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Behind The Scenes: Clint Eastwood & Bradley Cooper On The Set Of AMERICAN SNIPER

American Sniper is a well executed war movie that gives you exactly what you want, without ever feeling particularly fresh. It’s Clint Eastwood’s most energetic work as a director and Bradley Cooper’s turn as Chris Kyle feels authentic. [...]

January 6, 2022

Behind The Scenes: Clint Eastwood, Dylan McDermott & Wolfgang Petersen On The Set Of IN THE LINE OF FIRE

In the Line of Fire is an impressively constructed cat and mouse thriller from German director Wolfgang Petersen. The 1993 film sees Clint Eastwood star as Frank Horrigan, an ageing Secret Service agent who is still haunted by JFK’s [...]

December 11, 2021

Behind The Scenes: John Wayne On The Set Of BRANNIGAN

The great John Wayne was a little disappointed by the success of 1971’s Dirty Harry. After all, Wayne turned down the role which would go on to become one of cinema’s most iconic heroes and solidify Clint Eastwood’s screen stardom. By way [...]

November 25, 2021

Closed Competition: Win The Clint Eastwood 40 Film Collection On DVD

To celebrate the release of Clint Eastwood’s latest theatrical release Cry Macho and the new digital documentary series, Clint Eastwood – A Cinematic Legacy, celebrating Eastwood’s 50 years of filmmaking at Warner Bros., Movies In Focus has [...]

November 5, 2021

Behind The Scenes: John Wayne, Clint Eastwood & Don Siegel On The Set Of THE SHOOTIST

Directed by Don Siegel, The Shootist would become the legendary John Wayne‘s final film. The 1976 release sees Wayne play J.B. Books, an ageing gunfighter who is dying of cancer. Wayne would pass away from stomach cancer in June 1979, just [...]

October 17, 2021

Clint Eastwood’s CRY MACHO: Great Trailer, Shame About the Poster

The trailer for Clint Eastwood‘s Cry Macho is a great piece of marketing. It’s selling an old-fashioned road movie – the type that Eastwood has made a career out of. However, the same can’t be said about this poster. [...]

August 6, 2021

Old West: Trailer For Clint Eastwood’s CRY MACHO

This trailer for Clint Eastwood‘s Cry Macho is great. It appears to be a true Clint Eastwood film in every sense and it seems to share similar DNA with two of his best (and most well-regarded) movies – Unforgiven and Gran Torino. Growing [...]

August 6, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Michael Cimino’s THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT

The ‘70s were a great time for movies. It was a time when the studio system was in ruins and a group of maverick filmmakers rose-up from the crumbled remains and delivered a run of films that changed the course of cinema forever. One of these [...]

July 27, 2021

Notebook Reviews: SPACE COWBOYS

Clint Eastwood – 2000 Clint Eastwood‘s Space Cowboys plays like Armageddon for old folks – and I don’t mean that in a derogatory way. This is one of Eastwood’s finest crowd-pleasers. The cast is great with Eastwood, [...]

April 21, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Michael Cimino & Clint Eastwood On The Set Of THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT

Michael Cimino made his directorial debut with 1974’s Thunderbolt And Lightfoot, a film which manages to walk the thin line between the auteur driven filmmaking of the 1970s and a Clint Eastwood star vehicle. Eastwood’s style of movie may be [...]

March 21, 2021

The Mighty Kurt Russell

The mighty Kurt Russell turned 70 years old on 17 March 2021. The iconic actor has had a long and varied career, starring in a variety of beloved cult classics and out-right global blockbusters. Russell brings a laid-back, blue-collar vibe to his [...]

March 17, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Jon Cassar’s FORSAKEN

If you’re looking for a straightforward western with a great cast then Forsaken is the movie for you. Kiefer Sutherland joins forces with his father Donald for the first time (they never shared a screen in Joel Schumacher’s A Time To Kill), [...]

February 14, 2021

Bruce Springsteen’s Cinema

The mighty Bruce Springsteen is an American legend. He’s sort of like the musical equivalent of John Wayne or Clint Eastwood, a strong presence who delivers a quintessential view of the United States. Springsteen has always been a huge [...]

February 8, 2021

Notebook Reviews: TRUE CRIME

Clint Eastwood – 1999 True Crime is an enjoyable, but cliched thriller from director/star Clint Eastwood (who plays a smart-ass, womanising reporter). It has a few nice touches and James Woods is very good (his role should have been much [...]

January 4, 2021

Notebook Reviews: UNFORGIVEN

Clint Eastwood – 1992 Unforgiven is the culmination of Clint Eastwood‘s career as a western star. This gritty revisionist western features a wonderful cast giving great performances. Eastwood is his usual strong and silent type and [...]

November 26, 2020

Clint Eastwood Will Direct And Star In CRY MACHO

The ever-busy Clint Eastwood has set his sights on his next directorial project. The iconic filmmaker will direct and star in Cry Macho for his home studio, Warner Bros. The 90 year-old is currently scouting locations and while the film [...]

October 3, 2020

The Only Way Is King Conan: Netflix Developing CONAN THE BARBARIAN Series

Pray to Crom! Netflix is currently developing a series based on Robert E. Howard’s Conan The Barbarian. Fredrik Malmberg and Mark Wheeler’s Pathfinder Media is behind the show which is part of a larger deal for the exclusive rights to the [...]

October 1, 2020

David O. Russell’s THREE KINGS

Three Kings is a Gulf War action-comedy which pretty much set the pattern for George Clooney‘s career over the next two decades. It takes a commercial premise and skews it as an off-beat and political bender. Hard to believe that this was [...]

September 19, 2020

M. Night Shyamalan’s GLASS To Make Serious Bank On Debut

M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable/Split sequel, Glass looks set to score some serious cash when it opens on 18 January 2019. Deadline is reporting the Bruce Willis/Samuel L. Jackson/James McAvoy thriller could bank up to $75 million over the Martin [...]

December 28, 2018

Clint Eastwood Ain’t Horsing Around In This Trailer For THE MULE

The last several Clint Eastwood films haven’t hit the spot like say, Gran Torino. However, The Mule appears to really deliver the goods. This new trailer makes the film look like top tier, emotional stuff. Eastwood is 88 years old- and [...]

October 4, 2018

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