Posted on 01/13/2005 9:16:30 AM PST by pikecountyrepublican
Clint Eastwood squinted like Dirty Harry Tuesday night as he took aim at Michael Moore.
"Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common - we both appreciate living in a country where there's free expression," Eastwood told the star-dotted crowd attending the National Board of Review awards dinner at Tavern on the Green, where Eastwood picked up a Special Filmmaking Achievement prize for "Million Dollar Baby."
Then, the Republican-leaning actor/director advised the lefty filmmaker: "But, Michael, if you ever show up at my front door with a camera - I'll kill you."
The audience erupted in laughter, and Eastwood grinned dangerously.
"I mean it," he added, provoking more guffaws.
Sitting well out of range at a table in back, Moore - who received a special "Freedom of Expression" award for his anti-Bush polemic "Fahrenheit 9/11" - chuckled.
What a difference from last summer, when Moore's supporters complained that death threats were arriving almost daily and the director showed up at the Democratic Convention with a security detail.
Back then, Moore was outraged when CNN anchor Bill Hemmer suggested during an interview that some folks might want to see him dead.
"Can you think of any other interview in the history of television where a politician or a movie director was asked about people wanting to see him dead?" Moore seethed to me at the time.
But, in this case, Moore's rep told me yesterday: "Michael laughed along with everyone else, and took Mr. Eastwood's comments in the lighthearted spirit in which they were given."
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My GOD do you have a fetish for FAT pieces of excrement. I suppose you voted for that TRAITOR too. If you want to condemn the Democratic Party to extinction Put this Bastard on full time.
So any western not made outside of Hollywood is not worth its weight?
I think its a case of Leone being a much better film maker then Eastwood is. Try as he may he'll never have the eye or unique sensibility of his two great mentors Leone or Don Siegel (Unforgiven is dedicated to both of them btw)
feelin' lucky, fat punk?
That was Rawhide....as Rowdy.
but Clint had made guest appearances on Wagon Train before that.
make me think of old Wishbone....and his chuckwagon.
Rawhide was a staple at my house....Friday nights, always homecooked burgers....then came color and High Chapparel.
"Michael laughed along with everyone else, and took Mr. Eastwood's comments in the lighthearted spirit in which they were given."
Go rent the movie, "THE BEGUILDED," if you haven't already seen it. 1971..Clint is beautiful in this movie. I think it is one of his best and most underrated performances. It's actually quite provocative for the time, also.
I was aware of that. I think Unforgiven is a fine movie.
I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it. Clint Eastwood
Kingston dancehall star...late 80s..lol
Ditto me on that one.
I don't blame you. He's the type of guy that women like and men admire.
Point taken. I liked Unforgiven. You obviously have a deep interest in westerns. I like a good western, though I am nowhere near the fan you appear to be. In highschool, I worked at a comic book / nostalgia store. The owner was more of a western movie buff, but the comics seemed to bring in steady business. I recall sitting in the back store room after work and watching reel after reel of old westerns and sci-fi serials. I actually got to meet the "King of the Cowboys" through my friendship with the store owner.
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