James Berardinelli Interviewed at Cosmoetica
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
Dan Schneider, whose latest conribution to the Alternative Film Guide was a — sure to be controversial — review of Casablanca, interviewed ReelViews critic James Berardinelli a few weeks ago.
Below are a couple of brief snippets, mostly focusing on Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby and Mystic River, taken from Schneider’s extensive chat with Berardinelli, which can be found at Cosmoetica:
DS: And what of actors as directors? [Clint] Eastwood’s efforts have risen to mediocrity, at best; and things like Million Dollar Baby are embarrassingly bad – from the trite screenplay to the anomic direction to the bad acting. Again, more PC and unrealistic premises, and can Morgan Freeman [...]
by Andre Soares | December 22, 2008
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Tags: Actors Turned Directors, Clint Eastwood, Dan Schneider, James Berardinelli, Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, ReelViews
