Tim Allen makes an impressive screen debut in Disney's well-written seasonal film The Santa Clause. Divorced toy company executive Scott Calvin is pleased to have his son Charlie for Christmas, though the boy himself isn't happy about it. But when Santa Claus accidentally topples off the roof of the house and falls with a thud in the snow, Scott finds himself taking the merry old elf's place and earning new respect in his son's eyes. When the night ends, the reindeer take them to the North Pole, and Scott discovers that by donning the fabled red suit, he's inadvertently agreed to become the next Santa Claus. The next morning he wakes up in his own bed and thinks it's all a dream--but Charlie remembers it with crystal clarity. Scott now has to deal with his suspicious ex-wife (Wendy Crewson) and her psychiatrist boyfriend (Judge Reinhold), who both think he's playing tricks with Charlie's mind, and also with his own out-of-control body, which is putting on weight and growing a prodigious beard. The Santa Clause probably won't supplant It's a Wonderful Life or Miracle on 34th Street as anyone's favourite Christmas viewing, but it's an enjoyable, straightforward family film, anchored by the affable charisma of Allen. --Bret Fetzer
Trapped by his image in 1976, Clint Eastwood resurrected his Dirty Harry character for a third go-round (out of a total of five) in The Enforcer, a potboiler of a story in which the San Francisco detective takes on a group of revolutionary kids. Tyne Daly costars as a female cop who partners with the reluctant Harry Callahan, and she does very well by a role created merely to underscore and articulate the hero's various virtues. It's a dull package all around, but inside the wrapping are good performances by the two leads. --Tom Keogh
Korean War vet and retired autoworker Walt Kowalski doesn't much like how his life or his neighborhood has turned out. He especially doesn't like the people next door Hmong immigrants from Southeast Asia. But events force Walt to defend those neighbors against a local gang that feeds on violence and fear. For the first time since Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood works on both sides of the camera winning the National Board of Review Award as Best Actor for his bone-deep playing of Kowalski burnished with experience grace and gravitas into a prime vintage Eastwood performance
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Scott Eastwood, Ana de Armas and Freddie Thorp star in this action thriller centred on car thieves in the south of France. Brothers Andrew and Garrett Foster (Eastwood and Thorp) are expert drivers and work for a gang of European car thieves, stealing some of the most expensive cars in the world. Their work takes them to Marseille where they are tasked with recovering a 1937 Bugatti, which has just been purchased at an auction. However, the car's new owner is mob boss Jacomo Morier (Simon Abkarian) and when he catches the pair in the act of stealing his car he agrees to let them escape with their lives on the condition that they steal his rival Max Klemp (Clemens Schick)'s prized 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO within the week. Can the boys pull off the daring heist and keep up their end of the bargain?
In this remake of George Romero's classic horror, a ragtag group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall as bloodthirsty zombies walk the earth.
Whether or not you can sympathise with its fascistic/vigilante approach to law enforcement, Dirty Harry (directed by star Clint Eastwood's longtime friend and directorial mentor, Don Siegel) is one hell of an American cop thriller. The movie makes evocative use of its San Francisco locations as cop Harry Callahan (Eastwood) tracks the elusive "Scorpio killer" who has been terrorising the city by the Bay. As the psychopath's trail grows hotter, Harry becomes increasingly impatient and intolerant of the frustrating obstacles (departmental red tape, individuals' civil rights) that he feels are keeping him from doing his job. A characteristically taut and tense piece of filmmaking from Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Shootist, Escape from Alcatraz), it also remains a fascinating slice of American pop culture. It was a big hit (followed by four sequels) that obviously reflected--or exploited--the almost obsessive or paranoid fears and frustrations many Americans felt about crime in the streets. At a time when "law and order" was a familiar slogan for political candidates, Harry Callahan may have represented neither, but from his point of view his job was simple: stop criminals. To him that end justified any means he deemed necessary. --Jim Emerson
Double bill of historical action adventures set in the Middle Ages. In 'Ironclad' (2011) it's 1215 in England and King John (Paul Giamatti) has reluctantly signed the Magna Carta treaty but quickly reneges on the promises drawn up in the charter and leads an army to the southern coast of England to take down the rebel barons who forced him to sign it. A courageous group of Knights Templar must now face off against King John's army as they place Rochester Castle under siege. Brian Cox Jason Flemyng James Purefoy and Charles Dance co-star. In the sequel 'Ironclad 2 - Battle for Blood' (2014) it's a year later and the Celtic raiders are terrorising England stealing livestock and killing people. When Hubert (Tom Rhys Harries)'s father is murdered he seeks the help of his cousin Guy (Tom Austen) to protect his family's castle and defeat the enemy. Guy who fought in the Great Siege of Rochester Castle is an embittered swordsman who demands payment for his services despite being a member of the family. While they are still amid the preparations for battle however the Celts attack. Who will survive the ensuing violence? The cast also includes Michelle Fairley Roxanne McKee and Danny Webb.
