Tough Ain't Enough : : New Perspectives on the Films of Clint Eastwood / / ed. by Lester D. Friedman, David Desser.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Bolton, Lucy,; Carson, Diane,; Desser, David,; Friedman, Lester D.,; Keller, Alexandra,; Kirshner, Jonathan,; Lofthouse, Charity,; Pomerance, Murray,; Prince, Stephen,; Sterritt, David,
• TeilnehmendeR: Bolton, Lucy.; Carson, Diane.; Desser, David.; Friedman, Lester D.; Keller, Alexandra.; Kirshner, Jonathan.; Lofthouse, Charity.; Pomerance, Murray.; Prince, Stephen.; Sterritt, David.
• HerausgeberIn: Desser, David,; Friedman, Lester D.,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (231 p.) :; 43 images

Throughout his lengthy career as both an actor and a director, Clint Eastwood has appeared in virtually every major film genre and, at this point in his career, has emerged as one of America’s most popular, recognizable, and respected filmmakers. He also remains a controversial figure in the political landscape, often characterized as the most prominent conservative voice in mostly liberal Hollywood. At Eastwood’s late age, his critical success as actor and director, his combative willingness to confront serious cultural issues in his films, and his undeniable talent behind the camera all call for a new and comprehensive study that considers and contextualizes his multiple roles, both on and off screen. Tough Ain’t Enough offers readers a series of original essays by prominent cinema scholars that explore the actor-director’s extensive career. The result is a far-reaching and nuanced portrait of one of America’s most prolific and thoughtful filmmakers.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. The Teller and the Tale: An Introduction to the Films of Clint Eastwood -- Part I. Crosscurrents -- 2 “I Don’t Want Nobody Belonging to Me”: Riding the Post- Leone Western -- 3. “God/Country/Family”: The Military Movies -- 4. “A Man’s Got to Know His Limitations”: The Cop Films from Nixon through Reagan -- 5. “I’m Not So Tough”: Melodrama and Performance in the Later Films -- 6. “Heroes Are Something We Create”: The Biopics -- Part II. Controversies -- 7. “I Am a Camera”: The Performative Gaze -- 8. “You Ain’t Ugly like Me; It’s Just That We Both Got Scars”: Women in Eastwood’s Films -- 9. “I Know I’m as Blind as a Slab of Concrete, but I’m Not Helpless”: The Aging Action Hero -- 10. “Seems like We Can’t Trust the White Man”: The Theater of Race -- 11. Play Music for Me: The Film Scores -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Contributors -- Index