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Eastwood News / Jack Ging, RIP

« on: September 14, 2022, 03:54:57 PM »

         Pretty diversified character actor who was a good friend of Eastwood since the late 50's. His familiarity in Eastwood movies were Hang Em' High, Play Misty For Me and High Plains Drifter. I once googled his name and there was photo which looked like from the late 50's with him and his wife and Eastwood and his wife Maggie standing by a pool at a backyard. Ging did a lot of stunt work as well and acting in tv Westerns in those early years and from what I read he was a successful businessman in real estate after retiring from Hollywood years ago.....

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The Dirty Harry Films / Woman in Photo

« on: October 06, 2021, 02:10:16 PM »

 Even after all these years of being in this forum and I'm sure it's been brought up which I'm not aware of or just forget, but I was watching Magnum Force by chance and always wondered who the woman/actress? is in the photograph of Harry's wife? There were a time I thought it was actress Deborah Raffin who looks like her and would had been 20 at that time, but I doubt it... Since no one is discussing Cry Macho in any magnitude i had to come up with something........

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Eastwood News / Hal Holbrook dies at 95

« on: February 02, 2021, 06:01:10 AM »

    Besides the fact he merely stole Magnum Force with his performance as Lieutenant Briggs, this guy was just a first class diversified great actor. Sad loss..

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Eastwood News / Reni Santoni, Dirty Harry Co-star, Dies at 81

« on: August 04, 2020, 09:52:49 AM »

            Good versatile actor. A great deal of Eastwood Co stars are leaving us lately.....

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Eastwood News / RIP Sondra Locke

« on: December 13, 2018, 02:19:31 PM »

Not sure this is confirmed but read on my phone Sondra Locke passed away of cancer age 74......

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Eastwood News / Dennis Shryack, R.I.P.

« on: September 16, 2016, 09:09:59 PM »

The screenwriter Dennis Shryack who wrote Pale Rider passed away yesterday. Also was the writer for The Gauntlet....

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Eastwood News / Rumor attaches Clint to Ferrari biopic starring De Niro

« on: April 15, 2015, 08:20:58 PM »

Rumour going around Eastwood might direct Robert DeNiro in the Enzo Ferrari Bio movie..

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Eastwood News / Sam Bottoms, R.I.P.

« on: December 18, 2008, 01:31:28 PM »

The Actor Sam Bottoms died at age 53 yesterday. Anyone not familiar with him, he was 'Jamie' in The Outlaw Josey Wales' and Leonard James in 'Bronco Billy'. I guess most will remember him as the surfer in 'Apocalypse Now'. Thats a shame.. good actor.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Bill Mckinney [website -- Mod]

« on: September 04, 2008, 11:12:25 AM »

 Actor Bill Mckinney "Capt RedLegs" has a website titled Squeal Like a Pig.com

I think i'll wait for the VP Palin Website.

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General Discussion / Whats Next?

« on: March 03, 2007, 08:35:07 AM »

I was just curious If anyone had an idea what Eastwood is doing next?

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Eastwood News / Eastwood On Charlie Rose

« on: December 20, 2006, 01:54:11 PM »

Eastwood was interviewed on new Charlie Rose show today. Unfortunately, I only caught the last 8 minutes. Needless to say I was pretty bummed. From what I saw Eastwood was the sole Interview. PBS does usually replay these Interviews time to time, but when is hard to say. The 8 minutes I saw was better than the 30 minutes with Larry King.

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General Discussion / Unscrambled Eastwood

« on: September 18, 2006, 11:37:25 AM »

 
   Interesting anagram for 'Clint Eastwood'

                         you get ' Old West Action'

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Off-Topic Discussion / Breakfast With the Arts

« on: February 26, 2006, 10:18:54 AM »

 Well, It's Oscar time again, though i have no intention of watching the overrated flicks this year but I was curious If anyone seen this Show on A&E this morning?. I was flicking between the Olympics and saw about the last 3o minutes of this stupidity. I recognized Rex ( Looking For Mr. Goodbar is the best movie ever) Reed, Peter Travers from Rolling Stone. Get this....One female critic from I think Entertinment Weekly says: "George Clooney is the greatest Actor/Director of all time." Even Rex fell on the floor aftt he, heard this.
It's amazing how ignorant no one brought Eastwood's name up. I'm sure there are others you could have, but If they repeat this...you have tyo see it...just for the sheer stupidity and the realization that anyone today can be a movie critic and get paid for  it.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Michael Cimino

