Clint Eastwood
MOVIES | "Gran Torino" interview with Bee Vang
Acknowledging an early release date of Dec. 17 with limited screenings in select cities, Warner Bros., is hoping the film will net Academy Award recognition, something that seems to follow Eastwood like a magnet.
In an USA Today interview, Eastwood referenced the possibility that this may be the last film he appears in.MORE »
Gran Torino is here!
The new Clint Eastwood movie is full of Minnesota Hmong actors and connections. Get the stories behind the movie here:
Gran Torino connects Hmong Minnesotans with Hollywood
Hmong actors making history: Meet the Gran Torino family
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Gran Torino connects Hmong Minnesotans with Hollywood
Hmong actors making history: Meet the Gran Torino family
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Hmong actors making history: Meet the Gran Torino family
The plot of Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino is a closely guarded secret. But now that shooting has wrapped up, how the Hmong actors fit into their roles is becoming more visible. Clint Eastwood’s character, Walt, stumbles into the middle of a struggle within the Hmong community.MORE »
Gran Torino connects Hmong Minnesotans with Hollywood
The Hmong shaman had come to the movie set fully equipped. Normally he’d have worn a shirt and slacks, but for Clint Eastwood’s new movie, Gran Torino, he dressed as he would have in Laos. Using his own equipment and mostly his own traditional dress, the shaman was ready to shoot the ceremonial scene. That is, until they hit a snag.MORE »
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