Who says print is dead? Most recently, Cinema Scope and Total Film shuttered their doors, opting to go exclusively online. However, a ragtag bunch of film lovers didn’t seem to get the memo.
The Metrograph, a new biannual print publication, has been unveiled, and they landed one hell of an exclusive for their first issue. Journalist, and Metrograph Editor-at-Large, Nick Pinkerton has interviewed Clint Eastwood in a rare, career-spanning conversation, and by my count, the only press that Eastwood has done since his “Juror #2” hit theaters.
Eastwood has done zero press for ‘Juror,’ and didn’t even show up at the AFI world premiere of the film. I don’t blame him. The man is 94, and has nothing more to prove. He could have also lashed out at Warner Bros for dumping the film in just 40 screens, but Clint’s decided to take the high road and not comment on the whole situation.
The full Metrograph interview will be made available December 10. I’ve ordered my copy. IndieWire has an exclusive sneak peek, and it’s already whetting my appetite for more. In it, Eastwood speaks, at length, about his films, including “The Mule,” “Juror #2” and “Play Misty For Me.”