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Clint Eastwood recently addressed comments expressed by director Spike Lee in regards to Eastwood’s World War II films, Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. Lee protested the lack of African-Americans in the films; claiming the director neglected to include them despite their presence in the actual battles. When asked about Lee’s comments, Eastwood suggested [...]

It’s ironic that Spike Lee is complaining about Clint Eastwood not casting black actors in his film Letters from Iwo Jima(2006) and Flags of Our Fathers(2006) since there is hardly a white actor in Spike Lee’s films.Spike Lee criticized Clint Eastwood at the Cannes Film festival last month about Clint Eastwood’s film ‘Flags of Our Fathers’ saying, “Clint Eastwood made two films about I

It’s hard to find fault with director Spike Lee in terms of his pride, passion and advocacy for African-Americans in film. He’s been speaking on our behalf for quite some time and arguably has received less credit than deserved, above and beyond just the films he’s made. If there was another director would have dared touch upon the harsh realities of race in contemporary society

Londres, 6 jun (EFE).- O ator e diretor americano Clint Eastwood mandou hoje seu colega Spike Lee calar a boca após este o criticar por não incluir nenhum soldado negro em seus dois últimos filmes. Lee estava se referindo aos filmes “A Conquista da Honra” e “Cartas de Iwo Jima”, que narram batalhas travadas perto do [...]

It appears that Spike Lee has been talking smack about Clint Eastwood. This is how it went down:At the Cannes Film Festival Spike Lee called out Clint Eastwood and his films Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima saying: “There were many African-Americans who survived that war and who were upset at Clint for not having one [in the films]. That was his version: the negro soldier did not e

I just gotta share with you this info, this is just so awesome There are many things in life that you should never do… and one of them is to upset Dirty freakin’ Harry, Clint Eastwood. Clint is the man! No question! His reputation speaks for itself… You don’t mess a guy whose career can slap [...]

The Guardian runs an outrageously satisfying interview with Clint Eastwood today, in which he was asked to address comments made at Cannes by his perennially malcontented, bullhorn-wielding peer, Spike Lee. In them, Lee suggested Eastwood ignored African-Americans’ contributions to the Allied cause in Flags of Our Fathers. (The exact quote: “There were many African-Americans who [...]

There are not many instances where I just provide a link and tell you to read the article, but in this case, you have to read the entire article to see what’s what in this. If you would like the CDAN summary though, it goes like this. Spike Lee had a press conference in Cannes [...]

From Media Takeout Clint Eastwood is steaming mad. MediaTakeOut.com told you a few weeks ago that director Spike Lee criticized Clint for not using African American actors in his movie Flags Of Our Fathers. Well now Clint is going hard at Spike. Here’s what he said in a recent interview: On Spike Lee: [Spike] was complaining when I [...]

Si chiamerà Human Factor (Fattore umano) e le riprese inizieranno nel 2009. E' il nuovo film diretto da Clint Eastwood e che vedrà come protagonista Matt Damon. Human Factor racconterà la storia, difficile e tragica, dell'apartheid in Sud Africa, e di come, proprio grazie alla palla ovale, un popolo diviso profondamente trovò una nuova unità e la volontà di superare il razzismo e le disegua

Duration: 00:03:30View: 0 Over a period of 15 years, European production companies produced and distributed almost 600 'Westerns'. Because many, perhaps the most famous, were filmed in Italy, they were dubbed: 'Spaghetti Weste (more)

Film maker Spike Lee lashed out in a blasting attack on Clint Eastwood because his two films about the battle for Iwo Jima, “Flags of Our Fathers” and ‘Leters from Iwo Jima” did not depict the presence of any Negro troops in the battle. “He did two films about Iwo Jima back to back and [...]

Join the Message Board Spike Lee launched a bitter attack on Clint Eastwood yesterday, condemning his failure to include a single African-American soldier in his films about the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Oscar-nominated African-American director, one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, said that black soldiers were conspicuous by their absence from Flags of [...]

Join the Message Board Spike Lee launched a bitter attack on Clint Eastwood yesterday, condemning his failure to include a single African-American soldier in his films about the Battle of Iwo Jima. The Oscar-nominated African-American director, one of the most influential figures in contemporary cinema, said that black soldiers were conspicuous by their absence from Flags of [...]

Angelina Jolie did it again! She is constantly amazing us. After showing off her boobs, Angie thought it’s the time to remind us about her being be-sexual. Maybe this kiss has nothing to do with that but why kissing Clint Eastwood wife Dina at the ‘Changeling’ premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st [...]

