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The great filmmaker Clint Eastwood turns 95 this year, and while he's spry and intelligent, it's hard to imagine anyone making many more films at that age. Fortunately, some of his earlier masterpieces are getting new 4K remasters and being released in immaculate form. Celebrating more than 50 years of his partnership with Warner Bros., which began in 1971 with the release of Dirty Harry, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is releasing three of Eastwood's best films in 4K Uhd with meticulous special features. The four-time Academy Award winner looks better than ever in these new releases of Dirty Harry, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Pale Rider. Learn more about the releases and their epic special features below. They'll be released on April 29.

'Dirty Harry' (1971)

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Dirty HarryRActionCrimeThrillerRelease DateDecember 23, 1971Runtime102 minutesDirectorDon SiegelCastSee All...

You’ve got to ask yourself one question: “Do I feel lucky?” Well, do ya, punk?

You should, because Dirty Harry is coming to 4K Ultra HD + Digital in standard and limited edition SteelBook packaging on April 29 from Warner Bros.

Inspired by the true crimes of the Zodiac Killer, the 1971 action-thriller classic has been newly restored in 4K with Hdr and Dolby Atmos TrueHD sound.

Over four hours of special features are included:

Audio Commentary by Film Historian Richard Schickel Generations and Dirty Harry (new) Lensing Justice: The Cinematography of Dirty Harry (new) Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy – Fighting for Justice Interview Gallery: Patricia Clarkson, Joel Cox, Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Evan Kim, John Milius, Ted Post, Andy Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Urich Dirty Harry’s Way Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry is the first...

John Wayne won his first and only Academy Award for his memorable performance as cantankerous lawman Rooster Cogburn in True Grit. The 1969 Western marked Wayne’s last triumph within the genre, which he had virtually dominated since his star-making role in the 1939 Western film Stagecoach.

In the early 1970s, Wayne’s box-office standing was being threatened by the advance of a younger generation of Hollywood leading men, led by Clint Eastwood, whose rise to superstardom coincided with Wayne’s commercial decline. Wayne hastened this transition by turning down the titular starring role in the 1971 action thriller film Dirty Harry, which enabled Eastwood to transcend the international stardom he’d gained from Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy film series and become Hollywood’s foremost action star.

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Clint Eastwood's most quoted movie of all-time is finally getting the 4k treatment. Eastwood's acting career is the stuff of legend, appearing in three of the most lauded westerns of all-time in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy, an Oscar winning post-modernist Western, Unforgiven, as well as hits like Escape From Alcatraz and The Outlaw Josey Wales, and that doesn't include his directorial work. But, if there was one shot from a movie that is synonymous with Eastwood's career, and one misquoted line that goes with it, it has to be found in Dirty Harry.

Dirty Harry fans certainly feel lucky this month as the hit 1971 crime thriller is getting a remaster and a re-release. Per Blu-ray.com, Dirty Harry will be remastered in stunning 4K for a new physical release in the future. The announcement did not give a date for Dirty Harry's re-release.

Directed by Don Siegel,...

Clint Eastwood, a name synonymous with Hollywood’s golden era, stands as a towering figure in American cinema—a relentless auteur whose filmography spans over six decades. From gritty Westerns to hard-hitting dramas, Eastwood’s oeuvre reflects not just his evolution as an artist but also the changing tides of the film industry itself. Yet, even with an unparalleled legacy, Eastwood has not been immune to the whims of Hollywood’s increasingly precarious landscape. Projects shelved, ambitions curtailed, and creative endeavors lost to time—these moments in Eastwood’s career mirror a broader crisis within the industry. The state of contemporary Hollywood, dominated by franchise fatigue, risk-averse studios, and streaming’s relentless churn, has left even the most celebrated auteurs grappling with uncertainty.

Clint Eastwood, Hollywood’s Legacy, and an Industry in Trouble

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Clint Eastwood has been a Hollywood icon since he soared to stardom thanks to playing the Man With No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. Having become one of the film industry's best stars and directors in the years since, the A-lister has taken on dozens of projects, racking up one of the most impressive careers in cinema. However, like most actors, he has his fair share of critical flops and box office failures too.

Best known for his work in the Western and thriller genres, Eastwood has endeared himself to generations of movie fans as a symbol of masculinity and the rugged American spirit. Typically playing the role of macho and abrasive antiheroes, the actor is far from perfect, and some movies show this. While he rarely makes a bad movie, particularly since becoming an icon, he still has his share of stories that, uncredited roles aside, simply...

