By Simon Miraudo July 1, 2014 Here’s what’s interesting about Jersey Boys (and pay attention now because little else is): the Broadway sensation and now Clint Eastwood movie, based upon the career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is the rare music biopic to have zero interest in the quest for artistic perfection. It […]
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Can’t take your eyes off Clint Eastwood’s ‘Jersey Boys’ trailer
April 22, 2014 
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Clint Eastwood, presumably warming up for that Star Is Born remake with Beyonce, has made a movie musical out of the Broadway sensation Jersey Boys. Fans of the Frankie Valli story were growing nervous that Eastwood wouldn’t complete the picture in time for its mid-2014 release. (After all, prior to the launch of this trailer over the weekend, there hadn’t […]
Continue readingWarner Bros and Clint Eastwood’s company sued over Trouble With The Curve
October 2, 2013 0 Comments
Ya got trouble, Clint. According to Deadline, producer Ryan A. Brooks has filed a lawsuit claiming Warner Bros ripped off three copyrighted scripts and a concept reel belonging to him for their 2012 feature, Trouble With The Curve. Clint Eastwood’s Malpaso Productions as well as talent agencies UTA and Gersh are also named in the […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Unforgiven (Japanese Remake)
August 16, 2013 0 Comments
The Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven now has a trailer, and it should entice those who were previously sceptical of the project. Directed by Sang-il Lee, it transports the American Western to Meiji era Japan, and recasts Ken Watanabe in the Clint Eastwood role. In it, Watanabe plays a notorious killer reluctantly dragged back into his […]
Continue readingClint Eastwood considering Jersey Boys movie
April 2, 2013 0 Comments
Clint Eastwood is reported to be eyeing the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Jersey Boys for a big screen treatment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Eastwood would be putting his much-publicised A Star Is Born remake on the backburner to focus on the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons for Warner Bros. The […]
Continue readingBeyoncé exits Clint Eastwood’s A Star is Born
October 12, 2012 0 Comments
Beyoncé Knowles will no longer play the female lead in Clint Eastwood’s troubled remake of A Star is Born, Variety reports. Knowles had been onboard with the film prior to Eastwood’s involvement in early 2011, for what would be the fourth incarnation of the story following features in 1937, 1954 and 1976. The singer looked set […]
Continue readingBradley Cooper might star opposite Beyonce in A Star is Born
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
Bradley Cooper is the latest actor supposedly considering starring in Clint Eastwood‘s remake of A Star is Born. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cooper is mulling over the opportunity to appear opposite Beyoncé Knowles in the flick. Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Eminem, Russell Crowe and even Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z have all been rumoured at one time or another to be in consideration […]
Continue readingThe top 10 director burns
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 director burns. By Simon Miraudo. There’s nothing like a good old fashioned filmmaker feud! The ever-opinionated David Cronenberg, hot on the Cosmopolis publicity trail, recently told NextMovie he had no interest in ever making a superhero movie. Then he began criticising Christopher Nolan‘s Batman flicks (“they’re mostly boring), and anyone who branded them […]
Continue readingEdgar of darkness – J. Edgar review
June 14, 2012 0 Comments
J. Edgar – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, and Naomi Watts. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Rated M. Originally published January 25, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. J. Edgar arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia June 13, 2012. Although his standing as one of cinema’s great icons will never be challenged, Clint Eastwood has surely evolved into one of the drabbest, stagiest, and most emotionally disconnected […]
Continue readingTom Cruise in talks for A Star is Born
March 12, 2012 0 Comments
Tom Cruise might play an ageing superstar opposite Beyoncé Knowles‘ up-and-comer in Clint Eastwood‘s remake (of a remake of a remake) of A Star is Born. According to Deadline, Cruise is in talks with Eastwood and Warner Bros about taking on the part. Will Smith, Christian Bale, Eminem, Russell Crowe, and even Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z have all been rumoured at one time […]
Continue readingJustin Timberlake to star in new Clint Eastwood flick
February 2, 2012 1 Comment
Up-and-coming actor and one-time mouseketeer Justin Timberlake (he also released a couple albums) is set to star alongside Clint Eastwood and Amy Adams in Trouble With the Curve, Variety reports. Timberlake will star as a former baseball star and friend to Eastwood’s character, who becomes romantically entangled with Clint’s daughter (Adams). Eastwood’s producing partner Robert Lorenz […]
Continue readingEdgar of darkness – J. Edgar review
January 25, 2012 0 Comments
J. Edgar – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Although his standing as one of cinema’s great icons will never be challenged, Clint Eastwood has surely evolved into one of the drabbest, stagiest, and most emotionally disconnected directors in Hollywood. Like Hereafter before it, […]
Continue readingPlay It Again: A Star is Born
October 26, 2011 0 Comments
Play It Again: A Star is Born. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which classic-film connoisseur Jess Lomas revisits a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a […]
Continue readingThe 10 worst moments in old-age make-up history
September 27, 2011 6 Comments
The 10 worst moments in old-age make-up history. By Simon Miraudo. Last week we saw our first glimpse of Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar, Clint Eastwood‘s upcoming biopic of legendary FBI agent Hoover. Although we have faith in the always-solid Leo (and figure this is his best chance at scoring a Best Actor Oscar yet), he’ll […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: J. Edgar
September 20, 2011 1 Comment
Old age make-up. Tricky accent. Leonardo DiCaprio has his work cut out for him in Clint Eastwood‘s J. Edgar, a biopic on the life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Although shooting began a mere seven months ago, the notoriously fast-moving Eastwood already has a trailer for us to enjoy. As well he should – […]
Continue readingBeyoncé’s baby delays A Star Is Born
August 30, 2011 0 Comments
Beyoncé is taking her role in Clint Eastwood’s upcoming A Star is Born remake a little too seriously as she announced at yesterday’s MTV Video Music Awards that she is expecting her first child with Jay-Z. According to Deadline, her pregnancy will cause a delay to the production which was believed to begin in February 2012. […]
Continue readingChristian Bale considers Oldboy, A Star is Born after Dark Knight
August 26, 2011 0 Comments
Christian Bale’s biggest role of the last decade is about to come to an end. With filming nearing conclusion on The Dark Knight Rises, Batman will be looking for new employment. Bale will have plenty of roles to choose from according to Variety, who list the Spike Lee remake of Oldboy at the top of […]
Continue readingLeonardo DiCaprio joining Beyoncé in A Star Is Born?
