Clinton Eastwood, Jr. was born on May 31, 1930 in the city of San Francisco, California. Accredited with two Oscar awards and four nominations for the award it is interesting to know that he has earned quite a bit of positive recognition for his dual roles as a director and an actor. There holds a particular image of him wearing a cowboy outfit or wandering through the streets of San Francisco while holstering .44 Magnum gun is something that a lot of us can easily conjure up in our minds when we hear the name of Clint Eastwood. During the course of his career in the business of Hollywood filmmaking (an astounding fifty-five years), he has established the image of the disgruntled tough person with a chip on his shoulder. Personally, it would be difficult for me to imagine him now as the figure of a happy grandfather. He is a person of intimidating stature that goes all the way back to childhood. According to various reports, he was a large baby who weighed over ten pounds when he was born and now as a full-grown adult he stands at a reasonably tall height of six feet and two inches.Moving a step beyond the image that we may have of his demeanor there resides the work that he has done over the course of his career. In the first of three days worth of the current Director’s Chair event, I would like to cover two introductory topics of his work. First, there will be a couple of editorials covering his entire career. The second item to appear for today will be a listing of several reviews for two of the western films that he had directed.
OVERVIEW OF HIS CAREER
Key facts about Clint Eastwood (News from the Boston Becks).
Commonly Overlooked Films (Fandango Groovers Movie Blog).
The Essential Films (Fandango Groovers Movie Blog).
REVIEWS FOR High Plains Drifter (1973)
Stop the Planet of the Apes
Film Fathers (Movie Reviews for Dads)
Bill's Movie Emporium
Chuck Norris Ate My Baby
REVIEWS FOR The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Cut the Crap Movie Reviews
Not Just Movies (Arm Chair Reviews)
Make sure to return tomorrow for the second part of the three-day directorial event. We will be taking a closer look at the sports films that Mr. Eastwood has directed in addition to a couple of his films that have garnered award winning recognition for the strong acting performances by the leading actors. In addition, if you have not taken the opportunity to participate in the discussion for future candidates of the Director’s Chair series then please visit the official message thread for this series by following this link here to the LAMBs Forum. If you have any comments, complaints, or suggestions on improving the series itself then you may drop a line over at the message forum or send an e-mail to the series facilitator at mattehavoc@gmail.com.