April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany. Special features: Presented in SD or HD resolution 4K ultra HD: Tanks of Fury Documentary No Guts, No Glory: The Horrors of Combat Featurette Tiger 131 Featurette Heart of Fury Featurette Clash of Armour Featurette Theatrical Trailers Blu-Ray: Over 50 Minutes of Deleted & Extended Scenes Director's Combat Journal Armoured Warriors: The Real Men Inside the Shermans Featurette Taming the Beasts: How to Drive, Fire & Shoot Inside a 30-Ton Tank Featurette Blood Brothers Featurette
Director Clint Eastwood's 1997 box-office hit stars himself as Luther Whitney, a highly skilled thief who finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, witnessing the murder of a woman involved in a secret tryst with the US president (played by Gene Hackman). Determined to clear his name, Whitney cleverly eludes a tenacious detective (Ed Harris) while investigating a corruption of power reaching to the highest level of government. Adapted by veteran screenwriter William Goldman from David Baldacci's novel, this thriller balances expert suspense with well-drawn characters and an intelligent plot that's just a pounding heartbeat away from real White House headlines. Absolute Power features the great Judy Davis in a memorable supporting role as the White House chief of staff who desperately attempts to cover up the crime. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Warner Bros. 100 years Celebrating Every Story Celebrate 100 years of Warner Bros. with this ultimate Studio Collection, bringing together 30 of Warner's most iconic films in glorious 4K UHD. Covering three eras of Hollywood - Classic Hollywood (1930s 1960s), New Hollywood (1970s 1980s) and Modern Blockbusters (1990s Today) - this collection represents the pinnacle of storytelling and Warner's indelible impact on the industry. The featured films represent the most monumental titles in the Warner catalogue; from the technicolour wonders of The Wizard of Oz and Singin' in the Rain, to the genre-defining The Exorcist and Blade Runner, and modern-day icons in The Matrix and Mad Max: Fury Road. The collection also exclusively includes the legendary Western Rio Bravo and James Dean's iconic East of Eden in 4K for the first time. The collection is housed in unique, premium packaging, featuring: Cardboard outer slipcase with magnetic WB Shield clasp 3 Layflat Books, each holding 10 4K discs, split into the Classic Hollywood, New Hollywood, and Modern Blockbuster eras. These also include timelines detailing the studio's impact on Hollywood. 1 Capacity Book holding 8 exclusive WB logo pin badges from across the studio's history, a 32-page booklet and other premium extras Featured Films Classic Hollywood (1930s -1960s) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Casablanca (1942) Citizen Kane (1941) Cool Hand Luke (1967) East of Eden (1955) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Rio Bravo (1959) Singin' in the Rain (1952) The Wizard of Oz (1939) New Hollywood (1970s - 1980s) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Batman (1989) Beetlejuice (1988) Blade Runner (1982) Enter the Dragon (1973) The Exorcist (1973) The Goonies (1985) Superman: The Movie (1978) The Shining (1980) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971) Modern Blockbusters (1990s - Today) A Star is Born (2018) Argo (2012) Elvis (2022) Goodfellas (1990) IT (2017) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) The Matrix (1999) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Training Day (2001) Unforgiven (1992) Featuring Over 50 Hours of Extra Content Product Features The Wizard of Oz Commentary with Oz historian John Fricke and Barbara Freed-Saltzman The Wonderful World of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic Featurette Citizen Kane Commentary by Peter Bogdanovich Commentary by Roger Ebert Interviews with Ruth Warrick and Robert Wise The Production Featurettes Post-Production Featurettes Casablanca Introduction by Lauren Bacall Commentary by Roger Ebert Commentary by Rudy Behlmer Singin' in the Rain Commentary by Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Cyd Charisse, Kathleen Freeman, Stanley Donen, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Baz Luhrmann and Rudy Behlmer 2001: A Space Odyssey Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood The Maltese Falcon Commentary by Eric Lax Cool Hand Luke Commentary by Eric Lax A Natural Born World-Shaker: Making Cool Hand Luke Featurette Trailer Rebel Without a Cause Commentary by Douglas L Rathgeb East of Eden Commentary by Richard Schickel Rio Bravo Commentary by John Carpenter and Richard Schickel Superman: The Movie Commentary by Pierre Spengler and Ilya Salkind A Clockwork Orange Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and Nick Redman Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Commentary with the Wonka Kids The Shining Commentary by Steadicam Inventor Garrett Brown and Kubrick Biographer John Baxter Blade Runner Introduction by Ridley Scott Director Commentary Writer/Producer Commentary by Hampton Fancher, David Peoples, Michael Deeley and Katherine Haber Crew Commentary by Syd Mead, Lawrence G. Pauli, David L. Synder, Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich, and David Dryer Batman Director Commentary Unforgiven Commentary by Richard Schickel The Shawshank Redemption Director Commentary The Matrix Written Introduction by the Wachowskis Philosopher Commentary by Dr Cornel West and Ken Wilber Critics Commentary by Todd McCarthy, John Powers and David Thomson Cast and Crew Commentary by Carrie-Ann Moss, Zach Staenberg and John Gaeta Composer Commentary by Don Davis and Music Only Track Training Day Director Commentary
The Searchers With The Searchers, John Wayne and director John Ford forged an indelible saga of the frontier and the men and women who challenged it. Wayne plays Ethan Edwards, an ex-Confederate who sets out to find his niece, captured by Comanches who massacred his family. He won't surrender to hunger, thirst, the elements or loneliness. And in his obsessive quest, Ethan finds something unexpected: his own humanity. One of the most influential movies ever made. Pale Rider In ...
After starring in the now-legendary Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns for Italian director Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood became a box-office star and imported the style of those classic shoot-em-ups for this 1967 Western directed by Ted Post, with whom Eastwood had worked during their days on the television series Rawhide. Eastwood plays an innocent rancher who is mistaken for a cattle rustler and sentenced to hang by an angry mob. When he is saved from the noose by a passing lawman, he embarks on a renegade campaign of vengeance against the men who attempted to lynch him. Hang 'Em High offers a number of memorable moments and stylistic flourishes, and features a superb supporting cast of Western veterans, including Ben Johnson, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, LQ Jones, and the "Skipper" himself, Alan Hale Jr Made just three years before Dirty Harry, the film marked a turning point for Eastwood, who would soon move into a prolific period of contemporary thrillers. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
Sergeant Tom Highway (Eastwood) a hardened veteran of Korea and Vietnam campaigns returns to the United States for his last tour of duty with the U.S. Marine Corps and has to shape up a ragtag band of soldiers ready for the onset of war...
