This was the not the first title I had in mind for this piece. But when I dug into Clint Eastwood’s life and career, it seemed particularly apt – and not even close to an overstatement. Just consider this: Over a career spanning over half a century, he’s been involved in over ninety film productions, and directed thirty films. Having … More Details

Truthfully, Halloween is even more fun now that all the juvenile fuss is behind me, because all I need worry about is which movie will do the best job of petrifying me this year.
My own personal exploration along these lines inspired me to compile a fresh list of skin-crawling entries that in my view do full justice to the spirit of Halloween.
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On the first of this month, Walter Matthau, who left us just a decade ago, would have turned ninety. Ruminating on this unnoticed milestone made me consider anew what a unique and gifted screen actor he was. Matthau was never endowed with the superficial attributes of your typical Hollywood star: he had a pronounced New York accent, a stooping gait, … More Details