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58 h. ago The good, the bad and the ugly: Clint Eastwood’s interview debacle reveals bleak truths about film journalism

An Austrian newspaper ran an interview with the cinema legend which he denied ever giving. What actually happens in the world of movie reporting can be yet more murkyIt is no surprise that Austrian newspaper Kurier’s Clint Eastwood interview went viral over the weekend. An audience with a 95-year-old film legend containing stern words about the current state of cinema was always going to go like a rocket. Particularly during cinema’s dregs season: the thin period post Cannes and pre the summer proper, with Mission: Impossible fever fading fast and Lilo & Stitch ruling the box office – a success from which only so many stories can be spun.Further evidence of this thinness comes from a quick scan of the news stories run over the past week in some of the trade magazines – Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Screen International – who must keep producing them, regardless of actual material. These include a write-off of an interview in which Michael Cera says he didn’t think Jacki...

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3 d. ago Austrian newspaper cuts ties with writer over Clint Eastwood ‘exclusive’

Kurier editor says Q&A that was picked up by other outlets contained old quotes from round-table eventsOne of Austria’s leading newspapers has severed ties with a Hollywood reporter after admitting she repackaged old comments by Clint Eastwood and presented them as a supposedly exclusive interview.In an apparent journalistic coup, the Vienna-based daily Kurier published a Q&A with Eastwood last Friday and it was picked up around the world over the weekend due to the Oscar-winning actor’s outspoken criticism of Hollywood’s “era of remakes and franchises”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Clint Eastwood denies giving viral interview to Austrian newspaper

Actor says interview published by Kurier newspaper last week ‘entirely phony’

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4 d. ago Clint Eastwood calls viral interview a fabrication: ‘Completely phony’

The actor and director claims that an Austrian newspaper invented a recent interview with himClint Eastwood has released a statement to claim a recent interview with him is a fabrication.Quotes from an alleged interview with the Oscar-winning actor and director had gone viral over the weekend and were picked up by a number of sites. Yet Eastwood has now said that he never spoke to anyone from German-language Austrian newspaper Kurier. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Clint Eastwood calls viral interview a fabrication: ‘Entirely phony’

The actor and director claims that an Austrian newspaper invented a recent interview with himClint Eastwood has released a statement to claim a recent interview with him is a fabrication.Quotes from an alleged interview with the Oscar-winning actor and director had gone viral over the weekend and were picked up by a number of sites. Yet Eastwood has now said that he never spoke to anyone from German-language Austrian newspaper Kurier. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘I’m open about how hard it is’: Stephanie Case breastfed her baby in 100km race and still won

Human rights lawyer returned to running at the Snowdonia ultra-trail six months after giving birthIn Chamonix Stephanie Case is swaying the sway of a new mother. Pepper, her baby, is cocooned in a sling, defying sleep and gurgling politely over the video call. They became viral sensations last month when ultrarunner Stephanie won the women’s section of the Snowdonia ultra-trail, a 100km race with 21,000ft of ascent, while stopping to breastfeed Pepper en route.It was an extraordinary achievement six months after giving birth and slots into an extraordinary life – on the one hand, a human rights lawyer, working in warzones around the world; on the other, an ultrarunner, whose charity, Free to Run, empowers young women and girls in areas of conflict. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca is PREGNANT: Nepo baby expecting second child 7 months after arrest drama

Francesca Eastwood has revealed she's expecting her second child-uplifting news following her felony domestic violence arrest last fall.

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7 d. ago Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca pregnant as she shares huge baby bump

The actress, daughter of Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher took to Instagram on Friday to share stunning photos of herself cradling her baby bump

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8 d. ago Elisabeth Moss goes viral for all the wrong reasons as fans call to sack her stylist

Netizens called out the stylist responsible for the look Moss wore on the cover of Variety's latest issue, with one saying they did her 'dirty.'

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1 week ago James McEachin dead: Legendary Columbo actor and Clint Eastwood co

James McEachin has died aged 94, it has been reported

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2 w. ago Chef in hunger strike for Palestine says 'food used as a weapon is inhumane'

Max La Manna, chef turned activist, went viral for his hunger strike, in which he is calling on social media viewers and UK supermarkets to boycott Israeli produce - now he reflects on his journey

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2 w. ago Primark's 'glamourous' £16 bag is the 'ultimate holiday accessory'

Primark shoppers are calling the viral £16 bag a "holiday essential"

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2 w. ago She was in Titanic, had a kid with Clint Eastwood and is now a blonde, who is she?

These days she is unrecognizable with long wavy blonde hair which she debuted in 32nd Annual Race To Erase MS Gala at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Friday.

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3 w. ago Clint Eastwood turns 95 this month...see how Hollywood's ultimate tough guy looks now

Legendary tough guy actor and director Clint Eastwood is waging the one battle even he can't win.

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3 w. ago Kylie Jenner called out for 'mommying' Timothee Chalamet in viral clip before their red carpet debut

Kylie Jenner's fans are flipping out over a short video posted by French designer Haider Ackermann.

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4 w. ago Career change: Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart and Harris Dickinson to premiere directorial debuts at Cannes

Eleanor the Great, The Chronology of Water and Urchin are all in the festival’s prestigious Un Certain Regard sidebar. A first step to being the next Clint Eastwood?First-time directors with films premiering at Cannes next week would be forgiven for feeling nervous. But three of the directors who are unveiling their debut features in France are less likely than their peers to be quaking as they approach the red carpet.Actors Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Stewart and Harris Dickinson are all among the film-makers with movies screening in Cannes’ prestigious sidebar Un Certain Regard over the next 10 days. Continue reading...

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