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Fresh Air, Clint Eastwood and Ben Affleck, February 16, 2007
By: Terry Gross
Length: 51 mins

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Summary

Actor and Director Clint Eastwood, actor Ben Affleck, TV critic David Bianculli, and film critic David Edelstein, on this edition of Fresh Air. Clint Eastwood's most recent film Letters from Iwo Jima has been nominated for Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards. His other 2006 film, Flags of Our Fathers, was also nominated for two Oscars, in Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. Flags of Our Fathers follows the stories of the American soldiers who raised the flag in one of World War II's most enduring images. And Letters from Iwo Jima examines the battle from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers who fought it. The actor once best known as a western and action star has directed a number of great films, including Unforgiven, Mystic River, and Million Dollar Baby. (Original Airdate: 1/10/07).

Then, TV critic David Bianculli reviews two new British shows premiering on American cable this weekend, Longford, and The State Within.

Next, Ben Affleck, who has starred in the film Hollywoodland as George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the original TV series. The film is about the real-life unsolved murder of Reeves. Its now out on DVD. Affleck co-wrote Good Will Hunting with Matt Damon and their screenplay won an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Affleck's other films include Shakespeare in Love, Dazed and Confused, Chasing Amy, and Dogma. He also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming film Gone, Baby, Gone based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. (Original Airdate: 9/25/06)

Finally, film critic David Edelstein reviews the CIA thriller, Breach, starring Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, and Laura Linney. [Broadcast Date: February 16, 2007]

Then, hear the title Flags of Our Fathers, which the film is based on.

Also, hear works by Dennis Lehane.

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