Hollywood gets in the holiday spirit Nov 12, 2009
Clint Eastwood taps Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven co-star Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela in Invictus, a post-apartheid drama about the South African president rallying black and white behind his country's rugby team during an underdog run in the 1995 World Cup. Matt Damon co-stars as the captain of South Africa's rugby squad. (The Clarion-Ledger)
DeAngelo Hall feels disheartened by lack of support (darn) Nov 12, 2009
A wise person won t wring their hands waiting for someone else to get theirs , because as Clint Eastwood s character in Unforgiven said, We all have it comin. There s a Judge waiting at the end of the line for all of us, and He won t care how many rings or trophies or money we ve accumulated. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Scrooge Rings in Holiday Movie Season Nov 4, 2009
Clint Eastwood taps "Million Dollar Baby" and "Unforgiven" co-star Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela in "Invictus," a post-apartheid drama about the South African president rallying black and white behind his country's rugby team during an underdog run in the 1995 World Cup. Matt Damon, who co-stars as the captain of South Africa's rugby squad, said Freeman was the only choice to play Mandela. (CBS News)
Carrey's Scrooge Rings In Hollywood Holiday Spirit Nov 3, 2009
" Also on the apocalypse front: "The Road" -- Author Cormac McCarthy's starkly poetic vision of doom comes to the screen in this adaptation starring Viggo Mortensen as a father on a desperate road trip across the wreckage of America, seeking some hope of a future for his young son. INSPIRATION ON THE PLAYING FIELD: Clint Eastwood taps "Million Dollar Baby" and "Unforgiven" co-star Morgan Freeman to play Nelson Mandela in "Invictus," a post-apartheid drama about the South African president... (KIRO TV, WA)
Shop Tours of Locomotive Restoration Oct 29, 2009
Over twenty years later, I returned to use No. 3 for my own productions Pale Rider and Unforgiven ... In the years following, it appeared in more than 30 movies, including High Noon, The Great Race, Bound for Glory, Back to the Future III and Unforgiven. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Vigilante films, an American tradition Oct 20, 2009
And Clint Eastwood, as if atoning for the violent swagger of his iconic younger selves (the Man With No Name and Dirty Harry), has gone on to question the morality of vendetta heroics in such films as his 1991 masterpiece "Unforgiven" and last year's "Gran Torino.". Gray would prefer that "Law Abiding Citizen" be taken above all as an action movie. (FOX59, IN)
Fall Film Releases 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Synopsis: Reunites Freeman with Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven director Clint Eastwood for the story of Nelson Mandela s partnership with a rugby star (Matt Damon) who helped unify their country as South Africa s team makes an underdog dash through the 1995 World Cup. Trailer: No official site yet. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Vampires, Toys Take To The Screen This Fall Aug 31, 2009
" ___ CLASS ACTS: Hollywood's prestige season includes entries from Academy Award winners Morgan Freeman and Hilary Swank as real-life role models. Swank stars as Amelia Earhart in director Mira Nair's "Amelia," co-starring Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor in the life story of the aviation pioneer who vanished on her around-the-world flight in 1937. "Invictus" reunites Freeman with "Million Dollar Baby" and "Unforgiven" director Clint Eastwood for the story of Nelson Mandela's partnership with a... (Click2Houston, TX)
Top American Directors and Their Be... Aug 23, 2009
Some of Eastwood s most celebrated films include: Unforgiven (1992), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Mystic River (2003), and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). Eastwood has mastered the drama genre with these compelling films. (Suite101.com)
Reclaiming theater saved memories Jul 11, 2009
Paraphrasing the Clint Eastwood character in Unforgiven, killing a man is like taking away all that he was and all that he will become. The ex-gunslinger s warning also applies to less dire choices, such as the renovated Strand Theatre on the Marietta square. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Best Clint Eastwood movie lines Mar 7, 2009
" ("Unforgiven") 6 percent "If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster. " ("The Rookie") 3 percent "Go ahead, make my day. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dirty Harry's Career Hits Mar 5, 2009
The Hollywood veteran earned perhaps most acclaim for two films: "Unforgiven" (1992) and "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) ... In the 1990s Eastwood returned to westerns -- this time as director as well as star -- earning critical acclaim and a monumental nine Oscar nominations for "Unforgiven" (1992). (CNN -- International)
Gran Torino Becomes Clint Eastwood's Grandest Three-Day Weekend in the UK and Ireland Mar 3, 2009
The film's U.S. gross tops the list of pictures directed by and/or starring Eastwood, including In the Line of Fire ($102m), the Oscar-winning Unforgiven ($101m) and Million Dollar Baby ($100m), Space Cowboys ($90m), Every Which Way But Loose ($85m), Mystic River ($90m) and The Bridges of Madison County ($71. 5m). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Reader poll: What movie has the best fashions? Feb 28, 2009
Reader poll: What movie has the best fashions. Article:Reader poll: What movie has the best fashions. (San Francisco Chronicle)
TV characters in need of a new show Feb 28, 2009
Before the show drags Barker down, let's transfer him to "Unforgiven: The Series" and usher the TV western back in again. Sam Briggs (Kyle Bornheimer) "Worst Week". (Boston Globe)
COLUMN: Oscars this year missed some of the big hits Feb 28, 2009
Eastwood has won best director Oscars for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, but has never won an acting Oscar. A best leading actor Oscar for Gran Torino would have been a fitting and well-earned way for Eastwood, 78, to cap his long career. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Eastwood receives Palme d'Or gong Feb 27, 2009
The star, best known for his spaghetti westerns, went on to receive widespread acclaim, particularly with Unforgiven in 1992. Awards given outside the annual festival are rare, but Eastwood will be unable to attend this year's event, as he will be filming in South Africa. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
* Ol green eyes Feb 18, 2009
In 1995 he made The Bridges of Madison County, one of the directing roles that, with Unforgiven, raised his profile as a serious director; he called Robert James Wallers novel fancy, pretentious writing that he had fought to get through. His tiff with Spike Lee last year followed Lees accusations that Eastwood did not include any black soldiers in his World War II film Flags of Our Fathers, the story of the men who raised the US flag after the battle of Iwo Jima. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood's Highest-Grossing Film in the U.S. to Date, Opens Nationwide on 25th February Feb 17, 2009
The film's U.S. gross tops the list of pictures directed by and/or starring Eastwood, including In the Line of Fire (US$102m), the Oscar-winning Unforgiven (US$101m) and Million Dollar Baby (US$100m), Space Cowboys (US$90m), Every Which Way But Loose (US$85m), Mystic River (US$90m) and The Bridges of Madison County (US$71. 5m). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Movie review: Grand 'Gran' Feb 10, 2009
Just like his characters in Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby, Eastwood s Walt Kowalski, a retired auto worker and Korean War veteran, doesn t want anyone around and finds it hard to get close to anybody, even his two sons. Walt lives in an older area of Detroit that is populated by elderly whites and Hmong immigrants. (Lompoc Record, CA)