Subscribers of the streaming service Max may be feeling lucky starting November 1 as one of Clint Eastwoods best movies will debut on the streamer on that date. Dirty Harry (1971) stars Eastwood as the titular character, Harry Callahan, a no-nonsense San Fransisco city police inspector who is in search of a murderer who uses a sniper rifle to kill innocent people. The film was directed by Don Siegel and the screenplay was written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink and Dean Riesner.

Dirty Harry has one of Eastwoods most famous lines as over his lunch break, he manages to foil an attempted bank robbery, shooting one man dead and holding another at gunpoint.

Related Clint Eastwood's A Fistful Of Dollars Remake Already Has the Perfect Star

Having recently been cast in the Dcu's Lanterns series as John Stewart, Aaron Pierre's talent shows he's capable of playing another iconic character.

Neo-noir is a relatively recent wave of cinema that brought the success and popularity of the film noir genre back into the spotlight through great movies. The 1970s saw an uptick in neo-noir projects, and the decade has come to define the inception of neo-noir. However, these films couldn't exist without the original works of the noir genre and the actors that helped to create the archetypes seen frequently onscreen. The best film noir movies of all time were primarily produced between the 1940s and 1960s, so many actors of the Hollywood Golden Age starred in these crime thrillers.

While there are still dark shadows, detectives, and horrible crimes, there's much more to the neo-noir genre. There are many underrated neo-noir movies from the 1980s, as the 1970s and '80s were the peak of the revival of film noir. It's hard to know where to begin when unpacking the neo-noir genre,...

Clint Eastwood's authenticity in handling guns in Dirty Harry sets it apart from other films with .44 Magnum guns. Eastwood's experience with guns from his Western films contributed to the success and accuracy of Dirty Harry's gun scenes. Guns have played a central role in Eastwood's career, from his early Westerns to his more mature roles.

A gun expert explains why Dirty Harry is the most accurate depiction of a .44 Magnum. Starring Clint Eastwood as the eponymous police inspector Harry Callahan, Dirty Harry is a 1971 crime drama about Harry's struggle to capture a psychopathic killer who is referred to as "the Scorpio Killer." Dirty Harry was directed by Don Siegel and featured a leading cast including Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, John Larch, John Mitchum, and Mae Mercer.

Speaking with Corridor Crew, gun expert Taran Butler praises the depiction of a .44 Magnum in Dirty Harry.

Hollywood finally decided to get serious about the Korean War debacle with a pro-Army, anti-politics battle epic that blames our own negotiators as much as the enemy. Director Lewis Milestone and star Gregory Peck lead a full company of favorite actors in a gritty story of ugly combat in absurd conditions: die taking territory today, give it back to the enemy later.

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Viavision [Imprint] 196

1959 / B&w / 1:85 widescreen / 97 min. / Street Date December 28, 2022 / Available from [Imprint] / au 34.95

Starring: Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn, George Peppard, Carl Benton Reid, James Edwards, Bob Steele, Woody Strode, George Shibata, Norman Fell, Robert Blake, Lew Gallo, Biff Elliot, Charles Aidman, Barry Atwater, Leonard Graves, Martin Landau, Ken Lynch, Chuck Hayward, Gavin MacLeod, Bert Remsen, Buzz Martin, William Wellman Jr., Titus Moede, Harry Dean Stanton, Clarence Williams III..

Cinematography: Sam Leavitt

Production Designer: Nicolai Remisoff

Art Director: Edward G. Boyle

Production Illustrator:...

Hello, everyone! August 23rd is a quiet day for horror and sci-fi home media releases, but that doesn’t mean that this week’s offerings aren’t pretty darn great all the same. Scream Factory has put together a killer Collector’s Edition 4K release for Neil Marshall’s Dog Soldiers and Kino Lorber has put together reissues of their Blu-ray box sets for seasons one and two of The Outer Limits, which genre fans will definitely want to pick up.

Cheers!

Dog Soldiers: 4K Collector’s Edition

A group of soldiers dispatched to the Scottish Highlands on special training maneuvers face their biggest fears after they run into Captain Ryan – the only survivor of a Special Ops team that was literally torn to pieces. Ryan refuses to disclose his mission even though whoever attacked his men might be hungry for seconds. Help arrives in the form of a...

It’s one of the best cop shows of the 1960s! Detective Madigan’s police .38 is stolen by a mad-dog killer, forcing him to take extra risks just as more problems personal and professional close in on him. Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens and Harry Guardino give sterling performances, and the assured direction of Don Siegel keeps us on edge throughout. Siegel’s editing is extra-kinetic, and for warped screen villainy, Steve Ihnat’s maniac has no equal.

