, directorial skills, and economic clout, Eastwood was able to make smaller, more personal films. A perfect example is the underrated Honkytonk Man, which also happens to be one of Eastwood’s finest performances.
- 5/31/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Lee Pfeiffer
Variety reports that the family of the late director Sergio Leone is developing a six-episode Western TV series titled "Colt" based upon a concept that Leone had planned with his collaborators but which was never realized. His goal was to present the American West in a more realistic manner than had been seen in his classic "spaghetti Westerns". The focus would be on the handgun used by The Man With No Name, portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the classic "A Fistful of Dollars". The episodes would follow the trail of that gun as it passes from owner to owner. The first two episodes will be directed by Stefano Sollima, the high profile Italian filmmaker and son of Sergio Sollima, who directed Lee Van Cleef in the cult Italian Western "The Big Gundown". Stefano will also be writing the scripts for the series. Unlike Sergio Leone's Westerns,...
Variety reports that the family of the late director Sergio Leone is developing a six-episode Western TV series titled "Colt" based upon a concept that Leone had planned with his collaborators but which was never realized. His goal was to present the American West in a more realistic manner than had been seen in his classic "spaghetti Westerns". The focus would be on the handgun used by The Man With No Name, portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the classic "A Fistful of Dollars". The episodes would follow the trail of that gun as it passes from owner to owner. The first two episodes will be directed by Stefano Sollima, the high profile Italian filmmaker and son of Sergio Sollima, who directed Lee Van Cleef in the cult Italian Western "The Big Gundown". Stefano will also be writing the scripts for the series. Unlike Sergio Leone's Westerns,...
- 5/27/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Over the course of film history, we've seen plenty of long-time actors step behind the camera to take up their directorial ambitions. Clint Eastwood did it. Mel Gibson did it. George Clooney did it. What do these three have in commonc Well, for starters, they are all men, so there's that. Further, they are all white, but more on that later. More to the point of the article, these men all eased into their directorial careers by starring in their respective debuts, using their presence on screen to help market their talents off it. And with his feature directorial effort The Water Diviner, which hits limited theaters this week, Russell Crowe is just the most recent addition to a growing list of actors who have decided to try their hand behind the camera. Like Eastwood, Gibson, and Clooney before him, the Best Actor winner stars in his first feature as director,...
- 4/21/2015
- by Jordan Benesh
- Rope of Silicon
Over the summer, director George Miller called his long-gestating “Mad Max: Fury Road” a “western on wheels,” and indeed, the original trilogy didn’t shy away from using the archetypes of the western genre, with Max Rockatansky himself taking the place of Clint Eastwood’s similarly taciturn antihero in an arid landscape. In fact, Miller directly nodded to Eastwood’s most famous role in “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome” by having a character introduce Mel Gibson’s Max as “The Man With No Name.” A new supercut from Dave Black further drives this point home, so put on your leather jacket, practice your squint and check it out below. Set to Ennio Morricone’s haunting “Man With A Harmonica” cue from the “Once Upon A Time In The West” score, the three-minute-and-twenty-second long montage, titled “The Man We Called Max,” cuts scenes from the original trilogy—in the wrong aspect ratio,...
- 9/30/2014
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Food Artist Carl Warner's Tribute To "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly"- A Literal "Spaghetti" Western
To celebrate the UK Blu-ray release of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, food artist Carl Warner has fashioned a unique tribute to the film made entirely from pasta! We'll admit it looks magnificent, Carl-- but we're still waiting for that King Kong tribute made from bananas. Here is the official press release:
World renowned food artist Carl Warner has produced his culinary interpretation of the classic ‘Spaghetti Western’ film trilogy, made entirely from spaghetti and other Italian ingredients.
In his film foodscape debut, Warner has brought Sergio Leone’s masterpiece The Good, The Bad and The Ugly to life using traditional Italian ingredients from pasta to pancetta, to celebrate the re-mastered Blu-ray release of the and to mark the 90th Anniversary of the studio MGM.
Warner, who was born in Liverpool, produced the foodscape in his studio down the road from Borough market, where he sourced a lot of the authentic Italian ingredients.
World renowned food artist Carl Warner has produced his culinary interpretation of the classic ‘Spaghetti Western’ film trilogy, made entirely from spaghetti and other Italian ingredients.