Clint Eastwood is Walt Coogan, a deputy sheriff from Arizona on the loose in the urban jungle of New York. Searching for a violent prisoner he has let slip ("It's got kinda personal now"), Coogan, in Stetson and cowboy boots, runs up against hippies, social workers and a bluntly hostile New York police chief played by Lee J. Cobb. It's a key film in the Eastwood oeuvre, the one in which his definitive persona first emerges, marrying the cool, laid-back westerner of the Rawhide TV series and the Italian westerns to the street-wise, kick-ass toughness which would be further developed in the Dirty Harryfilms. Directed by Eastwood's mentor, Don Siegel, Coogan's Bluff has pace, style and its share of typical Eastwood one-liners (to a hoodlum: "You better drop that blade or you won't believe what happens next"). Like all Eastwood's successful movies, it cunningly plays it both ways. Coogan represents the old-fashioned conservatism of the west in conflict with the decadence of city life. Yet he's the perennial outsider, hostile to authority, a radical loner who gets the job done where bureaucracy and legal niceties fail. The film was to be the inspiration behind the TV series McCloud, in which Dennis Weaver took the Eastwood role. --Edward Buscombe
This smart, tautly directed thriller from Wolfgang Petersen is about the cat-and-mouse games between a Secret Service agent named Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) and the brilliant, psychopathic assassin (John Malkovich) who's itching to get the President in his cross hairs. In the Line of Fire's back-story--Horrigan is haunted by his inability to prevent John Kennedy's assassination (Eastwood is computer-generated into archival footage)--is more than a little hokey, but the plotting itself is smartly, even ingeniously, constructed. Petersen manages a vice-like grip on the tension and Eastwood even gets to deliver an ever-more-timely lecture on the diminished nature of the office of President. Eastwood's as gruff and as infuriating to the by-the-book Powers That Be as ever and Malkovich oozes delightful menace. Rene Russo capably co-stars as a colleague with whom Horrigan gets friendly. --David Kronke
Academy Award-winner Clint Eastwood returns to tame the Wild West in the eagerly-awaited second series of the classic Western Rawhide. This 8 disc-set containing all 32 digitally re-mastered episodes features Eastwood in his early TV role as Rowdy Yates the tough-as-nails cowhand and Eric Fleming as Rowdy's strong-minded trail boss Gil Favor. With sweeping locations a stampede of guest stars and Frankie Laine's impossible-to-forget hit theme song Rawhide rustles up one rip-roaring adventure after another! The Wild West has never been so exciting!
A Fistful Of Dollars: The first of the 'spaghetti westerns' A Fistful Of Dollars became an instant cult hit and launched the film careers of Italian Writer-Director Sergio Leone and a little known American television actor named Clint Eastwood. As the lean cold eyed cobra-quick gunfighter - Clint became the first of the 'anti heroes'. A Fistful Of Dollars is the western taken to the extreme - with unremitting violence gritty realism tongue-in-cheek humour and striking visuals. For A Few Dollars More: A Fistful of Dollars had proven so successful that a sequel was inevitable. The superbly scripted For A Few Dollars More tells the tale of a ruthless quest to track down the notorious bandit El Indio played by Gian Maria Volonte by an unforgettable alliance between ruthless gun-slingers Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. Sergio Leone's direction is both violent and operatic and Ennio Morricone's atmospheric score keeps the tension taut as the action moves from jail breaks and hold ups to spectacular gun battles. The Good The Bad And The Ugly: In the third of Eastwood's spaghetti trilogy Director Sergio Leone substitutes the upright puritan Protestant ethos so familiar in Hollywood westerns for a seedy cynical standpoint towards death and morality. The complex plot of bloodshed and betrayal winds its way through the American Civil War following a team of brutal bandits battling to unearth a fortune buried beneath an unmarked grave and boasts a fine Ennio Morricone score featuring a main theme that reached No.1 in the world's pop charts. Hang 'Em High: They riddled him with bullets. They strung him up. They left him to die. But they made two fatal mistakes: they hanged the wrong man... and they didn't finish the job. In his first American-made western Clint Eastwood indelibly carves his niche as the quintessential tough guy - cool-headed iron-willed and unrelenting in the pursuit of revenge.
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