Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'eastwood'

Eastwood's Veteran Turn In 'Gran Torino'

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:48:00 EST

Once best known as a western and action star, Clint Eastwood has shown he is just as capable a director. He stars as a disgruntled, racist war veteran in the new film Gran Torino.

Clint Eastwood, A Reluctant Savior In 'Gran Torino'

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST

The erstwhile Dirty Harry defends one of the country's lesser-known minorities, playing a jaded war veteran who knows that self-sacrifice is not transcendental — but who finds that it can lend purpose.

'Changeling' Another Step In Eastwood's Evolution

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Like Million Dollar Baby and his World War II films, the director's new true-crime drama centers on a driven protagonist facing the rigid ideology of a major institution — this time, the LAPD.

The Many Facets Of 'Changeling' Eastwood

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:41:00 EDT

Once best known as a star of action and Western films, actor (and former mayor of Carmel, California) Clint Eastwood is also acclaimed for his work behind the camera. His latest directorial effort is Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie.

Black Veteran Takes Issue with Eastwood's Films

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Film director Spike Lee has publicly criticized director Clint Eastwood for not in including African-Americans in his World War II movies "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima." Thomas McPhatter, an African-American veteran of World War II who served at Iwo Jima, explains why he share's Lee's frustration.

'Letters from Iwo Jima' Astonishes with Empathy

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:00:00 EST

Clint Eastwood continues to astonish. His latest film, Letters from Iwo Jima parallels his recent Flags of Our Fathers, but it takes audiences to a place that would seem unimaginable for an American director. It's a feat of empathetic cross-cultural connection that Eastwood, more or less, willed into existence.

Eastwood Returns with 'Flags of Our Fathers'

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:55:00 EDT

At 76, actor and director Clint Eastwood is enjoying a Hollywood winning streak. He's helmed a string of accomplished, critically acclaimed movies in the last several years. In his latest film, opening in theaters Friday, he focuses his director's lens on one of the most famous moments of World War II: the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Steve Inskeep talks to Eastwood about Flags of Our Fathers.

'Flags': The Story Behind an Iconic Image of WWII

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:51:00 EDT

Flags Of Our Fathers is Clint Eastwood's look at the World War II battle of Iwo Jima, which was symbolized around the country by the photo of six faceless Marines raising the flag over Mount Suribachi. In making the film, Eastwood paired reenactments of the battle with the U.S. War Bonds tour embarked upon by the three soldiers in the photo who survived the battle. NPR's Bob Mondello reviews

'Million Dollar' Night for Eastwood, Swank, Freeman

Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

At the 77th annual Academy Awards, director Martin Scorsese's The Aviator won the most Oscars -- five, but Clint Eastwood's film Million Dollar Baby took prizes for best picture, best director, best supporting actor, Morgan Freeman, and best actress, Hilary Swank. Jamie Foxx won the Oscar as best actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray.

Clint Eastwood's Ageless Approach to Directing

Sat, 29 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST

At 74, Clint Eastwood is still creating Oscar-nominated films at an age when many directors have long since lost their steam. Many credit his direct approach to the movie business, which endears him to fellow actors and brings films in under budget.

Eastwood Directs Winning 'Million Dollar Baby'

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST

Clint Eastwood's latest directing effort, Million Dollar Baby, features Eastwood as a boxing trainer and Hillary Swank as a woman trying to break into the fight game. Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.