La siempre hermosa Angelina Jolie asistió ayer a la premier de su película "Challenger" en el marco del Festival de Cine de Cannes, acompañada como siempre de su pareja Brad Pitt. Como se sabe, Challenger fue dirigida por Clint Eastwood quien también estuvo presente en el evento acompañado de su esposa Dina, quien por cierto recibió una cálido beso de Angie, en los labios!Angelina, tan dulc

¿Por qué se habrá dicho que lo nuevo de Eastwood sería una nueva parte de su gran obra “Harry, el sucio”? Esos rumores infundados quedan ahora despojados de verdad, al develarse la sucinta trama de Gran Torino, proyecto que dirigirá y protagonizará el viejito más respetado de la industria cinematográfica. Mucho se espera de él luego [...]

Su nuevo proyecto lleva el nombre de GRAN TORINO, y èl, Clint Eastwood, no solo actuara sino que se pondrà una vez màs detras de càmaras . ‘Gran Torino’ narra la historia de un viejo veterano de Corea, cascarrabias y malhumorado, que un día descubre que su preciado coche (el del título) quiere robarlo un adolescente asiático. En contra de lo que le recomienda la comunidad, el hombre tratará de encauzar al joven por el buen camino, buscándole trabajo y defendiéndole de las bandas que le tienen amenazado. De esta forma se establecerá una relación paterno filial entre ambos. Esta pelìcula tiene fecha de estreno para Diciembre del 2008, un mes despuès del estreno de CHANGELING pelìcula que dirigiò (y que ya contamos en detalle) protagonizada por Angelina Jolie.Alejandro Fra

Have you heard about, Mojofly-the band that offers a more radio-friendly and pop-leaning alternative music to Filipinos? They have actually a new name, De Lara. I think the band members are still intact and somehow just a little changes in their music style.This Friday night, my friend and I went to a graduation party of his cousin in Muñoz, Quezon City. From there, all we could think about was e

«La Ceguera» del director brasileño Fernando Meirelles abrirá el 14 de mayo la 61 edición del Festival de Cannes, el más grande y prestigioso de los certámenes cinematográficos internacionales. Adaptando al Premio Nobel José Saramago, el film explica la extraña epidemia de ceguera que sufre una ciudad y que deja a todos sus habitantes, excepto a [...]

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AICN is reporting that the recently and mysteriously announced Clint Eastwood directorial/star vehicle Gran Torino is actually the sixth installment in the Dirty Harry franchise! The franchise is parked at Warner Bros and so is Torino. So, looks like we’ll be seeing Harry Callahan pump punks full of lead with the .44 Magnum in the 21st Century.

Singer/actress Mandy Moore will perform in a special show at the Eastwood City, Libis, Quezon City, Philippines on March 12, 2008.  She will be promoting her new album titled “Wild Hope” which was released last June 2007. Mandy once staged a major concert here in the Philippines in 2003. Tickets to her Eastwood City show are priced at P3,500, P3,000, and P2,500.Why is the prices so high? While local talents here have tickets lower than P1,000.00.  Damn.

I thought it was a joke, or a mere speculation, but yes, Mandy Moore is coming back to enchant her Filipino fans with her dazzling voice and songs. Mandy Moore is known for her hits such as “I Wanna Be With You”, “Cry”, “Someday We’ll Know”, “Crush”, “Seventeen”, “Pennies in My Pocket”, “Moonshadow” and Extraordinary (from her latest album, Wild Hope, released in 2007), among others. She also [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Susan Eastwood is one of the people who sells her art products in the Islay Shop. In October I had the pleasure to visit Susan in her new workshop at Islay House Square, next to the brewery. I was surprised to find out how she makes all these beautiful glass figures and she doesn't have a problem with making huge stained windows as well, something she was actually working on when we visited her. Susan creates almost everything, from boats to seagulls, beautiful bowls, stained glass and butterflies in a huge variety of colours and mostly made of transparent coloured glass. The seagulls and boats have accents of contrasting and co-ordinating glass and each item is 100% hand made and therefore unique. So far the seagulls, boats and butterflies are for sale in the online shop, these are typically the items that can be easily shipped. Susan also sells beautiful bowls and other glass items but due to the problem of breakage during shipping they are not for sale online. All the more reason t

I am publishing my full, 36-minute audio interview with first-time director Alison Eastwood on “Rails & Ties” in unedited form from Oct. 8, 2007 in Chicago. Alison is the daughter of Clint Eastwood.Click here for the Alison Eastwood interview.“Rails & Ties” director Alison Eastwood in Chicago on Oct. 8, 2007.Photo by Adam Fendelman/HollywoodChicago.com“Rails & Ties,” which stars Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden, opened in Chicago on Nov. 9 at Landmark’s Renaissance Place Cinema in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

