Eastwood opposes abolition of UK Film Council

Eastwood has credited the UK Film Council for helping his production company with his latest film in London. The UK Film Council is to axed due to the government spending cuts and the end of the year. Eastwood was among 50 actors who apposed the abolition and mentioned how much damage to the industry it will do if the plans go ahead. According to The Observer, lottery funding has increased to support the production of new films. The overall figure is estimated to be around £3 million. 

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10911948

Secondary research on Clint Eastwood

After a lot of research in to Clint Eastwood, I have now found many resources on Eastwoods performances, as well as his influences. The difficulty is trying to find information related to Eastwood as an actor and not a director. The majority of books and interviews are about his directing, however I have found several informative books about his life and how he came into acting.

• American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood
• Clint: A Retrospective
• Clint Eastwood Icon: The Ultimate Film Art Collection

New term of A2 Film Studies!!

To start the new term of Film Studies, an Annotated Catalogue needs to be completed as part of a small scale project. I will be studying the work of Clint Eastwood as an actor and the traits he carries in his film roles. Dirty Harry will be my main focus film, whilst I will be referring to at least two his many films. Eastwoods career has spanned over 50 years, so there will be loads! Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven will obviously be on the list. My next step is collect more research related to his films.