Obama Responds to Eastwood, Rush Praises Clint, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Sep 1, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including another possible Paul Ryan lie, and a key battleground state makes a decision that could affect the presidential election's outcome. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rachel Maddow at a Loss for Words After Clint’s RNC Speech

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 31, 2012 As host of her very own MSNBC program, the loquacious Rachel Maddow pretty much always has something to say about the day's issues. But occasionally, even Maddow gets tongue-tied. Like, for example, when she tried to explain actor Clint Eastwood's dialogue with an empty chair at the Republican National Convention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clint Eastwood Tells Us Something About the GOP

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 31, 2012 The 82-year-old actor-director-tough guy gave a bizarre and rambling, sometimes incoherent speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, centered on a mock interview with an imaginary President Obama sitting in a nearby empty chair.The actor gave a bizarre and rambling, sometimes incoherent speech at the RNC, centered on a mock interview with an imaginary President Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clint, Rick and the Limits of Pessimism

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Feb 9, 2012 What do Rick Santorum and Clint Eastwood have in common? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Eastwood on Detroit: ‘Motor City Is Fighting Again’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2012 Those who caught the Super Bowl broadcast Sunday might have heard Clint Eastwood's gravelly growl emanating from their sets during one of the big game's coveted ad breaks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘J. Edgar’: Hoover’s Hubris Writ Large

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Nov 9, 2011 This is a brave film. There was a time when J. Edgar Hoover was among the most prominent Americans and there was no way to make a reasonably honest movie about him. Now there is a tendency to ask, J. Edgar Who?Even by Clint Eastwood's austere standards, "J. Edgar" is a very plain movie. And all the more powerful being so. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Eastwood Confused, Dismayed by Today’s ‘Perverted Politics’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2008 Seasoned film star and "Changeling" director Clint Eastwood says American politics aren't what they used to be; in fact, the grizzled sort-of-libertarian thinks they're even a little "perverted" -- but not like that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Spielberg Negotiates Rare Peace Agreement Between Feuding Directors

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2008 It's good to know that there are still people, in this time of great strife, who believe in the power of diplomatic negotiation over brute force even if the people in this particular case happen to be two Hollywood directors apparently possessed of egos the size of Sarah Palin's home state . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clint Eastwood to Spike Lee: Shut Your Face

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2008 Clint Eastwood doesn't mince words about his opinion concerning Spike Lee's criticisms of Eastwood films like "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Bird." Lee has repeatedly called Eastwood on the carpet for his racial politics in those movies. Well, Eastwood has offered Lee quite the definitive comeback: "A guy like him should shut his face." Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )