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The Perfect swan song for Eastwood
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"Read the entire post here Its the end of an era, not just for the main character in this film, but for its star and director as well. Clint Eastwood’s latest project to come to DVD, Gran Torino is about the twilight of a man’s life and his inability to deal with the changes that time brings. The same holds true for Hollywood perpetual fixture Clint Eastwood, as this is the last time we will purportedly see him in front of the camera, and this film is his final bow as an actor. Somehow me thinks we’ll see him in a smaller role somewhere to fulfill some itch down the road. The body of work Eastwood has been producing this decade is of mixed results, from the awful Bloodwork to the Oscar winning Million Dollar Baby, this drama is the perfect sendoff for Clint. Much of his work is typically heavy hitting drama, Gran Torino is no exception to that but there’s plenty of funny stuff to keep things light. I hate to say it, but Eastwood has become an old codger, and ... "
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GRAN TORINO ON DVD
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"This review was originally published during Gran Torino’s theatrical run. The movie comes out on DVD today. Of Clint Eastwood’s two 2008 directorial efforts, Gran Torino is by far the “better” film, in that it’s the picture that’s vastly more entertaining and much less clumsy in execution . Up against the monumentally ill-conceived Changeling, that’s not saying much, but it is worth saying that the things about this end-of-year entry that are appealing are extremely appealing. In drawing the conflict in a broke-down Midwestern suburb between the white ethnic stragglers who originally gentrified it, and the non-white ethnic groups who have more recently moved in and made it their own, Nick Schenk’s script is gleefully unafraid to go to extremes. Eastwood’s starring performance, which requires him to be on-screen, often alone, for a good 90% of the picture, has been lauded as a career high, but this might stem from a kind of “Whoops –– if not now, when?” collective guilt; the fact i ... "
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"This review was originally published during Gran Torino’s theatrical run. The movie comes out on DVD today. Of Clint Eastwood’s two 2008 directorial efforts, Gran Torino is by far the “better” film, in that it’s the picture that’s vastly more entertaining and much less clumsy in execution . Up against the monumentally ill-conceived Changeling, that’s not saying much, but it is worth saying that the things about this end-of-year entry that are appealing are extremely appealing. In drawing the conflict in a broke-down Midwestern suburb between the white ethnic stragglers who originally gentrified it, and the non-white ethnic groups who have more recently moved in and made it their own, Nick Schenk’s script is gleefully unafraid to go to extremes. Eastwood’s starring performance, which requires him to be on-screen, often alone, for a good 90% of the picture, has been lauded as a career high, but this might stem from a kind of “Whoops –– if not now, when?” collective guilt; the fact i ... "
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"The story is great and it is very well constructed. Unfortunately there is some bad acting hear and there, but that can be forgiven, because it is still a great movie and very well directed. Nice and simple. But the thing that really makes this film special is Clint Eastwood himself. He gives an amazing performance as a grumpy old Vietman vet, who is much more than first meets the eye. One of my favorites of the year hand down! "
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"When Gran Torino (2008) ended, I knew I’d seen one of the best films of the year, and I soon began wondering why more people didn’t agree. Gradually, I realized that older folks liked it but younger folks were more critical. Gran Torino would have had a wider following if it had provided younger viewers with the background information older viewers possessed. Let’s try. Over the last half century, what year were Americans in general most happy? (Yes, we have university professors who actually study this.) There is a great temptation to pick a recent year because as believers in progress we know that things are getting better and better—the new Blackberry is just out! But Americans were most happy in 1957, prime time for the protagonist Walt Kowalski (Clint Eastwood). This does not mean th "
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"Dark Corners started out as a pretty interesting horror movie with Thora Birch ("Train") playing dual roles as a depressed, poor woman having beautiful dreams and a wealthy, happy woman having nightmares. They seemed to be dreaming each other's lives. And then it just descended into making zero sense and plausibility. I don't mind bending the rules of space and time. But there needs to be something I can hold onto as possible.Gran Torino gives us Clint Eastwood ("Million Dollar Baby") at his grizzled best. Eastwood stars as a grumpy old racist man living in a changing neighborhood. He starts getting close to his Hmong neighbors who change his outlook as he tries to keep them out of trouble. Besides Eastwood, the acting of the unknowns in the film is atrocious. But the story is so good, that I mostly overlooked that. And I enjoy Eastwood as a director. He doesn't waste time. All the shots are important and further the story. If this is truly Eastwood's final acting performance, then ... "
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"Clint Eastwood acts and directs in this movie about a bigot who does not a favorable view about the world in which he lives in. Someone tries to steal his 1972 Gran Torino, and events lead him to intermingle with his Asian neighbors. Eastwood does a good job of directing himself and the rest of the talented cast members. As a director, Eastwood also displays great sensitivity in the acting scenes, with or without him in them. As an actor, he is always interesting to watch. "
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"The nominations for the 81st Annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, and they likely have upset a large number of people in the comic book geek community. Yes, the most obvious snubs have to do with The Dark Knight, which failed to garner nods for Best Picture, Best Director or even Best Screenplay — yes, obviously Heath Ledger was at least nominated. And at least the comic book adaptation did get a few craft awards, including Best Cinematography. Could we blame the Academy’s usual penchant for Holocaust movies? Perhaps, since The Reader was a surprise nominee for Best Picture and Best Director. What else was overlooked and what else was shockingly present? My immediate thoughts after the jump: Kate Winslet will not be able to achieve the same kind of double-duty win she ac "
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"With a few more days left before the Oscar nominations are revealed, it is time to look at what the non-professionals anticipate will be among those contenders announced Thursday morning. Last Monday, we posted our own predictions for the Academy Award nominees and invited readers to weigh in with their own forecasts. A lot of comments concentrated on what shouldn’t happen, like The Dark Knight shouldn’t be nominated for Best Picture and Dustin Lance Black shouldn’t be nominated for his screenplay for Milk. And apparently The Curious Case of Benjamin Button could be this year’s Dreamgirls. However, there were some interesting trends among the many who chimed in. Check out some highlights after the jump.
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"Do you remember that guy on your street who people referred to as “Old Man Hastings” or what ever his last name was? The kind of guy the kids in the neighborhood never played around, because he would get so scary if anyone touched a blade of grass on his lawn? The greatest strength of Gran Torino is Clint Eastwood’s sheer embodiment of that guy we all knew, the guy who seemed to be about 68 for the last thirty years. Eastwood’s character has all of the attributes you would expect from That Guy- he’s tough, racially insensitive (if not a sheer racist), set in his ways and frequently uses the phrase “Get off my lawn!” In the movie, The Guy’s name is Walt Kowalski, and the picture opens at the funeral of his wife. Walt’s marriage was successful and one gets the sense that the departed was a bridge between him and his sons (Brian Haley and Brian Howe), who do not seem very close, or indeed, very able to communicate with each ot ... "
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