« on: December 15, 2005, 01:46:57 PM »

HI Gang:
                    I was wondering If Anyone caught or had seen the  Documentary on Cimino and 'Heavens Gate" last weekend?. It was on TRIO on cable. Very Interesting story about that whole bizarre movie. I knew the story, but this was the first time I saw a whole documentary about that whole mess. It's a shame because Cimino is a talented guy and from what i hear he pretty much is  off the map mentally today. I liked his Thunderbolt and loved ' Year Of The Dragon' with Rourke. You would have thought being around Eastwood he would have had a different outcome, though he did win the Oscar with Deer Hunter. Try to seek this   Documentary out..It's  very good.

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General Discussion / CLINT WHERE ARE YOU?

« on: December 09, 2005, 01:41:35 PM »

            I don't know about any of you but I kind of wish Clint had something out this month. The past 4 months months I can't believe the stupid movies they have out. Outside of maybe Spielberg's Munich pic thats coming out in a few weeks the films  they have coming out for the holidays are pretty dismal and recycled. Another KING KONG? (i'm sure it will make a billion dollars) Gay Cowboys, Geishas?...Just not into it. The hype is pathetic. I guess I might have a passing interest in the Johnny Cash  movie......

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General Discussion / Clint Knows Talent

« on: September 21, 2005, 12:24:06 PM »

Helllloooooooooooo!
             I guess alot of you all know this, but it's amazing how many actors became  famous and lauded for there work that Eastwood hired or over the past 35 years when they were just starting out. Check this  small sampling.
Liam Neeson= The Dead Pool
Jim Carrey= Dead Pool, Pink Cadillac
Patricia Clarkson: Dead Pool
Tyne Daly: The Enforcer
Donna Mills: Play Misty For Me
Michael Cimino : co writer of Magnum force and  Director Of Thunderbolt & Lightfoot.
Fred Ward: Escape From Alcatraz
Diane Venora: Bird, True Crime
David Soul, Tim Matheson, Robery Urich= Magnum Force
Gary Busey: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
I know there r many others, but these r the main ones who relly did very well..Alot Of Oscar nominies, Golden Globers and Emmy winners in this group..

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General Discussion / Eastwood and the movie The Group

« on: September 17, 2005, 11:12:19 AM »

          Most Eastwood fans probably know that he cast Jessica Walters years later in Misty after seeing her in the movie The Group. This morning was the first time I saw that movie in many many years. It actually came out in 1966. I was a kid when I first saw it on tv. But what i found interesting was Elizabeth Hartman and Hal Holbrookwere in it too, which I didn't realize, so Clint ending up casting  3 actors in from that film. For those  who don't know the two other movies....

Hal Holbrook= Magnum Force
Elizabeth Hartman= The Beguiled

I had read Hartman had committed suicide some years ago. I was sorry to read that..She was a fine actress.

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Off-Topic Discussion / Once Upon a Time Soundtrack

« on: September 04, 2005, 03:46:20 PM »

  Hi guys:
                       Just out of curiosity, anyone ever notice that the Sountracks for Once Upon a Time In the West' and 'Once upon a Time In America' are basically  similiar if not the same?

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The Dirty Harry Films / Make My Day Not Clint's

« on: August 30, 2005, 12:58:04 PM »

Hi Guys:
                    i was reading the  favorite " one liners " everyone likes in the Dirty Harry movies, but hate to break this all you ya's, but  " Make My Day" was not  the first movie to have that  uttered. Actually, it was by actor Gary Swanson from a 1982 movie called  Vice Squad. He actually says it to a hoodlum with a gun to the hoodlums head as i recall. This movie starred Season Hubley as well. Some of you might recall her as the  actress who tries to help George C. Scott find his daughter in the movie Hardcore.

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General Discussion / John Russell

« on: August 24, 2005, 02:33:29 PM »

Helllooooooo,

 I was just curious. I know John Russell from the tv show Lawman though It was before my time, but it is  obvious Clint thought alot of the obscure actor by putting him in three of his movies, not too mention a big part in Pale Rider. Were they buddies?