June 28, 2011 1 Comment
According to Deadline, Clint Eastwood is still eager to remake A Star Is Born for Warner Bros. He’s even trying to recruit his J. Edgar star Leonardo DiCaprio to appear opposite Beyoncé Knowles in the musical. It was revealed back in January that Eastwood and Beyoncé would team up for the fourth screen version of the […]
Continue readingVaughn to recruit Eastwood, Nicholson and Beatty as old superheroes?
February 18, 2011 3 Comments
Adjust your spectacles, adhere those dentures and ready your walking frames. Writer/director/producer Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) has the elderly in his sights. Vaughn has told Deadline London that a major Hollywood studio has shown interest in his next project, The Golden Age, about a retirement home for old superheroes. Based on an unpublished […]
Continue readingDo not resuscitate – Hereafter review
February 8, 2011 2 Comments
Hereafter – Starring Matt Damon, Cecile De France and Frankie McLaren. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. I’ve never thought the ability to speak to the dead would be at all appealing; never enjoyed hearing people talk about their supposed run-ins with late relatives, be it in the waking or dream world; […]
Continue readingEastwood and Beyoncé remaking A Star Is Born
January 21, 2011 1 Comment
What is going on?! We knew that Hollywood was remake happy, but in 24 hours we’ve learnt of six of the strangest reboots ever pondered! Here’s another one… According to Deadline, Clint Eastwood will direct and Beyoncé Knowles will star in a modern adaptation of the timeless tale A Star Is Born. Their take will […]
Continue readingEastwood denies Phoenix’s casting in Hoover
October 12, 2010 0 Comments
Well, so much for a comeback. Clint Eastwood has denied reports that Joaquin Phoenix will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in an upcoming J. Edger Hoover biopic. It emerged in September that performance artist extraordinaire Phoenix was set to star as Hoover’s lover in the Dustin Lance Black-penned film. Eastwood has since told Reuters that he […]
Continue readingPhoenix to return to acting as DiCaprio’s lover?
September 23, 2010 0 Comments
Clint Eastwood reportedly wants Joaquin Phoenix to star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in Hoover, his upcoming biopic of the legendary FBI director. According to Vulture, sources close to the project claim Eastwood wants Phoenix to star as the FBI’s associate director (and Hoover’s lover) Clyde Tolson. DiCaprio has long been attached to star as J. Edgar […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Hereafter
September 13, 2010 0 Comments
The trailer for Clint Eastwood‘s latest painfully overwrought melodrama film Hereafter has debuted online. Hereafter stars Matt Damon as a retired medium living in America, Cécile de France as a French journalist, and George McLaren as a British schoolboy dealing with grief – all of whom will presumably be united in some terribly contrived Crash-esque […]
Continue readingMorgan Freeman and Matt Damon inscribe names on Oscars with Invictus
November 2, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.comClint Eastwood‘s long-awaited feature film Invictus is only months away from release, and it has been given the Oscar-batiest trailer we’ve ever seen. The film stars Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela (of course he does), and depicts the period following his election as President of South Africa. He teams up with rugby captain Francois […]
Continue readingStill the man – Gran Torino DVD review
June 24, 2009 0 Comments
Gran Torino – Starring Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang and Ahney Her. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Rated M for coarse language and violence. 116 mins. Available on DVD. Clint Eastwood is 78 years old. 78 years old! So before we can even talk about his latest film Gran Torino, we’ve got to acknowledge how big a […]
Continue readingStill the man – Gran Torino review
February 5, 2009 0 Comments
Gran Torino – Starring Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang and Ahney Her. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Rated M for coarse language and violence. 116 mins. Clint Eastwood is 78 years old. 78 years old! So before we can even talk about the film, we’ve got to acknowledge how big a figure Eastwood still is; to the […]
Continue readingBruce Springsteen and Clint Eastwood in an Oscar battle royale to the death!
December 10, 2008 0 Comments
source: incontention.com Last week I had all but decided (and it is my decision) that Clint Eastwood would be walking home with the Best Original Song Oscar for his raspy piano ballad Gran Torino. Of course, that was until I heard the full version of Bruce Springsteen‘s track for Darren Aronofsky‘s film The Wrestler. I […]
Continue readingClint Eastwood sings the theme to Gran Torino!
December 3, 2008 2 Comments
source: warnerbros2008.com Gran Torino seems to be the film that keeps on giving – first giving us a poster with Clint Eastwood staring crazily with a shotgun, and now giving us a theme song warbled by the screen legend himself! On Gran Torino’s Oscar Consideration site, you can enjoy the film’s musical score in full. […]
Continue readingClint Eastwood Looks Like A Crazy Old Man in ‘Gran Torino’
October 23, 2008 0 Comments
source: slashfilm.com The poster for Clint Eastwood‘s upcoming film Gran Torino has landed. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one says “who stole my beans?!?!” Looking suitably crazy and badass, Gran Torino is set to be the legendary actor’s final film in front of the character. However, we’ve heard that before. Eastwood […]
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