Exclusive Audio Word up y'all, we bout to get a little scandalous with this one mane. Check it out, I got this hot freestyle with DPG affiliate and Inglewood native, Eastwood. It's done by my homie DJ WizKid and it's over 50's "Amusement Park" instrumental. It's dope cuz. Tell me what you think? "Amusement Park" Freestyle (click to listen)

A picture has been released of Angelina Jolie on the set of Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, The Changeling. Somehow that woman looks good in everything - even baggy tights and a cardigan, how unfair is that! In the film, Angelina plays a woman whose son goes missing in 1920’s Los Angeles. When police return the wrong child, the woman (Jolie) is thrown into an insane asylum for disagreeing with the LAPD. When it seems her real son has been murdered by a child serial killer, and the child who was returned to her admits fraud, she takes the case to the city council proceeding to overthrow the mayor, the police chief and several corrupt officers - sparking changes in the insanity legislation. What do you think of Jolie’s latest look? Written by Lucy for Product ReviewsIn Sections: Film News, News

Clint Eastwood has signed up three more people for his drama "The Changeling." Jeffrey Donovan, Colm Feore and John Malkovich have joined Angelina Jolie in the film, which is a true life drama that Eastwood is directing for Universal and Imagine.The story follows a woman (Jolie) whose son goes missing in 1920s Los Angeles. The police return the wrong child and the woman is thrown into an insane asylum for disagreeing with the LAPD. When it seems that her real son has been murdered by a child serial killer and the child returned admits to fraud, she takes her case to the city council and takes down the mayor, the police chief and several corrupt officers, concurrently sparking changes in the insanity legislation.Donovan will play a police captain, Feore a police chief, Butler Harne a man accused of the murder and Malkovich a reverend. Ryan and Kelly's roles are as yet unspecified.

Stay tuned for a detail-packed report stemming from my 30-minute interview on Monday with Alison Eastwood – the daughter of the legendary Clint Eastwood – on the topic of her directorial debut film “Rails & Ties”.As a teaser to the report, she said her foray into directing feels much more gratifying than acting as a “hired gun” and she’ll be spending most of her time going forward on that side of the camera.Her father, of course, came up often in the interview.We also spoke about a fatal train accident that occurred in the California area prior to shooting. The real-life incident caused various fatalities unrelated to the film. The suicidal gentleman “pussed out,” Eastwood said, and went unscathed.The film stars Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden.

CARMEL, California (Reuters) - When Clint Eastwood calls, even the biggest celebrities are happy to oblige, giving the actor an especially strong pull in putting together high-profile projectsOn Friday, legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, 86, visited Eastwood in the scenic California coastal town of Carmel and invited the actor and Oscar-winning director to join him on a blues jam as the cameras rolled.Even the reclusive Neil Armstrong has joined the former "Dirty Harry" star for a round of golf, as Eastwood considered whether to make a movie about the first man on the moon.After filming an interview with Brubeck for an upcoming film, Eastwood, a good amateur pianist, discussed his passion for directing and promoting jazz. The oldest director to win an Academy Award, Eastwood remains full of energy and has a full plate of projects in the works."I'm pretty vigorous, I can go as long as a lot of others," Eastwood, 77, told Reuters."I'm sort of concentrating on (directing) at this poin

Film critics will have their hands full on Oct. 8 when “Rails & Ties” director Alison Eastwood (the daughter of Clint Eastwood) along with “Michael Clayton” writer/director Tony Gilroy both converge in Chicago.Alison EastwoodPhoto courtesy of IMDbGilroy also wrote “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Identity”. “Rails & Ties” is Alison Eastwood’s directorial debut.Tony GilroyPhoto courtesy of IMDb

When Alison Eastwood decided to follow in the footsteps of her famous father Clint and direct a movie, she got some odd advice from dad."Get a lot of sleep and take your vitamins -- kind of fatherly tips and not so much Academy Award-winning director tips," Alison Eastwood told reporters, laughingly, at a news conference promoting her directorial debut "Rails & Ties.""As far as tips, he doesn't say a lot," she added.The film drama debuts at the Toronto International Film Festival Friday night and is expected to hit theaters in North America later this fall.Eastwood, 35, is the daughter of former model Maggie Johnson, from whom her father was divorced when Eastwood was six years-old.She spent her childhood on her father's productions, and made her acting debut on his film "Tightrope." She turned away from acting in her teenage years and only returned in 1997, again on her father's film "Absolute Power."Eastwood, who also has been a fashion designer and producer, said the film set