In his film foodscape debut, Warner has brought Sergio Leone’s masterpiece The Good, The Bad and The Ugly to life using traditional Italian ingredients from pasta to pancetta, to celebrate the re-mastered Blu-ray release of the and to mark the 90th Anniversary of the studio MGM.
Warner, who was born in Liverpool, produced the foodscape in his studio down the road from Borough market, where he sourced a lot of the authentic Italian ingredients.
- 7/27/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Clint Eastwood released Jersey Boys this weekend, but we all know that the Clint we know and love was never big into showtunes. The best Eastwood is definitely the one who chomped cigars and made ponchos look cool in Sergio Leone’s The Man with No Name trilogy.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, the iconic and influential trilogy began with A Fistful of Dollars in 1964, continued with For a Few Dollars More in 1965 and concluded with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly the next year. All three films are classics, no doubt about it. And now, We Got This Covered is giving away one Blu-Ray copy of the complete, remastered trilogy!
So, do you feel lucky, punk? (Oops, wrong Clint!) To win, it’s really quite simple. Like We Got This Covered on Facebook and re-tweet our contest message (below). A winner will be...
For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, the iconic and influential trilogy began with A Fistful of Dollars in 1964, continued with For a Few Dollars More in 1965 and concluded with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly the next year. All three films are classics, no doubt about it. And now, We Got This Covered is giving away one Blu-Ray copy of the complete, remastered trilogy!
So, do you feel lucky, punk? (Oops, wrong Clint!) To win, it’s really quite simple. Like We Got This Covered on Facebook and re-tweet our contest message (below). A winner will be...
- 6/22/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
For this week’s spotlight piece, I wanted to go old school and take a look at a classic A-lister, and that happens to be one Clint Eastwood. Depending on your age, he’s either a director who used to be an actor or a childhood icon who’s now become a rather iconic filmmaker. Few could have reinvented themselves the way that Eastwood has, with this weekend’s release of Jersey Boys highlighting his directing skills in a whole new light than really ever before. He’s tried to do it all in Hollywood, you have to tip your hat to him for that. Eastwood has basically done it all in the business. He’s starred in franchises (the Dirty Harry series as well as The Man With No Name movies), acted in Best Picture winners, and directed them as well. Though one could legitimately make the claim that...
- 6/18/2014
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Chicago – It’s a weird week at the video store (do they still have those?) or in the New Releases section of your favorite Video On Demand service. There’s some real junk that we’ll get to (“The Internship”) along with some flicks that are just too good not to break out into their own special Blu-ray reviews (“Before Midnight,” “The Conjuring” — both must-sees). And then there’s a unique array of catalog releases and TV seasons. Those could easily fall through the cracks if not for the informative What to Watch. All of these are new to Blu-ray, some for the first time and some in anniversary/special editions. At least one will grab your attention.
High Plains Drifter
Photo credit: Universal
“High Plains Drifter”
One of Clint Eastwood’s best directorial efforts launches a new line of Blu-rays from Universal under the banner of “1970s Best of the Decade.
High Plains Drifter
Photo credit: Universal
“High Plains Drifter”
One of Clint Eastwood’s best directorial efforts launches a new line of Blu-rays from Universal under the banner of “1970s Best of the Decade.
- 10/23/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The Lone Ranger is not a very good movie, and it’s currently making negative dollars at the box office.
But give credit to the filmmakers: They might not have made a very good western, but they definitely know what good westerns look like. Although nominally based on the radio show and TV series of the same name, the film is draped in references to several eons of movie-western iconography. At times, it almost feels like a greatest hits collection: Now That’s What I Call The Western Genre!, with several different western plots piled on top of each other like ill-fitting Tetris blocks.
But give credit to the filmmakers: They might not have made a very good western, but they definitely know what good westerns look like. Although nominally based on the radio show and TV series of the same name, the film is draped in references to several eons of movie-western iconography. At times, it almost feels like a greatest hits collection: Now That’s What I Call The Western Genre!, with several different western plots piled on top of each other like ill-fitting Tetris blocks.
- 7/8/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
In celebration of their 90th Anniversary, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released the Clint Eastwood 20 Film Collection on Blu-Ray this week. Included here are, as the title says, 20 of the legend’s films as well as two excellent documentaries: Eastwood Factor and Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story. Additionally, the set also comes with a nice little hardcover book that looks at the filmmaker’s illustrious career.
