Magnum Force was the second (and narrowly second best) of the Dirty Harry movies. Clint Eastwood is on great form as Harry, this time facing down vigilante motorcycle cops who (spoiler alert) turn out to be led by his own uptight boss (Hal Holbrook). A young David Soul plays one of the cops, pre Starsky…
Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz is one of the grittier movies Clint Eastwood has starred in. It was the fifth and final collaboration between him and director Don Siegal. There’s no Dirty Harry-style catchphrases here in this true(ish) story of allegedly the only convicts to ever escape from Alcatraz island. Its a fairly dour affair, as Clint…
City Heat
City Heat is undeniably a very stupid, throwaway movie. Its all instantly forgettable, and ended up being a box office disappointment, but it has some fun moments. Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds co-star as, respectively, a cop and a private eye in 1930s Kansas City. The plot is irrelevant, though. Its all about the chemistry…
The Enforcer (2)
I’ve already posted about the Humphrey Bogart film of the same name, but this Enforcer was the third in Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry series. It’s an ok movie, but not a patch on either the original or the first sequel Magnum Force. This was the point at which the Harry movies started to become formulaic…
Dirty Harry
“Do I feel lucky…?” Well, I was very happy to win this one earlier this year at auction. Dirty Harry is not only one of my fave Clint Eastwood movies its also one of my all-time fave thrillers, period. It spawned 4 sequels, each of which upped the ordance whilst removing any of the moral…
The Good The Bad And The Ugly
The Good The Bad And The Ugly is one of my all-time favourite movies. Sergio Leone’s masterpiece (the culmination of the ‘Dollars’ trilogy starring Clint Eastwood) has it all – great performances, iconic lines, beautifully choreographed set pieces and, of course, Ennio Morricone’s famous score. I first saw it in a small art cinema in…
The Gauntlet
The Gauntlet is not one of Clint’s best efforts, but it comes with a fantastic poster illustration by renowned fantasy artist Frank Frazetta. Frazetta is often referred to as the “Godfather of fantasy art”, and was one of the most renowned illustrators of the 20th century. Much of the time he worked in the sword…
For A Few Dollars More
I have collected or nearly collected various posters over the years for Sergio Leone’s follow up to A Fistful Of Dollars. Once upon a time I owned the UK quad, but sold it (which I now regret), although I don’t think its the greatest design. I have been tempted to buy the French grande, which…
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