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Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. The people he once called his neighbors have all moved or passed away, replaced by Hmong immigrants, from Southeast Asia, he despises. Resentful of virtually everything and .. Read more

Starring	Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang, Brian Haley
Director	Clint Eastwood
Genres	Drama

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Eastwood's son joins baseball drama cast
- WENN Newsdesk
- 09 Feb 2012
Clint Eastwood's son Scott has landed a leading role in dad's new baseball movie Trouble With The Curve. The younger Eastwood will play a minor league hopeful who attracts the eye of the Gran Turino star's scout character in Robert Lorenz's directorial debut, according to Variety. It's not the first time Scott Eastwood has appeared in one of his father's films - he showed up in Flags of Our Fathers, Gran Torino and Invictus. Amy Adams will portray Eastwood's daughter in the film and Justin... Read more
Depp named America's favourite actor in online poll
- WENN Newsdesk
- 19 Jan 2012
Johnny Depp has been named America's favourite actor for the second consecutive year. The Pirates of the Caribbean star beat out movie veteran Clint Eastwood and Denzel Washington to top the annual Harris Poll, which also ranks Tom Hanks at four and late icon John Wayne at five. Dirty Harry legend Eastwood has not featured in a movie since 2008's Gran Torino and has instead turned his focus to directing, taking charge of 2011's J. Edgar. The top 10 is rounded out by George Clooney, Sandra... Read more
Mall Cop steals top spot at U.S. box office
- 19 Jan 2009
Comedy star KEVIN JAMES' new film PAUL BLART: MALL COP has wrestled its way to the top spot of the U.S. box office - taking in £22.7 million in its opening weekend (17/18Jan09). The film, in which James plays an over-zealous security guard, knocked Clint Eastwood's latest directorial/acting offering Gran Torino into second place - one week after the drama became the biggest opening movie of Eastwood's career with takings of £19.5 million. Torino's second week in theatres earned the... Read more
Eastwood drama tops US box office
- 13 Jan 2009
Gran Torino, the new vengeance drama directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, has gone straight to the top of the US box office charts. Eastwood plays a Korean War veteran who takes the law into his own hands after clashing with a gang of street thugs. The movie raked in some $29.3 million (£19.7 million) to top the chart, breaking Eastwood's record for an opening weekend on full nationwide release. Wedding comedy Bride Wars, starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, debuted at number two... Read more
Kevin James' Mall Cop tops US chart
- 20 Jan 2009
New comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop has claimed the number one spot on the US box office chart after its first weekend on release. Starring Kevin James as a New Jersey mall security officer who takes on a criminal gang, the movie pulled in some $33.8 million (£23 million) during its first three days. Last week's number one Gran Torino was relegated to second place, while horror remake My Bloody Valentine 3D opened at third with takings of $21.9 million. Notorious, a biopic of the late rapper... Read more

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  Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. The people he once called his neighbors have all moved or passed away, replaced by Hmong immigrants, from Southeast Asia, he despises. Resentful of ...