With five Academy Awards under his belt and over $2 billion at the domestic box office, the man is no doubt a legend and with this new Blu-Ray box set, there’s no better time than now to celebrate Clint Eastwood and the impact that he has had on the film world.
Though not the greatest selection, here are the 20 films that you’ll receive. Now, remember, this is a Warner Bros. release, meaning it was released to honour the actor/director’s relationship with the studio.
With five Academy Awards under his belt and over $2 billion at the domestic box office, the man is no doubt a legend and with this new Blu-Ray box set, there’s no better time than now to celebrate Clint Eastwood and the impact that he has had on the film world.
Though not the greatest selection, here are the 20 films that you’ll receive. Now, remember, this is a Warner Bros. release, meaning it was released to honour the actor/director’s relationship with the studio.
- 6/4/2013
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Having already looked at Clint Eastwood’s prodigious output as a director, with genuinely top drawer work spread across the past forty years, it seems like a good time to look at his work as an actor too as his latest film, Trouble with the Curve, is out on DVD now.
Trouble with the Curve
After his first significant big screen role (1964′s A Fistful of Dollars), Eastwood averaged better than one lead role a year until the mid-90′s when he finally started to slow down a little (at least in front of the camera) and in the same way as very few directors have as strong a hit-rate as Eastwood over that long a career, so is the case for his acting output. Although he was dismissed in some quarters for years as a grizzled, taciturn performer he has always had range and genuine ability.
As some of the roles featured below demonstrate,...
Trouble with the Curve
After his first significant big screen role (1964′s A Fistful of Dollars), Eastwood averaged better than one lead role a year until the mid-90′s when he finally started to slow down a little (at least in front of the camera) and in the same way as very few directors have as strong a hit-rate as Eastwood over that long a career, so is the case for his acting output. Although he was dismissed in some quarters for years as a grizzled, taciturn performer he has always had range and genuine ability.
As some of the roles featured below demonstrate,...
- 5/20/2013
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Feature Paul Martinovic Jan 18, 2013
With Django Unchained out now in the UK, Paul looks back at Sergio Leone's classic Dollars trilogy that helped inspire it...
Howard Hawks, one of the most successful Western directors of all time and a key influence on Sergio Leone, once said a great movie can be defined as one with "three great scenes, and no bad ones." There can be few directors who understood the power of great scenes quite as strongly as Leone, the director of the Dollars trilogy and de facto godfather of the spaghetti western.
Some might argue his emphasis on great individual moments was to his detriment, as the MacGuffin-laden plots of his films seem to exist mainly as devices on which he can hang his elaborate setpieces, and were subsequently labeled as exercises in pure style. While the artistic and intellectual merits of the three films are up for debate,...
With Django Unchained out now in the UK, Paul looks back at Sergio Leone's classic Dollars trilogy that helped inspire it...
Howard Hawks, one of the most successful Western directors of all time and a key influence on Sergio Leone, once said a great movie can be defined as one with "three great scenes, and no bad ones." There can be few directors who understood the power of great scenes quite as strongly as Leone, the director of the Dollars trilogy and de facto godfather of the spaghetti western.
Some might argue his emphasis on great individual moments was to his detriment, as the MacGuffin-laden plots of his films seem to exist mainly as devices on which he can hang his elaborate setpieces, and were subsequently labeled as exercises in pure style. While the artistic and intellectual merits of the three films are up for debate,...
- 1/17/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
After testing several actors for the lead role of Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel has released a casting shortlist, with Zachary Levi (Chuck), Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe, Cloud Atlas), and "an unnamed actor" on it.
Obviously, the right answer is: Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Because he's awesome.
Presumably Jim Sturgess is on the list at least partly for the headlines like, "Jim Sturgess: From Across the Universe to Guardians of the Galaxy? After all, he does have a Cloud Atlas..."
Does "an unnamed actor" mean "The Man With No Name", i.e. Clint Eastwood...?
Obviously the third actor's name is being kept secret because it's Nathan Fillion, and they don't want people's minds to explode yet. Actually, it does kind of make sense. Fans have campaigned for him to play the role (well, to be fair, along with every other role ever), he's worked with director James Gunn before,...
Obviously, the right answer is: Chuck! Chuck! Chuck! Because he's awesome.
