Clint Eastwood – Tail Slate

‘Richard Jewell’ is no gem

“I am not a Democrat because they want your money. I am not a Republican because they take your rights away.” – Watson Bryant, attorney for Richard Jewell Perhaps the time has come for a new Hollywood movie rating scale. … Read more

TailSlate’s Top Ten Directorial Debuts (by actors)

by Brian Milinsky

TailSlate has been a fan of Greta Gerwig for a very long time, both as an actress and a writer. Now her directorial debut film, Lady Bird is in theaters. So TailSlate decided to take a look at what we … Read more

‘Sully’ soars and crashes at the same time

by Brian Milinsky

A decent depiction of the true story of the man who performed the “Miracle on the Hudson”

‘American Sniper’ hits the target, dead center

by Brian Milinsky

Bradley Cooper as CPO Chris Kyle in 'American Sniper' — Bradley Cooper as CPO Chris Kyle in ‘American Sniper’

The movie American Sniper is based on Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle’s bestselling autobiography with the title American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U. S. History. This book spent 37 weeks on the NY Times Best Seller list.

Amy Adams delights in ‘Trouble With the Curve’

by Brian Milinsky

Amy Adams and Clint Eastwood are daughter and father in 'Trouble with the Curve' — Amy Adams and Clint Eastwood are daughter and father in ‘Trouble with the Curve’

[rating=3]Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard and Joe Massingill
Director(s): George Lorenz
Writer(s): Randy Brown

Any serious baseball fan knows the names Ferguson Jenkins and Mike Schmidt, both members of the Hall of Fame. Few if any know the name of Tony Lucadello, but without him, they’d have never heard of Jenkins or Schmidt. He was the baseball scout who signed both players to their first contract.

Letters From Iwo Jima

by Douglas Strassler

Clint Eastwood’s second look at Iwo Jima this year is a must-see.

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Mystic River’ is richly performed, beautifully executed

by Jonathan Cane

Kevin Bacon in 'Mystic River' — Kevin Bacon in ‘Mystic River’

[rating=3]Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney
Director(s): Clint Eastwood
Writer(s): Screenplay by Brian Helgeland; Based upon the novel by Dennis Lehane

Deeply nuanced performances breathe reality into the film’s somewhat tried plot devices, and ultimately overshadow a director’s visible manipulation and a studio’s heavy handed marketing to deliver an intensely satisfying film.