Madigan

Region B Blu-ray

Powerhouse Indicator

1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen (Techniscope) / 101 min. / Street Date September 12, 2022 / available through Powerhouse / £15.99

Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Susan Clark, Michael Dunn, Steve Ihnat, Don Stroud, Sheree North, Warren Stevens, Raymond St. Jacques, Bert Freed, Harry Bellaver, Frank Marth, Lloyd Gough, Virginia Gregg, Woodrow Parfrey, Conrad Bain.

Cinematography: Russell Metty

Film Editor: Milton Shifman

Visual Effects: Albert Whitlock

Original Music: Don Costa...

Manhattan detective Richard Widmark is up the creek without his .38 special — a maniac killer has stolen it. He’s desperate to get it back, while his personal and professional problems pile up. Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens and Harry Guardino give sterling performances, but the assured direction of Don Siegel is what keeps us on edge throughout. The classic crime saga pushed the limits of the incoming Ratings System — yet provided a style template for a decade of Universal cop shows. Siegel utilizes blunt jarring cutting effects to make its violence feel extra-intense — and for warped screen villainy, Steve Ihnat’s Barney Benesch has no equal — he has less than three minutes of screen time, but you’ll never forget him.

Madigan

Blu-ray

Kl Studio Classics

1968 / Color / 2:35 widescreen (Techniscope) / 101 min. / Street Date November 12, 2019 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Inger Stevens, Harry Guardino, James Whitmore, Susan Clark,...

The month of March is closing out with a busy week of home entertainment releases, with two of the highlights this week being Scream Factory's stunning Steelbook editions for Assault on Precinct 13 and Prince of Darkness. Scream Factory is also keeping busy with their Collector’s Edition release of Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon and their Blu-ray release of IFC Midnight's I Remember You.

David Cronenberg’s Scanners is also making its way into the Criterion Collection this week, and The City of the Dead is the recipient of another limited edition release as well. Other notable titles coming home on March 27th include The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special, The Outer Limits Season 1, Hell’s Kitty, Star Time, The Executioners, Mercy Christmas, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Assault on Precinct 13 Limited Edition Steelbook (Scream Factory, Blu-ray)

Isolated inside a soon-to-be-closed L.A. police station,...

Al Capone is America’s best known gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920s Prohibition era. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless city and an interesting variety of Hollywood stars have had the leading role as Al Capone in the many films that have been made that featured him as a character.

The first film about Capone was produced when he was still making headlines. The main character may be named Antonio Camonte, but there’s little doubt as to who producer Howard Hughes had in mind when he and director Howard Hawks filmed Scarface during the Great Depression. Camonte shares more than the same initials with one Al Capone, who was about to begin his eleven-year sentence for tax evasion when the movie was released...

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First up is King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962)

Lets get ready to rumble!!!!!!!!!! In the far corner of Tokyo, weighing in at 127 tons. 407 feet tall. Wearing a rubber lizard suit. He represents the island nation of Japan. He is the slayer of the shipping lanes! The smasher of cities! The self-proclaimed King of All Monsters! The one and only………Godzilla!!!!!! *Applause*. In the other corner wearing the world’s largest ape suit…..he represents the United States.

A mad extortionist is blowing up rollercoaster rides. Put-upon George Segal must stop him because we all know that the time, the tide and roller coasters wait for no man. Producer Jennings Lang's by-the-numbers suspense thriller is light on suspense and thrills, but the cast is good and the screenplay at least partly intelligent. And hey -- it's got a teenage Helen Hunt! Rollercoaster Blu-ray Shout! Factory 1977 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 119 min. / Street Date June 21, 2016 / 19.99 Starring George Segal, Timothy Bottoms, Henry Fonda, Helen Hunt, Harry Guardino, Susan Strasberg, Craig Wasson, Robert Quarry, Quinn Redeker, Dick Wesson, Gary Franklin, Steve Guttenberg. Cinematography David M. Walsh Original Music Lalo Schifrin Written by Richard Levinson, William Link, Tommy Cook Produced by Jennings Lang Directed by James Goldstone

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Jaws inspired plenty of rip-off movies about sharks, bears, killer whales and monster octopi threatening beaches. Since it wasn't safe to go back to the water,...

Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson on the Oscars' Red Carpet Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson at the Academy Awards Eli Wallach and wife Anne Jackson are seen above arriving at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The 95-year-old Wallach had received an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November 2010. See also: "Doris Day Inexplicably Snubbed by Academy," "Maureen O'Hara Honorary Oscar," "Honorary Oscars: Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo Among Rare Women Recipients," and "Hayao Miyazaki Getting Honorary Oscar." Delayed film debut The Actors Studio-trained Eli Wallach was to have made his film debut in Fred Zinnemann's Academy Award-winning 1953 blockbuster From Here to Eternity. Ultimately, however, Frank Sinatra – then a has-been following a string of box office duds – was cast for a pittance, getting beaten to a pulp by a pre-stardom Ernest Borgnine. For his bloodied efforts, Sinatra went on...