Presumably Jim Sturgess is on the list at least partly for the headlines like, "Jim Sturgess: From Across the Universe to Guardians of the Galaxy? After all, he does have a Cloud Atlas..."
Does "an unnamed actor" mean "The Man With No Name", i.e. Clint Eastwood...?
Obviously the third actor's name is being kept secret because it's Nathan Fillion, and they don't want people's minds to explode yet. Actually, it does kind of make sense. Fans have campaigned for him to play the role (well, to be fair, along with every other role ever), he's worked with director James Gunn before,...
- 12/24/2012
- Shadowlocked
Today's Titles: The Clint Eastwood Star Collection (four film set that includes The Man With No Name Trilogy), Contact, The Crow, The Dark Knight Rises, Big Trouble In Little China, "Downton Abbey" Seasons 1 and 2 (UK Version), The Last Of The Mohicans, The Last Samurai, The Man With No Name trilogy, The Shawshank Redemption, Sucker Punch, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Four Film Favorites, West Side Story. There are hundreds of movies released every...
- 12/7/2012
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
The Expendables movie series has quickly become the Mecca of action hero roles, from the comebacks (Sylvestor Stallone) to the has-beens (Dolph Lundgren) to the still-kind-of-are's (Jason Statham). It's no surprise then that Clint Eastwood's name has been throne into the mix for The Expendables 3. Sure, Eastwood isn't really an action star in the same way as Stallone and Statham, but I'll take Dirty Harry or The Man With No Name over Rambo any day.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Expendables fans are going to see the legendary actor in the series.
Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Expendables fans are going to see the legendary actor in the series.
- 9/19/2012
- by David Hoffman
- GetTheBigPicture.net
What exactly happened when Clint Eastwood was onstage at the Republican National Convention? The one thing we can agree on was that it was unexpected--by the Republicans, by the audience, perhaps even by Eastwood, who we now know was ad-libbing. It takes brass balls to ad-lib for 12 minutes in front of 30 million people on live TV, just working with yourself and an empty chair.
Two days later, not a word of Romney's acceptance speech has entered the public discourse. But Eastwood's dialog with a chair has entered forever into political legend, and it's amusing to read reports that his viewers from around the world were mystified. Iranian Facebook pages "treated it with suspicious befuddlement," an Atlantic blog reports, and in China the speech is being used to teach English on a web site. The headline says, "Gelivable English Langauge Teaching: Exchange Cooperation Model Innovation," says the Atlantic's Max Fisher, who...
Two days later, not a word of Romney's acceptance speech has entered the public discourse. But Eastwood's dialog with a chair has entered forever into political legend, and it's amusing to read reports that his viewers from around the world were mystified. Iranian Facebook pages "treated it with suspicious befuddlement," an Atlantic blog reports, and in China the speech is being used to teach English on a web site. The headline says, "Gelivable English Langauge Teaching: Exchange Cooperation Model Innovation," says the Atlantic's Max Fisher, who...
- 9/1/2012
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Even though an old man was seen having a conversation with a non-existent person in the chair next to him last night it was not a "senior moment," but rather screen legend Clint Eastwood effectively (then literally) telling President Obama to "go ahead, make my day."
The 82-year-old "Dirty Harry" star used to roam the west as The Man With No Name, but during his surprise 11-minute speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida he was The Man Talking To No One.
This inspired some of Eastwood's fellow Americans to have a little chat with the President as well, with Buzzfeed collecting some of the best bits of what will henceforth be known as Eastwooding.
The photographs collected from various people's Instagram and Twitter feeds feature a candid Barack Obama (not visible) getting a stern lecture on the terribly disappointing job he's done over the last few years,...
The 82-year-old "Dirty Harry" star used to roam the west as The Man With No Name, but during his surprise 11-minute speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida he was The Man Talking To No One.
This inspired some of Eastwood's fellow Americans to have a little chat with the President as well, with Buzzfeed collecting some of the best bits of what will henceforth be known as Eastwooding.
The photographs collected from various people's Instagram and Twitter feeds feature a candid Barack Obama (not visible) getting a stern lecture on the terribly disappointing job he's done over the last few years,...
- 8/31/2012
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
If you thought the Expendables franchise couldn’t explode any more with testosterone, action heroes, and, um, explosions...well, you’re wrong.
