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True To Life, ‘J. Edgar’ Can Be Feared, Admired, Reviled, And Revered

Biographies tend to run hot and cold for me.  Sometimes, like in the case of Gus Van Sant’s Milk, from back in 2008 (which screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, the screenwriter for J. Edgar, won an Oscar for), I can really get into the film, admire all the performances, the ways in which the film presents [...]

For A Few Dollars More (Blu-ray Review)

If A Fistful of Dollars began the Eastwood legend, then its sequel, For a Few Dollars More, cemented it. Clint Eastwood makes his return as “The Man With No Name,” this time teaming up with a rival bounty hunter (Lee Van Cleef as “The Man In Black”) to take down a ruthless outlaw and his [...]

A Fistful of Dollars (Blu-ray Review)

A lone gunfighter, the man with no name, rides into town on his old mule. He’s a cynical loner with a clouded past and a cigar hanging out of his mouth. He’s as fast as the devil with a gun and he kills for money.  But this isn’t the ideal town to ride into. Two [...]

Hereafter (Blu-ray Review)

Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon have re-teamed to bring us the psychological thriller-drama Hereafter.  This is Clint’s thirty fifth film as director.  The subject  matter depicted in Hereafter may offend or disturb certain individuals with the recent tragedy in Japan.  It truly is art imitating life.  Hereafter was pulled from theaters due to the sensitivity [...]

Hereafter a Magnet to Your Attention

There are certain words that I generally don’t like to use. One of those words is corny. Unfortunately, upon seeing initial trailers for this film, “corny” was the only word that really kept coming to mind. I was not quite sure why. The film was directed by Clint Eastwood, who has a pretty solid track [...]

Invictus (Blu-ray Review)

I’ve always had a weak spot for rousing sports movies where the underdogs battle the odds and win, so I was looking forward to Invictus for that reason plus the great cast and the direction of Clint Eastwood, whom I’ve admired as an actor and as a director.  Unlike say, Rocky, Invictus is about more [...]

Clint Eastwood is ‘The Man With No Name’

Clint Eastwood finds his way to Blu-ray again this June.  The four-time Academy Award-winner will be forever immortalized on the Blu-ray format when The Man With No Name Trilogy set arrives on retail shelves everywhere on June 1st courtesy of MGM Home Entertainment.  The Blu-ray three-pack includes A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars [...]

Mystic River (Blu-ray Review)

Mystic River should be on your play list if you are a fan of Law and Order, Criminal Minds, or murder mysteries in general.  The focal point of the film is what appears to be a typical murder, but the high-powered cast delivers over two hours of drama and mystery that is far from anything [...]

The Daily Blu…October 7, 2009

Well it’s officially hump day!  Welcome to the middle of the week and now let’s get down to business.  Warner Brothers has announced a February 2nd release date for two Blu-ray catalog titles.  The first title to be given the Blu-ray treatment will be Clint Eastwood’s 2003 Mystic River which stars Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon [...]