Eastwood's Kid Lands Her First Directing Gig
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Following in the footsteps of her father, actress/singer-turned-director Alison Eastwood is set to make her directorial debut with the film Rails and Ties. As the daughter of relatively unknown actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood, Alison will be competing with the likes of Francis Ford Coppola's daughter, Sofia Coppola, for a chance to be crowned numero uno when it comes to famous Hollywood daughters who one day decide to become directors because, well, they can and because Daddy would be proud. (Actually, seeing as I don't know either one of these gals personally, that's a very unfair statement to make. Yeah. That was mean. I should delete it. But I'm too lazy.)
Pic, which is based on Micky Levy's original screenplay (yes, that's not a typo -- I really said 'original'), tells the interconnecting story of two families and their physical, emotional and psychological collision. If that description is a bit vague, I'll have you know the opening scene depicts a woman who parks her car on railroad tracks, while awaiting the next train to smash through her vehicle. Oh, and I should also note her 9-year-old son is seated beside her. Geez, talk about a depressing way to open a film -- I'm scarred just writing about it. If you're at all wondering whether or not Papa Clint will be involved, he is ... but only as producer. Rails and Ties begins production this fall.
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6-29-2006 @ 11:44PM
jmchez said...
I can't tell how talented a director Ms. Eastwood is, but I can tell you that her full-frontal pictorial in Playboy was pretty good. I just hope that Spielberg, Coppola or Scorsese don't follow her lead.
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6-30-2006 @ 12:06AM
marty said...
Now that we have had the challenge set up between rivals Alison Eastwood and Sofia Coppola, I would propose a jelly-wrestling fight between the two to determine the winner of the auteur-daughter prize. I will definitely pay to see that on the big screen and, hey, I can see Oscar written all over it!
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6-30-2006 @ 12:06AM
Alan Green said...
okay, really, is this what you meant: As the daughter of relatively unknown actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood...
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6-30-2006 @ 12:46AM
Chris said...
The movie sounds a bit depressing, but also interesting. "Put's on must see list!".
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