Nicolas Cage has now been cast in The Expendables 3. And wait, there’s more! Talking to Total Film, producer Avi Lerner says:
“We’ve approached Clint Eastwood to be one of the guys, we’ve got a character in mind for him. We’re talking to Harrison Ford. [And we want] Wesley Snipes when he comes back from prison. I’ll give you one more name, we’ve got Nicolas Cage to play [one of the characters].”
“And we’re going to bring Mickey Rourke back, if he won’t be too crazy. I like Mickey. And of course, all the existing stars (will return)”
Yes, that’s right: Stanley Goodspeed, The Man With No Name, Indiana Jones, and Blade could be *in the same movie*! In addition to the already impressive cast of…as all those other guys.
Nicolas Cage has now been cast in The Expendables 3. And wait, there’s more! Talking to Total Film, producer Avi Lerner says:
“We’ve approached Clint Eastwood to be one of the guys, we’ve got a character in mind for him. We’re talking to Harrison Ford. [And we want] Wesley Snipes when he comes back from prison. I’ll give you one more name, we’ve got Nicolas Cage to play [one of the characters].”
“And we’re going to bring Mickey Rourke back, if he won’t be too crazy. I like Mickey. And of course, all the existing stars (will return)”
Yes, that’s right: Stanley Goodspeed, The Man With No Name, Indiana Jones, and Blade could be *in the same movie*! In addition to the already impressive cast of…as all those other guys.
- 8/13/2012
- Shadowlocked
Summer TV shows usually don’t get me very excited. Some of them are okay, some of them are great, and some of them just annoy me. If I’ve got nothing better to do, there are a few of those summer shows that I end up watching fairly regularly. That’s changed this year, mostly because of A&E and their addition Longmire.
I like westerns and have for a long time. I can remember watching Terence Hill movies when I was just a tiny little starry-eyed sprocket. I used to laugh at how lazy Trinity was and marvel at how adept he was at talking himself out of the trouble that he would get into. They Call Me Trinity was a perennial favorite around my house.
I’ve seen Clint Eastwood westerns and Charles Bronson westerns and, of course, Robert Redford westerns. All of the greats have graced...
I like westerns and have for a long time. I can remember watching Terence Hill movies when I was just a tiny little starry-eyed sprocket. I used to laugh at how lazy Trinity was and marvel at how adept he was at talking himself out of the trouble that he would get into. They Call Me Trinity was a perennial favorite around my house.
I’ve seen Clint Eastwood westerns and Charles Bronson westerns and, of course, Robert Redford westerns. All of the greats have graced...
- 6/26/2012
- by dragonwomant
- Boomtron
When J. Edgar was released last Fall, We Are Movie Geeks published our Top Ten Tuesday article on Clint Eastwood’s best films as director. With word that Eastwood has come out of acting retirement, it’s time for another Top Ten list, this time of movies that Clint has starred in. Trouble With The Curve is currently filming and stars Clint as an ailing baseball scout in his twilight years who takes his daughter (played by Amy Adams) on the road for one last recruiting trip. This will be Clint’s first acting role since Gran Torino in 2008.
Super-8 Clint Eastwood Movie Madness will be a great way to celebrate the life and films of this legendary American actor. It takes place February 7th at the Way Out Club in St. Louis (2525 Jefferson in South City). Condensed versions of these memorable Clint Eastwood films will be shown on a...
Super-8 Clint Eastwood Movie Madness will be a great way to celebrate the life and films of this legendary American actor. It takes place February 7th at the Way Out Club in St. Louis (2525 Jefferson in South City). Condensed versions of these memorable Clint Eastwood films will be shown on a...
- 1/31/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Following in the tradition of great What Culture arguments for films such as Jurassic Park, Star Wars and Jaws, it’s now time for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly to step forward and shoot all contenders down for the prestigious title of greatest film of all time. No other film is as iconic, as epic or as purely cinematic as Sergio Leone’s 1966 spaghetti western, which combines everything that’s remarkable about about the work of the late Italian director into one astonishing piece of filmmaking.
Here’s 50 reasons why The Good, the Bad and the Ugly might just be the greatest film of all time.
1. Clint Eastwood as Blondie (Aka: The Man With No Name/The Good)
Where better to start than Clint Eastwood’s effortlessly cool return as The Man With No Name, or as he is actually named here, Blondie. A man of few words,...
Here’s 50 reasons why The Good, the Bad and the Ugly might just be the greatest film of all time.
1. Clint Eastwood as Blondie (Aka: The Man With No Name/The Good)
Where better to start than Clint Eastwood’s effortlessly cool return as The Man With No Name, or as he is actually named here, Blondie. A man of few words,...
- 11/28/2011
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
Chicago – Westerns are regularly “called up” to HD Blu-ray at two times during the year — Father’s Day and Christmas. It’s logical in a marketing sense that Clint Eastwood would dominate new release shelves during the seasons where dear old dad is likely to get a gift, but it leaves the rest of the year as barren as a ghost town. MGM has a little summer gift for fans of alpha males going through withdrawal — four classics of the genre hitting Blu-ray this month — “A Fistful of Dollars,” “For a Few Dollars More,” “The Magnificent Seven,” and “Return of the Magnificent Seven.”
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
As influential and enjoyable as John Sturges’ “The Magnificent Seven” is for a lot of viewers, my preferences in the quartet would side with the Sergio Leone & Clint Eastwood collaborations every time. I love the Man With No Name and the style that Leone brought to his filmography.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
As influential and enjoyable as John Sturges’ “The Magnificent Seven” is for a lot of viewers, my preferences in the quartet would side with the Sergio Leone & Clint Eastwood collaborations every time. I love the Man With No Name and the style that Leone brought to his filmography.
- 8/18/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
It is telling that there are five credited screenwriters on Jon Favreau‘s latest blockbuster, Cowboys & Aliens. Based on Scott Mitchell Rosenberg‘s comic-book Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby all share script credit for the film. By the last act, the entire thing feels crafted from a “science-fiction for dummies” book. That said, before it all falls apart, the populist Iron Man director attempts to create an authentic western tone and almost nails it.
Daniel Craig plays Jake Lonergan, a cowboy who wakes up in 1875 New Mexico with no recollection of his past. As he enters the town of Absolution he encounters the town bully played by Paul Dano, whose dad is Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). The two get in some trouble and are sent to a bigger prison in Sante Fe. That is, until the aliens come and attack.
For such a geek-friendly premise,...
Daniel Craig plays Jake Lonergan, a cowboy who wakes up in 1875 New Mexico with no recollection of his past. As he enters the town of Absolution he encounters the town bully played by Paul Dano, whose dad is Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford). The two get in some trouble and are sent to a bigger prison in Sante Fe. That is, until the aliens come and attack.
For such a geek-friendly premise,...
- 7/28/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Innnnnn One Corner we have a 69-year-old movie icon who's headlined huge movie franchises ("Star Wars," the Indiana Jones movies, the Jack Ryan movies) and proved himself a silver-screen hero in films like "The Fugitive," "Air Force One," and "Blade Runner." George Lucas made him a star in 1977 when he cast him as Han Solo, and ever since he's flown the Millenium Falcon right into moviegoers' hearts. Punch it, Chewie, it's Harrison Ford!
Innnnnn the other corner we've got the chiseled tough guy who proved blonds do have more fun -- as James Bond. Trained alongside other UK stars such as Ewan McGregor and Joseph Fiennes at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, he made his name in various British dramas until Matthew Vaughn's 2004 crime thriller "Layer Cake" proved to 007's producers that he had what it took to leave audiences shaken, not stirred. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Daniel Craig!
Innnnnn the other corner we've got the chiseled tough guy who proved blonds do have more fun -- as James Bond. Trained alongside other UK stars such as Ewan McGregor and Joseph Fiennes at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, he made his name in various British dramas until Matthew Vaughn's 2004 crime thriller "Layer Cake" proved to 007's producers that he had what it took to leave audiences shaken, not stirred. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Daniel Craig!
- 7/26/2011
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
In many ways, the western is a dead genre, but I like to think of it as the genre that just won’t die. Like trying to put down the toughest, meanest gunslinger in the old west, the western film keeps popping back up in the least expected times and places… but, not always in the traditional style we’re used to seeing. Call it survival of the fittest, but the western is far from dead, as is apparent with Jon Favreau’s new Cowboys & Aliens, which opens this Friday, July 29th, combining the western with the science-fiction, creating a crossover with twice the fun. In honor of the opening of this rare hybrid, we’re looking at our favorite Western Crossover films this week in Top Ten Tuesday.
