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Review: The New 4K Arrow Films Release Of SOLDIER Really Hits The Mark

Some films just aren’t appreciated in their time. For whatever reason – be that marketing, a poor release date or a million other factors – some films just don’t connect with an audience when they first come out. However, [...]

April 19, 2026

Clint Eastwood and Don Siegel. Dirty Harry.

Behind The Scenes: Clint Eastwood & Don Siegel On The Set Of 1971’s DIRTY HARRY

Director Don Siegel‘s 1971 cop thriller, Dirty Harry has now become an iconic slice of cinema and it set the template for loose cannon detective movies. Starring Clint Eastwood, the film sees SFPD Inspector ‘Dirty’ Harry Callahan [...]

August 4, 2024

Noteboook Reviews: THE OUTLAW JOSEY WALES

Clint Eastwood – 1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales is a truly enjoyable western with a very good performance central from Clint Eastwood. The direction may lack visual verve, but it’s still well constructed with plenty of humour sprinkled [...]

July 6, 2024

Review: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Sci-Fi Actioner SOLDIER Finally Deserves Reappraisal

Paul W.S. Anderson’s $60 million sci-fi actioner, Soldier fizzled on its release in 1998, grossing just $14.5 million at the U.S. box office. It also faced the indignity of being dumped straight to DVD/video in the U.K., where (at the time) it [...]

June 25, 2023

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