{"product_id":"clint-the-man-and-the-movies","title":"Clint The Man And The Movies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed film critic and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, the definitive biography of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in the history of the medium, and an indelible fixture of American culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eC-L-I-N-T. In that short, sharp syllable, there is an emblem of American manhood and morality and sheer bloody-minded will, for better and worse, on screen and off, for more than sixty years. Whether he''s holding a pistol, an orangutan, or a boxing glove; whether he''s facing down bad guys on a western street (Old West or new, no matter); staring through the lens of a camera; or accepting one of his thirteen Oscars (including two for Best Picture); he is as blunt, curt, and solid as his name, a star of the old school stripe \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003eone of the most prolific and accomplished directors of his time, a man of rock and iron and brute force: Clint. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo tell the story of Clint Eastwood is to tell the story of nearly a century of American culture. No Hollywood figure so completely and complexly represents the cultural and political climates of contemporary America. At age ninety-four, he has lived a tumultuous century and embodied much of his time and many of its contradictions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe picture him most immediately as he has appeared to us on screen: squinting through cigarillo smoke in \u003cem\u003eA Fistful of Dollars \u003c\/em\u003eor \u003cem\u003eThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e; imposing rough justice at the point of a .44 Magnum in \u003cem\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/em\u003e; sowing moral vengeance in \u003cem\u003eThe Outlaw Josey Wales \u003c\/em\u003eor \u003cem\u003ePale Rider\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eabandoning farming for murder-for-hire in \u003cem\u003eUnforgiven\u003c\/em\u003e; grudgingly training a woman boxer in \u003cem\u003eMillion Dollar Baby\u003c\/em\u003e; standing up for his neighbors despite his racism toward them in \u003cem\u003eGran Torino\u003c\/em\u003e. But those are roles, however well-cast and convincing, and they are two-dimensional in comparison to the whole life. The reality of Clint Eastwood is far more rich, knotty, and absorbing—a saga of cunning, determination, and conquest, a great American story about a man ascending to the Hollywood pantheon while keeping a gimlet eye on its ways and habits and one foot firmly planted outside its door. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57395547570558,"sku":"NW9780063251021","price":21.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780063251021.jpg?v=1778672931","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/clint-the-man-and-the-movies","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}