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When Dirty Harry Got "Busted"
23 November 2009 2:15 AM, PST
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Doreen Kern "casts" Clint Eastwood in his latest role: as model for a surprise sculpture in 1977. (Photo copyright: Doreen Kern)
By Spencer Lloyd Peet
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In 1977, Clint Eastwood was cast as himself; not in
a Hollywood blockbuster movie but as a life-size portrait sculpture. Renowned sculptor, Doreen Kern, immortalised Eastwood
in bronze on the request of his then wife Maggie Johnson who asked for it to be
made as a surprise gift for the Hollywood superstar. During her stay at the Eastwood’s home, Kern
vigilantly studied Eastwood’s face and expressions making notes as he went
about his daily business. Eastwood
suspected nothing as the ladies chatted amongst themselves.
Kern first met Johnson, a former swim-wear model,
in 1974 when she came to London. Because
Johnson didn’t really know anybody in London, but a mutual friend of theirs, Connie
De Nave, who was
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Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Venture Bros.: 3rd Season’ Continues to Rock in HD
23 March 2009 11:29 AM, PDT
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Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
Chicago – Adult Swim’s “The Venture Bros.” is the best show you’re not watching. As clever as “South Park,” “Family Guy,” or “The Simpsons,” “The Venture Bros.” is a hilarious dissection of the history of adventure animation like “Jonny Quest”. With a commentary on every episode, gorgeous video and audio, and twenty minutes of deleted scenes, “The Venture Bros: Season Three” is a must-buy for TV animation fans.
The title characters of “The Venture Bros.” are Hank and Dean Venture, the dopey kids surrounded by chaos of living life in the Venture family with their legendary father Dr. Thaddeus “Rusty” Venture and their infamous bodyguard Brock Samson.
The Venture Bros.: 3rd Season will be released on Blu-Ray on March 24th, 2009.
Photo credit: WB/Adult Swim
To this viewer, the kids seem loosely modeled on The Hardy Boys and other naive investigators of that literary era, but
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Clint Eastwood American Icon Collection DVD Review -- Eli says buy this collection or Clint Eastwood will punch you in the face
26 February 2009
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Clint Eastwood: American Icon Collection strikes me as yet another studio money grab. This sort of move is becoming pretty standard. You have a studio, Universal in this case, who throws several movies made by a star that is still bankable into a collection and then they try to pass it off as some deluxe wonderfulness, when in reality it’s four movies and a few extras, many of which are thrown together, recycled, and/or shoddy. That’s the bad news. The good news is that Clint Eastwood is so fucking awesome, that even on a lame day he’s still good enough to jump off the screen, punch you in the face, and threaten to drop you off a building if you don’t buy his movies. This particular collection features four old school Eastwood vehicles; Coogan’s Bluff, The Beguiled, Play Misty for Me, and The Eiger Sanction.
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DVD Review: ‘Clint Eastwood: American Icon Collection’ Includes Four Diverse Films
16 February 2009 1:00 PM, PST
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DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0
Chicago – With the $130 million gross and counting for “Gran Torino,” Clint Eastwood has proven that his star power has not diminished in the slightest even with 50 years in show business under his belt. There’s an entire generation new to Clint who have an amazing catalog to explore and they can start with four of his most unforgettable roles, now available in the “Clint Eastwood: American Icon Collection”.
Universal probably thought their excellent “American Icon Collection” would be perfectly timed to take full advantage of at least one, maybe two more Oscar nominations for Clint Eastwood. With his direction of “Changeling” and critically acclaimed lead performance in “Gran Torino,” Eastwood seemed a slam dunk to be a part of Oscar night 2009, as he has so many times in recent years.
Clint Eastwood: American Icon Collection is released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on February 10th, 2009.
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