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"I am just a guy who makes movies" - Clint Eastwood.

CLINT: A Retrospective

By Richard Schickel
Introduction by Clint Eastwood

For more than six decades, Clint Eastwood has made outstanding films. First as a leading actor and subsequently as an acclaimed director, Eastwood has carved out a uniquely successful career earning him five Academy Awards (R) for his achievements in front of and behind the camera. Eastwood's memorable motion pictures have touched generations of filmgoers and established him as one of the true cinematic greats of all time.

Celebrating Eastwood's legendary role in film culture, the sumptuously illustrated book CLINT: A Retrospective (Sterling Publishing / March 2010) offers intimate insight into his illustrious, instinct-driven career that has remained unmatched in the history of the cinema. Presented chronologically, this stunning volume pays tribute to Eastwood's accomplishments as an actor, moviemaker, and Oscar (R) winning icon.

Encompassing his earliest work as the heartthrob in the TV western Rawhide (1959), to his role in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964), which reinvented the "Spaghetti Western" genre, CLINT follows Eastwood's growth as an actor and talented director. Special emphasis is paid to some of his best-loved and most well-respected movies, including his role as "Dirty" Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films (from 1971) and The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), the relatively early film that Clint continues to have great affection for; in addition to films such as Tightrope (1984), Bird (1988), Unforgiven (1992), In the Line of Fire (1993), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Mystic River (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Gran Torino (2008) and his latest, Invictus (2009), starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman.

CLINT: A Retrospective includes:

- Movie stills from memorable screen performances.
- Revealing behind-the-scenes photos showing the filmmaker at work.
- Three hundred and twenty-five photographs, meticulously researched from Warner Brothers' files and other key image archives
- An introduction by Eastwood himself

Incisive commentary is provided throughout CLINT: A Retrospective by Richard Schickel, the acclaimed film critic and award-winning documentary filmmaker. In addition, the book includes an exclusive 22-minute DVD, an intimate documentary from Schickel and Warner Home Video entitled The Eastwood Factor.

CLINT: A Retrospective is timed to release alongside Warner Home Video's comprehensive, elegant giftset, Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros, available February 16. The collection will be packaged in a 20-page double-side album and will contain 19 discs that include 34 of Eastwood's most classic films from the Warner library as well as The Eastwood Factor.

Considered the largest feature film box set ever released for a single artist, Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros highlights the depth and breadth of his work. Included are his "Dirty Harry" movies, Westerns, war movies, comedies, Best Picture Oscar-winning dramas including Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven, and many more. Select titles from the set will also be available for download via iTunes, Xbox Live, Zune Marketplace, Amazon video on Demand and other digital retailers.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR :

Richard Schickel is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, movie historian, and film critic who has published more than thirty books and produced, written, and directed more than thirty films for television. He was a film critic for Life and Time for forty-three years. His many books about film include Elia Kazan: A Biography; The Essential Chaplin, an anthology of critical writings about the great comedian; The Disney Version, a study of the life, times, and art of Walt Disney; and You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story.

CLINT: A Retrospective By Richard Schickel, Introduction by Clint Eastwood.
ISBN 978-1-4027-7472-0 HC and DVD, 288 Pages, $35.00 Sterling Publishing Co, Inc.
Pub Date: March 2010

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