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Eastwood made French Legion of Honor commander

American screen icon Clint Eastwood was made a commander in France's prestigious Legion of Honor on Friday.

Character actor John Quade dies at 71

John Quade, who played the heavy in several Clint Eastwood movies and was the sheriff in the TV miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 71.

Clint Eastwood gets special top Cannes award

Clint Eastwood has received a special top Cannes film festival honor — three months before this year's festival opens on the Riviera.

Scoop: J.Lo replaces Brangelina at the Globes

There’s been mounting speculation in industry circles that the Oscars are trying to make the Golden Globes increasingly insignificant.

Eastwood's `Gran Torino' races to $29.5M weekend

Clint Eastwood had another million-dollar baby with "Gran Torino," which led the box office with $29.5 million in its first weekend of wide release.

Clint Eastwood nominated for Globe music award

Clint Eastwood could be taking home a Golden Globe not for acting or directing, but for best original motion picture score in his film "Changeling."

Review: Eastwood back with a roar in `Gran Torino'

Considering that Clint Eastwood's most iconic roles have been serious ones, it's easy to forget that he can be funny — that he possesses terrific timing with his sly sense of humor.

Review: Nuance goes missing in `Changeling'

Something more than a child goes missing in Clint Eastwood's "Changeling," his tale casting Angelina Jolie as a real-life single mom whose young son vanishes in 1928.

French classroom drama wins Cannes' top prize

The French film "The Class," a frank tale about classroom life using real students and teachers at a junior high school, won top honors Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival.

Eastwood's 'Changeling' goes for gold at Cannes festival

With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honors, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'll never shy away from a contest, though, including the one at the world's most prestigious film showcase.

Schwarzenegger names replacements for parks panel

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has named two Democrats to replace his brother-in-law and actor-director Clint Eastwood on a state parks panel.

Lee: Eastwood omitted black troops in WWII films

Spike Lee is slamming Clint Eastwood over his two recent Iwo Jima movies, saying the filmmaker overlooked the role of black soldiers during World War II.

Eastwood says he won't be back as Dirty Harry

Clint Eastwood will not be back as Dirty Harry, but Angelina Jolie might want to give it a try. Eastwood was asked Tuesday at a news conference at the Cannes Film Festival if he would be reprising the role of Harry Callahan, the renegade cop of "Dirty Harry" and four sequels.

Clint Eastwood's `Changeling' leads Cannes Film Festival

American directors Clint Eastwood and Steven Soderbergh will headline the streamlined competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which features fewer big-name directors and more emerging voices from across the globe.

Schwarzenegger Removes Eastwood, Shriver

Here are two guys who didn't see it coming when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger terminated them: his own brother-in-law, Bobby Shriver, and actor-director Clint Eastwood.

Will 7-7-07 Be Your Lucky Day?

With apologies to Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry, this Saturday you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?"

Eastwood Receives French Legion of Honor

French President Jacques Chirac inducted American actor-director Clint Eastwood into the Legion of Honor on Saturday, saying he represents "the best of Hollywood." The Oscar-winning director was named a knight in France's elite Legion of Honor.

Eastwood Film Tops L.A. Critics List

Clint Eastwood's "Letters From Iwo Jima," the second of his two World War II sagas this year, was picked as the top movie of 2006 Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

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The All-Time Top Ten Westerns - and Newsvine's Choice for No. 1

AS SOME Newsviners know, I am a minor movie buff, with a penchant for writing up Top Ten lists. They're almost always subjective as hell, but they are a great opportunity for a (largely) non-political discussion, and I always find some new gems to keep an eye out for.

John Quade, Character Actor, Dies at 71
Source: The New York Times

John Quade, who played the heavy in some Clint Eastwood movies and was the sheriff in the television mini-series "Roots," died on Aug. 9 at his home in the Southern California desert town of Rosamond. He was 71.

Movie Buff: What are your THREE greatest all-time Westerns?

Way back when I was a youngster, the cowboys who ruled the roost were John Wayne, Alan Ladd and Gary Cooper.

Justice for Wall Street and Washington Crooks and Bandits

Clint Eastwood is saddling up for the last time and that he has warrants for every crook, slime ball and miscreant on Wall Street and throughout the nation who contributed to the current financial disaster.

Little Jail Time for Madoff ?: No Justice Here

The statue of justice has often been portrayed as blind. Now the statue it should be portrayed as deaf, dumb, and blind. Martha Stewart served months in jail for lying to federal authorities. Charles Barkley went to jail for drunken driving.