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Charles Bronson was 55 at the time of “St Ives” (1976). He was just a couple years past his star-making turn in “Death Wish”, and was enjoying a surprising run of success. I say surprising because Bronson had, after all, been little more than a craggy second banana for most of his career. Now, inexplicably, he had box office clout as a leading man. In fact, Bronson reigned unchallenged for a few years as the most popular male actor in international markets. Yes, even bigger than Eastwood, Newman, Reynolds, Redford, or any other 1970s star you can name. Many of Bronson’s movies were partly financed by foreign investors, for even if his movies didn’t score stateside, they still drew buckets of money in Prague or Madrid. Some have suggested that his popularity on foreign screens was due to how little he said in his movies (there was...

Update August 14: Broadway will go dark: The marquees of Broadway theatres in New York will be dimmed in memory of Lauren Bacall on Friday, August 15, at exactly 7:45 p.m. for one minute.

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In the credits to his masterpiece "Unforgiven," Clint Eastwood included a dedication: "for Don Siegel and Sergio Leone." Leone was a no-brainer, one of the great filmmakers who worked with Clint on a trio of films ("The Good The Bad And The Ugly," "A Fistful Of Dollars" and "For A Few Dollars More"). But Siegel was less beloved of cinephiles. A cosmopolitan Chicago native who studied at Jesus College, Cambridge, he started directing montages at Warner Bros. (including the opening scene of "Casablanca"), before breaking into features, with a string of B-movies with everyone from Robert Mitchum to Elvis Presley (the latter on 1960's "Flaming Star"), but became most notable for his work with Eastwood on five pictures from 1968's "Coogan's Bluff" to 1979's "Escape From Alcatraz."

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The St. Louis Globe-Democrat is a monthly newspaper run by Steve DeBellis, a well know St. Louis historian, and it.s the largest one-man newspaper in the world. The concept of The Globe is that there is an old historic headline, then all the articles in that issue are written as though it.s the year that the headline is from. It.s an unusual concept but the paper is now in its 25th successful year! Steve and I collaborated last Spring on an all-Vincent Price issue of The Globe and I.ve been writing a regular monthly movie-related column since. Since there is no on-line version of The Globe, I post all of my articles here at We Are Movie Geeks. This month’s edition of The Globe takes place in 1947. The headline on the cover will scream “Al Capone Dead!” and there will be several articles about the famous gangster.

“You spend all your time hitting people?”

“I take Sundays off.”

Al Capone is a man who has been depicted or based on the man in films multiple times over the years. Roger Corman definitely saw the potential in making a period piece film and funded a Capone biographical picture. But only the way Corman knows best, which is to add some nudity, have some foul language and throw in a heaping pile of the red stuff throughout, giving this crime film an exploitation era feel that gives it a certain charm.

Al Capone is a two-bit hoodlum in New York City in 1901 when he makes a name for himself by beating up some cops, while trying to help some other criminals who were working for Frankie Yale (John Cassavettes). He doesn’t mention any names while in police custody, which gives him a one way ticket to Yale and...

Hitting movie theaters this weekend:

Hop – Russell Brand, James Marsden, Elizabeth Perkins

Insidious – Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins

Source Code – Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

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Source Code

The Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga

The Plot: A soldier (Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a harrowing train bombing until he can determine who is responsible for it.

The Buzz: Source Code looks to be a Quantum Leap meets Groundhog Day sci-fi action romp. 35 seconds into the film’s trailer, I half expected Jake Gyllenhaal to utter, “oh boy.” He instead exclaims, “no, no, no, no,” as if to echo my thoughts exactly — I don’t want to see Gyllenhaal act the same “stop the terrorist on the train” scene, over and over and over again.

I have a strong feeling that this...

Edgar Wright returns to the New Beverly grindhouse in Los Angeles with his resume of flicks along with a boatload of his favorites. This is the second time the fan favorite filmmaker has taken over the retro theater where he will be present for Q & A’s and a raucous good time.

january 14, 15 The Wright Stuff II – Triple Feature! All Tickets $10

Shaun Of The Dead Fri / Sat: 7:30 2004, UK / France / USA, 99 minutes Edgar Wright will appear In Person, schedule permitting, Friday & Saturday to discuss! directed by Edgar Wright; written by Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright; starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Dylan Moran Trailer

Hot Fuzz Fri / Sat: 9:30 2007, UK / France / USA, 121 minutes directed by Edgar Wright; written by Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright; starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Bill Nighy

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Fri / Sat: 11:59pm (Midnight) 2009, USA / UK / Canada,...