Gran Torino

Movies for Grownups

Chuck Weinstock | Posted 05.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hollywood Studios, Media, Movies, Movie Industry, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Paul Blart, The Departed, Drama, Gran Torino, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Slumdog Millionaire, Adult Drama, Entertainment News

Movies for grownups seem to be in trouble. You can't pick up a newspaper without reading another article about the new studio decree: They're not making adult dramas anymore.

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Two by Earth, Three by Fire: Detroit Revisited

Lester Sloan | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Michigan State, Ford, Walter Reuther, Gran Torino, Anderson Cooper, Detroit Riot, Hybrid Cars, Woodward Avenue, Red Wings, Jim Crow, Eastern Market, Final Four, Lynching, River Rouge, White Flight, Stanley Cup, United Auto Workers Union, Detroit Institute of Art, Arson, Fred Astaire, Devil's Night, Motown, Detroit, Greek Town, St.Lawrence Seaway, Chrysler, Pall Mall, Great Migration, Detroit-Michigan, Living News

Ironically, it is still Detroit that gives the suburbs a sense of place and America a reason to hope.

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Chance of Death by Street Violence Depends on Where You Live: Can Better Data and Information Unlock the Deadly Pattern?

Mari Gallagher | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gun Violence, Chicago Gun Violence, Daley Gun Violence, Poverty, Gran Torino, Chicago Violence, Chicago Street Violence, Dantrell Davis, Urban Violence, Gangs, Chicago News

There has been no clear-cut formula for systematically predicting and curtailing the violent activity that plagues Chicago and other cities. Can that change?

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Watchmen Does $55 Million Over Opening Weekend -- Why this is Good News and Bad News

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dark Knight, Jonas Brothers, Box Office, Taken, Watchmen, Superman Returns, Paul Blart, Gran Torino, Madea Goes to Jail, Batman Begins, Slumdog Millionaire, Movies, 300, Entertainment News

When you factor in the money earned, as well as the gender neutral demographics, Watchmen comes off as a male version of Sex & The City.

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"Mall Cop" Still Box Office Champ, Despite Oscar Bumps

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 02.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Film, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Box Office, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Award Season, Gran Torino, Frost/Nixon, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" wasn't ready to turn over his box-office badge this weekend as the film about a bumbling shopping center se...

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Oscar Snubs In Depth

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Sheen, Clint Eastwood, The Dark Knight, Academy Awards, Gran Torino, Revolutionary Road, The Oscars, Leonardo Dicaprio, Sam Mendes, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It's been a crowded awards season, full of lavish spectacles and gripping indies. So naturally there were some surprises...

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Greening Hollywood: Santa Barbara's Film Festival, An Eco-Heaven-By-The-Sea

Paige Donner | Posted 03.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Backyard Bowls, Paraffin Hand Treatment, Fake Bake, Kate Winslet, Naturopathic, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Couples Massage, Angels List, Veuve Clicquot, Jurlique, Champagne Facial, Le Reve, Organic Spas, Clint Eastwood, Penelope Cruz, Cielo Spa, Soy Candles, Roger Durling, Eco-Tourism, State Street, Aromatherapy, Green Spas, Barefoot Massage, Bazil Essentials, Sbiff, Talulah, Eminence, Gran Torino, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Revolutionary Road, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oregon, Living News

Santa Barbara is an eco-tourist's heaven. There are many organic food restaurants and a few outstanding organic spas for the travel and film-screening-weary.

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We All Live in Clint Eastwood's America

Allison Silver | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Obama Transition, Rule of Law, Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood Politics, Politics News

The Bush administration, as events rolled out over the last eight years, has regularly said, "Who could have seen this coming?" Well, for one, Clint Eastwood did.

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Clint Eastwood Has His Best Opening Ever, Beats "Bride"

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 02.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino, Box Office, Bride Wars, Film, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Clint Eastwood had another million-dollar baby with "Gran Torino," which led the box office with $29.5 million in its first weeken...

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Advertisement: Trailer For "Gran Torino" (VIDEO)

Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Advertisement, Gran Torino, Trailer, Movies, Video, Entertainment News

Watch the trailer for Warner Bros.' "Gran Torino"....

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On Gran Torino and Christ Eastwood

Disgrasian | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Clint Eastwood, Heroes, Asians, Asian-Americans, Gran Torino, Asian Americans, Hmong, Redemption, Movies, Entertainment News

Once again, Big White Dude saves the Little Yellow Dude -- unable to protect himself or his family, of course -- and gets to be the hero.

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Leo, Hathaway And Eastwood Win At Glitzy Palm Springs Festival

AP | MICHAEL CIDONI | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Leonardo Dicaprio, Anne Hathaway, Clint Eastwood, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Gran Torino, Revolutionary Road, Award Season, Entertainment News

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The world economy is in dire straits, but you sure wouldn't know it from the red carpet at the 20th-annual Palm Springs I...