Eastwood thinks political correctness has made society humourless
Source: Yahoo! News

Acting legend Clint Eastwood , 79, apparently believes that political correctness has rendered modern society humourless, for he accuses younger generations of spending too much time trying to avoid being offensive.

Everything I Need To Know About Life, I learned From Gran Torino

Disclaimer: This is a sociological article about human nature. There is content to this article, that some may find offensive. The article is not meant to be offensive. Please keep that in mind. Also the article contains some spoilers.

The Cultural Lessons of Gran Torino

This year's newest social drama, Gran Torino provides a surprisingly enlightened stab at understanding cultural diversity within a rapidly evolving American neighborhood.

The Top 10 Awesome Things You Didn't Know About Clint Eastwood
Source: spike.com

Clint Eastwood has become a living monument of Hollywood. He is to film what Chuck Norris is to roundhouse kicks: the founding father and ruling king.

The Courage of Detroit
Source: CNN

And yet Detroit was once a vibrant place, the fourth-largest city in the country, and it lives in the hope that those days, against all logic, will somehow return. We are downtrodden, perhaps, but the most downtrodden optimists you will ever meet.

Gran Torino: Movie Review: Rantings of The Angry Blonde

One word will suffice: WOW That's it, just "wow" You MUST go see this movie.

Hollywood, race and the Age of Obama
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We find ourselves at a critical juncture in popular culture. Recent events would suggest that America is ready for a new kind of onscreen dialogue about race. Yet the same old narratives of race in America just keep getting trotted out.

Film - 'Gran Torino' Has Clint Eastwood in the Oscar Buzz Yet Again - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Nice profile of Clint Eastwood and his great new film, "Gran Torino."

Clinton Eastwood's 'Gran Torino' -- Hope for a Racist, and Maybe a Country
Source: The New York Times

Twice in the last decade, just as the holiday movie season has begun to sag under the weight of its own bloat, full of noise and nonsense signifying nothing, Clint Eastwood has slipped another film into theaters and shown everyone how it's done.

Best supporting lips: Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood

If you like the idea of an unimaginative but well-made period drama in which a good woman fights for truth and justice against the odds - then you'll be interested in Changeling.

The Changeling Filmed at the Historic Santa Fe Depot
Source: www.ci.san-bernardino.ca.us

Portions of Clint Eastwood's 2008 movie, "The Changeling", were filmed at the historic Santa Fe Depot in San Bernardino. go to website for slide-show

Angelina Jolie Hints At Another Adoption
Source: Reuters

Academy Award winning actress, Angelina Jolie stars in this month's Eastwood directed, "Changeling" and hints to Today Show's Matt Lauer that she and Brad Pitt are considering adopting their seventh child in the near future.

Jolie For McCain?
Source: wilshireandwashington.com

Her call for a continued U.S. presence left some conservative blogs buzzing that Jolie may in fact endorse McCain --- after some had just assumed that she would back Obama. Jolie has said very little about the presidential race since.

Batman Bosses Aim For Eastwood
Source: IMDb

Not that it's a surprise for them to already be planning for the next Batman movie, but getting Clint Eastwood in any capacity would be awesome!

Clint Eastwood Talks About How He Ended Up In 'Dirty Harry,' Whether He'd Return To The Iconic Role
Source: vh1.com

He's been known by many names --- including, ironically, a man who didn't have a name --- but none fits him better than Dirty Harry.

Round 2 for Spike Lee vs. Clint Eastwood
Source: The New York Times

In an interview with The Guardian, Clint Eastwood, above left, responded to recent criticism from Spike Lee, above right, saying Mr. Lee should "shut his face" when it comes to talking about Mr.

Spike Lee on Eastwood Flap: 'We're Not on a Plantation'
Source: FOXNews.com

Spike Lee has responded to Clint Eastwood telling him to "shut his face," saying the "Dirty Harry" actor "sounds like an angry old man" and "we're not on a plantation." In an interview published on Friday, Eastwood told the "Do the Right Thing" director to "shut his face" and sto …

It's Getting Drrty, Harry!
Source: Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton

We told y'all about the explosive sit down interview that Clint Eastwood had with the British media in which he tells Spike Lee to "shut his face" and to study history. Well…. No surprise, Spike Lee has a response to the Dirty one and it's a doozy!

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