Posts Tagged ‘Clint Eastwood’

  • Gran Torino – a beginner’s guide to Gandhiism
    If you haven’t seen Gran Torino, the Clint Eastwood directed drama about a bitter old man’s sweet turn in the twilight yet, please do yourselves a favour and stop reading this post further as it contains spoilers and crucial plot points discussed in detail. If you have already seen the movie, then this post is for you. So they say in the trailers and other...
    by V.P. Jaiganesh at July 29th, 2009 at 02:07 pm
  • Inglorious Basterds and the War Adventure
    First  things  first  this  is  not  a post  on  Quentin  Tarantino’s  latest  flick,  which  needless  to  say  i am  keenly  awaiting.  Not  the  least  because  its  directed  by  Tarantino  himself,  but  because  it  belongs  to  the “War Adventure”  genre,  or  in  effect   an  action/adventure  movie  with...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at April 21st, 2009 at 06:04 am
  • Being Desi in Hollywood: The struggles of Indo-Americans on the big screen
    iView Author: Roshni Mulchandani (Fremont, California, USA) Email: withheld “Being Desi in Hollywood: The struggles of Indo-Americans on the big screen ” Although Indians have a pretty significant presence in America that only continues to grow, our representation in the media is scarce — and leading characters (if actually given a leading role) are...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 25th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
  • Unforgiven-Deconstructing the West
    The  Wild  West,  a  place that  is  romantic, mysterious  and exciting.  Or so  it  was  for  quite  some  time,  as   Hollywood  churned out some classic  westerns  with stars like  John Wayne,  Gary Cooper,  Henry Fonda ruling the roost.  Later  during the  60’s,  Sergio  Leone, turned the   Western genre on it’s  head  with...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at January 16th, 2009 at 04:01 am
  • Clint Eastwood & GRAN TORINO
    iView Author: Bipin Vaddi (Boston, U.S.A) Email: bvaddi [at] gmail.com Clint Eastwood & “GRAN TORINO” First off, to begin with, the movie would be nowhere without Clint Eastwood. HE IS THE MOVIE. Eastwood continues to impress and brings his super slate of movies forward, one more time. I have been living in the US for a few years now and having made...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at January 8th, 2009 at 06:01 pm
  • The Bridges of Madison County
    Book has better structure than screen play to say same story. Except Maryl Streep, other actors don’t resemble with the characters. IMDB
    by Rk at October 31st, 2008 at 02:10 am
  • Clint Eastwood’s Gran Tarino
    It is mind boggling to see Clint Eastwood come up with story after story to tell… and damn!!! he’s 70 plus!!! Just when his directed Changeling hits the theaters, a very interesting movie that he’s produced and directed, is ready for a December release. Gran Tarino is something I’m eagerly waiting for…
    by oz at October 26th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)
    Brilliant , underrated revisionist Western from Clint Eastwood. The story of a peaceful Missouri farmer, who becomes an outlaw, and finally earns redemption with a group of settlers, one of the best movies directed by Eastwood. IMDB
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at October 13th, 2008 at 08:10 pm
  • No Country for Old Men
    iView Author: The Narcissist (Goa, India) Email: withheld ——————————————————– No Country for Old Men – A Review ——————————————————– Cast...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at September 11th, 2008 at 04:09 am