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| Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Forest
Whitaker, Janet Maslin, Gene Hackman, Meryl Streep, Curtis Hanson, Rip
Torn |
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A
documentary charting Clint Eastwood's career from his early days as
a bit part player for Universal studios through his superstardom and
ultimate recognition as actor and director.
Long
dismissed or even despised by critics, it took Clint Eastwood decades
of hard work before he began receiving any of the recognition he deserves
as an actor and director. Having started off as a bit player in Universal
Studio's B-movie roster, he first attracted the public's eye as Rowdy
Yates in the long-running Western TV series Rawhide, and rose
to stardom in Sergio Leone's initial spagehetti Western trilogy. As
one of Hollywood's top stars in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Eastwood
always used his clout as a commercial draw to gain control of his image
and career, and quickly developed into a director in his own right.
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows does an excellent job tracing
Eastwood's fascinating path in filmmaking, taking the time to elaborate
on his most interesting work while neither skipping nor lingering over
the many movies he made or appeared in simply to maintain an active
profile within the mass market movie industry. The many speakers who
appear here paying tribute are well chosen, with Martin Scorsese eloquently
observant as usual, and critics both supportive and otherwise (Pauline
Kael) allowed the opportunity to vent their opinions. Best of all, there
is ample material from the man himself, who comes across as a centered,
likeable man with a clear eye, a sharp mind and an incredibly life story. |
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Identical
releases of this documentary disc are available for Region 1 and Region
2.
The
anamorphic widescreen image is framed at an aspect ratio of approx.
1.78:1. The video transfer is nicely crisp and clean, though most many
of the movie clips don't look as good as they might have.
The soundtrack is in two-track Dolby Surround, mostly anchored in the
center channel with some spreading of the accompanying jazz score across
the front soundstage.
There
are no extras on this release, the documentary is the only feature on
the disc.Access
to the limited features on this disc is through nicely designed static
menu screens.
Dan
Hassler-Forest
Reviewed: February
4, 2002
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