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Thread ID: 16301 | Posts: 11 | Started: 2005-01-14
2005-01-14 14:50 | User Profile
"'Dirty Harry' actor Clint Eastwood says if Michael Moore ever shows up at his door with a camera, he will kill the controversial movie director. Eastwood stunned a New York filmmaking audience with his comments, the New York Daily News' Lloyd Grove reported today in his must-read column.
"Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common - we both appreciate living in a country where there's free _expression," Eastwood was quoted as telling the National Board of Review awards dinner in New York Tuesday night.
With a cold glare Eastwood took notice of Moore sitting in the audience and said bluntly and without a smile: "But, Michael, if you ever show up at my front door with a camera - I'll kill you."
The Daily News reports the audience erupted in laughter, and Eastwood grinned. "I mean it," Eastwood said again.
One of the few Republicans in Hollywood, Eastwood had once served as Mayor of Carmel, Calif.
Eastwood made his comments while accepting the Special Filmmaking Achievement prize for "Million Dollar Baby."
Moore was said to be in the rear of the audience when Eastwood made his biting remarks.
Moore also won the group's "Freedom of _Expression" award for his Bush-bashing "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Apparently, Moore has not taken kindly to death threats in the past.
The News notes that last year "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 was quoted as saying.
Moore may have lightened up a bit. His agent told the News: "Michael laughed along with everyone else, and took Mr. Eastwood's comments in the lighthearted spirit in which they were given."
Still, we hope Michael Moore won't put Eastwood to the test and show up at his door with a camera.
"Go ahead, punk, make my day."
NewsMax.com
Naughty, naughty, Clint Eastwood! :tongue:
2005-01-14 14:56 | User Profile
Considering Moore's penchant for selective editing, Clint has the right idea. No matter what he says, Moore could make it suit his purposes.
2005-01-14 15:34 | User Profile
But Steven Spielberg is welcome anytime.
2005-01-19 02:31 | User Profile
ya gotta ask yourself one question...do you feel lucky, well do ya PUNK ?!
2005-01-19 07:42 | User Profile
[QUOTE=JoseyWales]ya gotta ask yourself one question...do you feel lucky, well do ya PUNK ?![/QUOTE]Cute of course. But I have to advise anyone admiring this Eastwood stunt "don't try this at home".
Even for a Hollywood popular celbrity, there are a number of statues I know Moore could prosecute Eastwood on if he so chose. He won't of course, because of publicity considerations, but in this particular case only.
2005-01-19 09:07 | User Profile
Few, if any, Hollywood action stars have grovelled before the Meme of the Wise Holy Nigra like Eastwood has. I believe it's measurably smoothed the way for his second career as a director.
Take a look again at UNFORGIVEN and ask yourself why a gunman travelling with a black man circa 1880 never once hears the N Word uttered, even by the men who persecute (and eventually kill the black). And speaking of dead Negroes, has one [B]ever [/B] been so blatantly presented as a Christ-figure as Morgan Freeman in that movie? Yet Hollywood couldn't garland enough praise on the film, one that plainly states that townspeople who build communities and enforce the law are Satanic Evil Personified, while Ultimate Good can be found only in reformed murderers, whores and saintly blacks.
Look again at Eastwood's career and life, particularly the past 20 years when he began getting too old for action movies. He has more in common with Moore than you'd think.
2005-01-19 14:30 | User Profile
[QUOTE=il ragno] Look again at Eastwood's career and life, particularly the past 20 years when he began getting too old for action movies. He has more in common with Moore than you'd think.[/QUOTE] I'm afraid I have to agree, which is a shame, since some of his old westerns were quite good. 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' is a fantastic movie, in my opinion.
2005-01-19 14:37 | User Profile
The movies Eastwood directed over the past several years have been horrible, boring pieces of crapola, including that abomination "Mystic River". Look for that crappy trend to continue with Clint's latest piece of predictable Hollywood crap "Million Dollar Baby".
At least Michael Moore, love him or loathe him (as most of us do), his films are anything but boring.
2005-01-19 15:39 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Quantrill]I'm afraid I have to agree, which is a shame, since some of his old westerns were quite good. 'The Outlaw Josey Wales' is a fantastic movie, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
I think all his movies were junk.
2005-01-19 17:44 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Gabrielle]I think all his movies were junk.[/QUOTE] Well, you're certainly entitled to your opinion, but every Southern male I've ever met has loved 'The Outlaw Josey Wales.'
2005-01-20 01:47 | User Profile
What was Eastwood's take on that tsunami thing that happened a few weeks ago? With regards to that telethon that aired over the weekend, he said "Either you can look away or you can help" (paraphrasing). My, what a man of conscience he is. :yawn: