After career-high 'American Sniper,' Clint Eastwood announces his next film

Posted by · 12:03 pm · June 2nd, 2015

Clint Eastwood’s next project after lighting up the box office with “American Sniper” will be a biopic of “Miracle on the Hudson” airline pilot Chelsey “Sully” Sullenberger.

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Clint Eastwood says he didn't threaten to kill Michael Moore

Posted by · 3:11 pm · April 22nd, 2015

Clint Eastwood made some noise during his CinemaCon luncheon discussing his opinion on MIchael Moore’s opinion on “American Sniper” and revealing he’s no longer involved with the Richard Jewell biopic.

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We'll finally get to hear an Amy Schumer acceptance speech at CinemaCon this year

Posted by · 10:05 am · March 18th, 2015

Amy Schumer and Clint Eastwood are already on CinemaCon’s list to honor at their 2015 convention next month.

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New 'American Sniper' trailer swells with action, music, and praise-filled quotes

Posted by · 7:06 am · December 19th, 2014

Can ‘American Sniper’ overcome negative reviews to click with holiday audiences? An action filled trailer could do the trick.

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Oscar Bait: Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys' and Ben Affleck's 'Live By Night' get dates

Posted by · 1:20 pm · November 5th, 2013

Warner Bros. set release dates for Clint Eastwood’s big screen musical version of “Jersey Boys” for June 25, 2014 and Ben Affleck’s “Live By Night” on Christmas Day, 2015.

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All-time greatest actors turned directors: Woody Allen, Sarah Polley, Clint Eastwood

Posted by · 11:25 pm · September 19th, 2013

In a year with an abundance of actors turned directors, HitFix’s editorial team ranks their all-time greats which includes some familiar names, some surprises and some noteworthy omissions.

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The Ken Watanabe samurai remake of 'Unforgiven' gets a full trailer and a familiar poster

Posted by · 10:57 am · July 13th, 2013

File this under badass projects that I had no idea were happening. I guess the news of a samurai remake of Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” made the rounds nearly a year ago, and I either glossed over it or missed it completely. Now a few trailers and a poster for the film have surfaced and, well, I’m totally on board.

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Interview: John Goodman on 'Argo,' 'Flight,' Eastwood and awards season wagging the dog

Posted by · 11:14 am · October 24th, 2012

It’s not like John Goodman hasn’t been working consistently enough for a couple of decades, but the last two years have shown a stunning proliferation by anyone’s measure.

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Roundup: Is 'Django' riding to Rome?

Posted by · 7:39 am · October 11th, 2012

Also: Gandolfini in ‘Zero Dark Thirty,’ and revisiting the best of the 90s

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Tell us what you thought of 'Trouble with the Curve'

Posted by · 7:39 am · September 22nd, 2012

The Clint Eastwood/Amy Adams drama hits theaters this weekend.

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Amy Adams stands out opposite Clint Eastwood and Justin Timberlake in 'Trouble with the Curve'

Posted by · 1:26 pm · September 17th, 2012

This isn’t Clint Eastwood’s movie. This is Amy Adams’s movie. And she’s great.

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Clint Eastwood to serve as 'mystery guest speaker' for Republican National Convention

Posted by · 1:17 pm · August 30th, 2012

What could it mean for his Oscar season hopes?

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'Trouble with the Curve' trailer adds Clint Eastwood to the Best Actor race

Posted by · 4:43 pm · August 7th, 2012

So it turns out Clint Eastwood was just kidding when he indicated that “Gran Torino” would be his final on-screen work. A solid Best Actor push from Warner Bros. that year didn’t yield pay dirt, but it got the conversation chugging that the studio is sure to use again this year: He may have four Oscars, but he’s never won for acting.

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Clint Eastwood's 'Unforgiven' anniversary marks 20 years of the modern western

Posted by · 8:11 pm · August 6th, 2012

Somewhat quietly, it would appear, Clint Eastwood’s western masterwork “Unforgiven” is celebrating its 20th anniversary today.

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Round-up: Enough about Max von Sydow's burst of applause, already!

Posted by · 7:34 am · February 9th, 2012

In today’s round-up, yet another journalist gloms onto the amount of applause for Max von Sydow at Monday’s Nominees Luncheon as an indicator of something, Todd McCarthy critiques the year in movie music and some are declaring David Gordon Green “back” with that “Halftime in America” Super Bowl spot.

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The Lists: Top 10 things we learned about the Academy today

Posted by · 9:13 am · January 24th, 2012

It’s been a busy morning. The nominees are out. About a thousand different variations of “it’s humbling and exciting” are coming through from the various contenders. And all eyes are fixing on February 26. But as we transition into phase two of the 2011-2012 film awards season, it’s worth it to pause and consider what we might have learned today.

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Oscarweb Round-up: 35 years of Eastwood at Warner Bros.

Posted by · 8:03 am · December 8th, 2011

In today’s round-up, Warner Bros. releases a massive box set of Clint Eastwood’s work with the studio, the “Moneyball” trio sits down with Charlie rose and San Francisco’s Castro Theatre will no longer run movies.

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Oscarweb Round-up: Pitching Chaplins for 'The Artist'

Posted by · 7:21 am · November 22nd, 2011

In today’s round-up, Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughters are brought out to promote “The Artist,” new Muppet Walter had a movie star model and Jon Hamm writes a love letter to Kristen Wiig.

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