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Oscar Contenders Dribble Out Slowly

New York Times | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gran Torino, Revolutionary Road, Milk, Frost/Nixon, The Wrestler, The Oscars, Award Season, Golden Globes, Doubt, Entertainment News

This year's movie awards season has played out like Oscar night at Minsky's. At least a dozen of the supposedly hottest contenders -- among them "The ...

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Clint and Cheney: a Tale of Two Dicks

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

The VP and Eastwood's character are both gruff, prickly, taciturn, sandpaper-voiced men, given to conservative views, macho posturing, and a narrow view of right and wrong. And they both always seem on the verge of telling people around them to go f**k themselves. Read More Will The Madoff Debacle Finally End The "Who Could Have Known?" Era? Iraq. Fannie Mae. Citigroup. Bernie Madoff. When you look at the elements that were crucial to the creation of each of these debacles, it's amazing how much in common they all have. And not just in how they began but in how they ended: with those responsible being amazed at what happened, because...who could have known? Read More Watch: Arianna Talks New Media and Politics with Ashton Kutcher

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White House Still "Gathering Information" While Detroit Suppliers go Bankrupt

Steve Parker | Posted 01.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Toyota Camry, Chapter 11, White House, Thailand, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Flint, Chrysler, Rick Wagoner, United Auto Workers, Cars, Detroit News, Arizona, Facebook, Ford, Detroit Newspapers, Key Plastics, Los Angeles Auto Show, Mark Fields, Southern California, Larry King, Daewoo Lacetti, General Motors, Japanese Cars, Ford Flex, President Bush, Carl Levin, President-Elect Barack Obama, China Brilliance, Uaw, Bankruptcy, Gm, Minivan, Alan Mulally, Special Devices, Detroit Three, Gran Torino, Detroit Free Press, Washington DC, Sandy Levin, Clint Eastwood, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze, Bill Ford, TARP and Auto Bailout, Henry Ford, Detroit Three Loans, South Korea, European Cars, Henry Paulson, Sabic, Detroit Bailout, Automaker Bailout, Detroit, Big Three Automakers, Detroit Automakers, Unions, Auto Industry, Automakers, Jobs, Bailout, Unemployment, The Big 3, Labor Unions, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Detroit Auto Show, Business News

Even Bush doesn't want to go down in history as the man who oversaw the destruction of GM, Ford and Chrysler (I hope), and I'd guess Obama wishes he could install his own new team now and fire Paulson.

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Review: Gran Torino (2008)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood, The Oscars, Review, Entertainment, Movies, Entertainment News

Gran Torino 2008 116 minutes rated R by Scott Mendelson Clint Eastwood is the rare actor who has had two 'final acts' in his career. The first came...

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus von Staffenberg

Jamie Malanowski | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Violence, Christmas, Gran Torino, Holidays, Valkyrie, The Spirit, Movies, Entertainment News

It's a weird way to mark the season of peace, but it must be said that Hollywood's willingness to spike the eggnog with a bit of blood has led to some interesting mash-ups.

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AFI's Top 10 Films Of 2008

AP | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Afi, American Film Institute, The Wrestler, Film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, Batman: The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Wendy and Lucy, Frozen River, Frost/Nixon, Gran Torino, Wall-E, Lists, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The Batman epic "The Dark Knight," the political biopic "Milk" and the gritty drama "The Wrestler" were among critical favorites t...

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"Earth," Clint, "Doubt" And Che Have Big Weekends

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 01.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Gran Torino, Film, Box Office, Doubt, Che, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — Audiences sat still for Keanu Reeves' sci-fi remake "The Day the Earth Stood Still," making it the weekend's top movie with a $31 ...

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Clint Eastwood Oscar Talk: He Doesn't Care

New York Times | Posted 01.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood, Film, The Oscars, Award Season, Entertainment News

BEING introduced to Clint Eastwood is something like seeing a California redwood for the first time. The difference is that this redwood, even at the ...

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Clint Eastwood On "Gran Torino," Getting Old And The Spike Lee Feud

AP | ALICIA QUARLES | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Spike Lee, Gran Torino, Film, Spike Lee Clint Eastwood, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — As one of Hollywood's most honored figures, Clint Eastwood can be selective about his on-screen company _ and for "Gran Torino," he d...

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Gran Torino: Who's Saving Whom?

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gran Torino, Clint Eastwood, Movies, Walking Tall, Racism, Racial Slurs, Racism in Movies, Entertainment News

Is Gran Torino a breakthrough -- or the same old same old, tricked out with a potentially Oscar-winning performance by Eastwood?

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