Includes filmography. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Afterword / Paul Seydor. 14. "The Eiger Sanction: midlife and midcareer on Eastwood's vertical frontier / Mark Maynard -- 2. Forced into heroism: Clint Eastwood's reluctant protagonists in The Eiger Sanction, the Gauntlet, and Firefox / Edward Lamberti -- 3. Why are we stuck in low-Earth orbit?: sexagenarian Space Cowboys and the failing body of their American dream / W.D. Phillips -- 4. Empowering the victim: Eastwood as a director of women / Raymond Foery -- 5. Manufactured in America: Clint Eastwood, Chrysler's Halftime in America, and the Republican National Convention / Craig Rinne -- 6. The Real War that got into the movies: Eastwood and Spielberg in the Pacific / John Streamas -- 7. Captain of my soul: inspiration in Eastwood's films / John M. Gourlie -- 8. Cultural hero-systems in Shane, Gran Torino, and American Sniper / Glenda Pritchett -- 9. "Life takers and heart breakers": moral injury in Clint Eastwood's war films / Kathleen Brown, Brett Westbrook -- 10. Another fistful: the American Sniper franchise and Clint Eastwood's post-9/11 American war films as neo-western / David Buchanan -- 11. The legend: situating American Sniper in Clint Eastwood's canon / Landon Lutrick -- 12. With some trepidation, I suggested that we see American Sniper together / Dennis Rothermel -- 13. American Sniper and the critics: a note on the art of interpretation / Leonard Engel -- 14. "The first cut is the most important cut": an interview with Joel Cox / Paul Deydor -- Afterword / Paul Seydor.
Summary:
As a collection, these essays show that none of these themes account for Eastwood's entire vision, which is multifaceted and often contradictory, dramatizing complex issues in powerful, character-driven narratives.
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