Look, we get it. You are overwhelmed by holiday shopping and obligations right now. So why not let us lighten your load a bit by presenting this week’s new releases — a diverse range of titles that you either enjoy…
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It doesn’t have to be a dark and stormy night for you to settle in with a film noir classic (but it sure does help!) Noir and mystery films allow viewers to witness the dark side of life without having…
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With Memorial Day weekend swiftly approaching, chances are you are in the midst of making plans for the holiday. Might we suggest taking some time to watch a movie or two? After all, there’s a bunch of noteworthy new releases…
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The 1970s were a golden age for complicated cinematic law enforcement officials — from Popeye Doyle in The French Connection to Al Pacino‘s titular role of Serpico and beyond. For this week’s poll, we want you to pick your favorite…
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The word ‘legend’ is thrown around far too often when it comes to discussing Hollywood greats, but it is a word that describes Clint Eastwood perfectly. Already an icon when he made his directorial debut with 1971’s Play Misty for…
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His starring turn in 1964’s A Fistful of Dollars revitalized the western genre, and his 1992 frontier coda Unforgiven won a Best Picture Academy Award. This week’s poll rounds up Clint Eastwood’s western films and asks you to pick your favorite.
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The quest for gold and a thirst for revenge sends gunslingers Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach on a collision course in The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. Guest writer Jeff Pike critiques the good, bad and (yes) ugly in Sergio Leone’s landmark 1966 Italian western.
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Director Clint Eastwood so thoroughly gulled me with this self-serious and anachronistic meditation on women’s issues and gun violence transposed to the 19th-century American frontier (1880 Wyoming, to be specific) that I took away a number of enduring misperceptions from…
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Guest blogger Rick 29 presents his picks for the 10 best Spaghetti Westerns: The long dusters. The dirty towns. Extreme close-ups. Lengthy stares. Dubbed dialogue. And, of course, the Ennio Morricone music. I love a good Spaghetti Western! Here are…
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This is the debut article of a new MovieFanFare feature we’re calling Character Witness. Here’s how it works: We pick an actor who is known for not one but two recurring characters—in this case Clint Eastwood’s portrayal of spaghetti western…
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