By David Terr "Bronco Billy" is a thoroughly entertaining film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. The storyline and acting are both quite good. I also think the film tells an important lesson about life, which is to strive to become the person you want to be, regardless of your upbringing or past experiences.Bronco Billy (Eastwood) runs a Western-theme traveling circus show around the country. The cast of the show travel in various cars and trucks, though they hardly make any money. Meanwhile, Billy is looking for a new girl for his knife throwing act.Miss Antoinette Lilly (Locke) is an unhappy rich heiress, who must marry John Arlington, a man she can't stand, in order to keep her family fortune. She and John travel to Sun Valley, Idaho for their honeymoon, which is also where Bronco Billy and his show are performing. Lilly ends up driving John crazy, so he leaves her without a penny. Lilly runs into Billy and asks him for a dime to call home. However, she is unsuccessful and a

Dynamite anuncia otra nueva licencia para su colección, otro Western que se va a hacer compañía a su Llanero solitario, se trata de la triología spaghetti western de El Hombre sin Nombre de Sergio Leone con Clint Eastwood como estrella. El personaje apareció en tres películas que en realidad no son una triología pero tienen al protagonista como nexo en común, y estas son Por un puñado de dolares, Por unos dolares más y El bueno, el feo y el malo. Aunque todavía no se conoce el dibujante, el guionista será Christos Gage (Stormwatch PHD, Annihilation Conquest: Quasar) y la serie empezará en Noviembre o Diciembre de este mismo año.En el primer arco que todavía no ha sido aprobado por MGM, la licenciataria de los derechos que debe aprobar todas las historias, por lo que no es definitivo, será la secuela de El bueno, el feo y el malo que durará 6 números. En la historia tiene una cantidad ingente de dinero confederado, pero los unionistas están tras el y también los conf

I heard this song on the radio the other day, and it reminded me what a fantastic song it was. And then I remembered the video, which rocks! So here it is for your viewing pleasure. This was the first single the cartoon band released, and it still gets me every time I hear and see it. Now Damon Albarn has a new band, yes a different one other than Blur and Gorillaz, who knows whether there’ll be another album, but I for one, really hope so. Gorillaz Clint Eastwood, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, Blur, YouTube, You Tube, UK, British

flangracneig pgoramian Saturday was a truly fabulous day. I awoke early with excitement for the big day, as detailed a few posts ago, Zandr was already winging his way to North Wales, and happy as larry. Bless him, he was from deepest darkest Yorkshire, and was taken aback by the leafy surroundings of the North Wales coast. It was on the way to Llandudno when he came out with this classic (imagine this in a thick “Yorkshire News” esque accent) : “I was on the way here, and I saw all this blue bits on me satnav. I was wondering what it was. I drove towards it, looked right, and saw it was the sea.” Bless. We just talked all day, it was fabulous. Talked about people (Guy McGechan, you’re a dirty man!), what we were upto, and what to do today. We headed along Llandudno Pier, went in the arcades, and took a photo, which I decided now that I’ve seen it I need taller friends. Following a spot of lunch at my favourite pub, we headed off to the game: Colw

Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood is being honoured with Frances highest civilian honour, the Legion of Honour. French President Jacques Chirac will present Clint with the award at Elysee Palace Paris on Saturday. The Dirty Harry star's latest work as a director is Letters From Iwo Jima, which has received four Oscar nominations. Letter tells the story of the battle of Iwo Jima from Japanese prospective and is in Japanese. Clint's other movie Flags of Our Fathers, tells the story of Iwo Jima from the American prospective.

Not really but he's dead to me. City Rag reports:At the Golden Globe Awards Clint Eastwood showed some serious signs of plastic surgery. It looks like he's spent a fist full of dollars ironing-out his trademark squinty eyes and rough face that have filled the screen with a quiet steadfast passion for many decades. Bummer.What. The. Fuck. I'm thoroughly disgusted. Look at those pictures. LOOK AT THEM. Now tell me, does the pansy on the left look like he's going to say, "Do you feel lucky? Well..do ya punk?" No. He looks like he's en route to his scrotum shearing appointment and in the mood for some "Lemon Lift" herbal tea. Fuck. I don't even know what else to say. Dude...that there is Dirty Harry..what the fuck happened to Dirty Harry?

There have many many recent articles about Spike Lee versus Clint Eastwood over the lack of African Americans in Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima.   Eastwood in respone told Lee to "shut his face".  Lee is making a World War II movie himself, The MIracle of ...