Honorable Mention: The Good, The Bad & The Weird
This modern ode to the western from Korean filmmaker Jee-woon Kim is less...
Honorable Mention: The Good, The Bad & The Weird
This modern ode to the western from Korean filmmaker Jee-woon Kim is less...
- 7/26/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
You can always spot a western. Not in the obvious low-slung gun holster, wide brimmed cowboy hat, fist fight in a saloon kind of way, but more in the patented fundamentals of the hero alone, the stranger in a small town, out-gunned and out-manoeuvred, fighting injustice (or just fighting) with nothing but his wits, and a trusty sidearm. Or two. The western ideal also pays no attention to geography, or era, Clint Eastwood has basically been playing in westerns his entire career. Ok, maybe The Bridges of Madison County and Space Cowboys don’t quite fit the playbill, but it’s only a small stampede from The Man With No Name to Harry Callahan or Walt Kowalski.
In Red Hill, written and directed by Patrick Hughes, those ideals are transplanted wholesale to the modern day wilds of outback Australia, where new constable Shane Cooper (True Blood...
You can always spot a western. Not in the obvious low-slung gun holster, wide brimmed cowboy hat, fist fight in a saloon kind of way, but more in the patented fundamentals of the hero alone, the stranger in a small town, out-gunned and out-manoeuvred, fighting injustice (or just fighting) with nothing but his wits, and a trusty sidearm. Or two. The western ideal also pays no attention to geography, or era, Clint Eastwood has basically been playing in westerns his entire career. Ok, maybe The Bridges of Madison County and Space Cowboys don’t quite fit the playbill, but it’s only a small stampede from The Man With No Name to Harry Callahan or Walt Kowalski.
In Red Hill, written and directed by Patrick Hughes, those ideals are transplanted wholesale to the modern day wilds of outback Australia, where new constable Shane Cooper (True Blood...
- 5/13/2011
- by Mark Clark
- Obsessed with Film
Michael York dashes onto the cinematic scene as the blundering but very enthusiastic D'Artagnan in Richard Lester's hugely enjoyable period comic romp. The late great Roy Kinnear is the long-suffering vassal of aristocratic swordsmen Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain and Frank Finlay, whilst Raquel Welch and Faye Dunaway shine as heroine and villainess, respectively. Producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind filmed the following year's sequel back-to-back with this more successful first part, which approach they would revisit shortly for Superman and Superman II. Dumas with wit, energy and integrity.
Notable Quotable: "That man in his time has insulted me, broken my father's sword, had me clubbed to the ground, laid violent hands on the woman I love! He is inconvenient. "
Martin Anderson
Mike Nichols and Buck Henry achieve what seemed impossible, at least on the evidence of an earlier attempt: to transliterate the pitch-dark war humour of Joseph Heller into a cohesive,...
Notable Quotable: "That man in his time has insulted me, broken my father's sword, had me clubbed to the ground, laid violent hands on the woman I love! He is inconvenient. "
Martin Anderson
Mike Nichols and Buck Henry achieve what seemed impossible, at least on the evidence of an earlier attempt: to transliterate the pitch-dark war humour of Joseph Heller into a cohesive,...
- 5/12/2011
- Shadowlocked
Bringing back The Man With No Name is a tricky enterprise in this day and age. Not only because of the obvious difficulties with putting out Westerns, but also because of the comparisons similar to those that floated around True Grit. There's little point trying to recast Clint Eastwood.
Rango not only brings back The Man With No Name, but in some sense also brings back The Man With No Name, and then actually brings back The Man With No Name. I realize that's hard to make sense of, but it's oddly clear as you watch the film.
It works out, and is in fact possibile at all, because this time around we're animated, and the titular hero is a lizard, and he's something of a goof. Speaking of our titular hero, don't let it slip past you that our reinvention of The Man With No Name not only names our man in the title,...
Rango not only brings back The Man With No Name, but in some sense also brings back The Man With No Name, and then actually brings back The Man With No Name. I realize that's hard to make sense of, but it's oddly clear as you watch the film.
It works out, and is in fact possibile at all, because this time around we're animated, and the titular hero is a lizard, and he's something of a goof. Speaking of our titular hero, don't let it slip past you that our reinvention of The Man With No Name not only names our man in the title,...
