Clint Eastwood is one of the worlds most popular action stars who has matured into a fine American producer-director. Entertaining illuminating & packed with information up to & including The Changeling" this is the first book to cover his full life in the movies from his beginnings in 1950s B-movies & in TVs " Rawhide" to " Gran Torino" showing how as both actor & filmmaker Eastwood aims for the heart of the drama whatever the story. Howard Hughes follows Eastwoods craft through over 50 movies. He looks at his launch into superstardom in Sergio Leones 1960s spaghetti westerns. Back in America he built on his success as western hero with such films as " High Plains Drifter" & " The Outlaw Josey Wales" winning an Oscar for " Unforgiven" in 1992. He blasted his way through the seventies & eighties as Inspector Harry Francis Callahan the last hope for law enforcement in San Francisco. He also monkeyed around in two phenomenally popular films with Clyde the orang-utan which brought tough-guy Eastwood to a whole new audience & made him the biggest box office star of his generation. " Aim for the Heart" also looks at Eastwoods more unusual roles including " The Beguiled" " The Bridges of Madison County" & " Million Dollar Baby". Since 1970 he has enjoyed parallel success as director-producer of his own Malpaso Productions with " Bird" " Mystic River" & " Letters from Iwo Jima" demonstrating formidable directing credentials. " Aim for the Heart" covers all Eastwoods movies of many genres in detail & Eastwoods story is illustrated with film stills glimpses behind the scenes & rare poster advertising material. " Aim for the Heart" also
Includes:: the most comprehensive credits filmography has ever compiled on Eastwoods work as star & director."