- 3/24/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Ho, ho, hold the Avatar “Three-Disc Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray”, you omnipotent bearded creature of the night. If you’re looking to donate something to my life possessions that is truly special to me, I’ve got a few ideas for you. And sorry, none of them are Batman action figures. That era has passed. It’s all about Blu-rays, Criterion Collections, and a little bit of R. Kelly for me now.
What Blu-ray/DVDs are you most excited about this holiday season?
7. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)
Recap: One of last summer’s biggest sugar rushes is finally on Blu-ray, and its coming to home theaters with a lot of extras. This specific package has got four commentaries, including a cast commentary featuring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Ellen Wong, and Brandon Routh.
Ho, ho, hold the Avatar “Three-Disc Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray”, you omnipotent bearded creature of the night. If you’re looking to donate something to my life possessions that is truly special to me, I’ve got a few ideas for you. And sorry, none of them are Batman action figures. That era has passed. It’s all about Blu-rays, Criterion Collections, and a little bit of R. Kelly for me now.
What Blu-ray/DVDs are you most excited about this holiday season?
7. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy)
Recap: One of last summer’s biggest sugar rushes is finally on Blu-ray, and its coming to home theaters with a lot of extras. This specific package has got four commentaries, including a cast commentary featuring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, Ellen Wong, and Brandon Routh.
- 12/6/2010
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
All your favorite ’80s action stars are back in this weekend’s The Expendables. It probably won’t introduce any new stars though. This week, I wanted to look at some of the movies that created an action star. These aren’t necessarily the best action movies ever, but rather the movies that really launched a promising career. Some great action stars don’t make the list, because there isn’t one great movie that launched them or created a star but the career didn’t really hold up. Here’s my personal, surely controversial, list.
7. Vin Diesel in Pitch Black (2000)
Recap: In the 27th century, a transport ship crash lands on a desert planet. There, the dangerous criminal they were escorting, Riddick (Diesel), escapes. But before long he joins back up with the crew when it becomes clear that no one...
All your favorite ’80s action stars are back in this weekend’s The Expendables. It probably won’t introduce any new stars though. This week, I wanted to look at some of the movies that created an action star. These aren’t necessarily the best action movies ever, but rather the movies that really launched a promising career. Some great action stars don’t make the list, because there isn’t one great movie that launched them or created a star but the career didn’t really hold up. Here’s my personal, surely controversial, list.
7. Vin Diesel in Pitch Black (2000)
Recap: In the 27th century, a transport ship crash lands on a desert planet. There, the dangerous criminal they were escorting, Riddick (Diesel), escapes. But before long he joins back up with the crew when it becomes clear that no one...
- 8/13/2010
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
DVD Playhouse—June 2010
By
Allen Gardner
The White Ribbon (Sony) On the eve of Ww I, a small village in Germany is struck by a series of tragic, seemingly unconnected events until the townspeople, and the audience, start to connect the dots. Shot in stark, beautiful black & white, director Michael Haneke has fashioned a haunting metaphorical drama that is as coldly chilling as anything made by Ingmar Bergman, and darkly unsettling as anything from the canon of David Lynch. A rich, tough, brilliant cinematic experience you’re not likely to forget. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bd bonuses: Interviews with cast and crew; featurettes. Widescreen Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.
Alice In Wonderland (Disney) Tim Burton’s take on the Lewis Carroll classic finds young Alice (Mia Wasikowska), a 19th century girl who finds herself in an unhappy engagement to a boorish suitor, tumbling down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she encounters magical cakes,...
By
Allen Gardner
The White Ribbon (Sony) On the eve of Ww I, a small village in Germany is struck by a series of tragic, seemingly unconnected events until the townspeople, and the audience, start to connect the dots. Shot in stark, beautiful black & white, director Michael Haneke has fashioned a haunting metaphorical drama that is as coldly chilling as anything made by Ingmar Bergman, and darkly unsettling as anything from the canon of David Lynch. A rich, tough, brilliant cinematic experience you’re not likely to forget. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bd bonuses: Interviews with cast and crew; featurettes. Widescreen Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.
Alice In Wonderland (Disney) Tim Burton’s take on the Lewis Carroll classic finds young Alice (Mia Wasikowska), a 19th century girl who finds herself in an unhappy engagement to a boorish suitor, tumbling down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she encounters magical cakes,...
- 6/23/2010
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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