Eastwood's First Love: Jazz Piano

Topselling jazz album helped redefine American music

(NEWSER) - Fifty years to the day since its debut, Miles Davis’ signature album Kind of Blue remains beautiful and inviting—"like meeting an old friend," Malcolm Jones writes in Newsweek. The record helped jazz earn its title as America’s classical music and remains the bestselling jazz album ever. "You won’t find recordings that boast more thoughtful compositions or performances of any higher caliber," Jones writes. "The music has no weak spots." More»

(NEWSER) - Clint Eastwood has hinted that Gran Torino might be his last gig in front of the camera, and “it is a humdinger of a valedictory,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone. The movie, which tells the tale of a bigoted Korean War vet’s redemptive attempt to clean up his neighborhood, “is Eastwood’s hell-raising salute to every hard-ass he’s ever played.” More»

Jolie, now mom to 6, say she's considering next adoption

(NEWSER) - Angelina Jolie is already considering adopting a seventh child, she told Matt Lauer on Today. Her twins are nearly 4 months old, leaving the Changeling star with two more months before she could start paperwork. Maddox, 7, has become a “professional big brother,” Jolie joked. And despite rumors of discord, Brad is “the right person. I don't like being without him,” she insists. More»

Actress gives scoop on 2 very diverse roles

(NEWSER) - Angelina Jolie was shocked to learn she and Brad Pitt were expecting twins but also, perhaps unnecessarily, tells Entertainment Weekly that pregnancy can be good for the sex life. She also discusses talking politics with Clint Eastwood, the challenges of getting ready to have six kids under 8, Billy Bob Thornton’s blood, and two recent onscreen roles—as an assassin and a mom. More»

But he takes 'Obama high road,' wishing Dirty Harry 'peace and love'

(NEWSER) - Clint Eastwood told him to “shut his face,” but Spike Lee is talking back in full force: “The man is not my father, and we’re not on a plantation,” he said. Lee further chided the star director for ignoring blacks in his WWII films, calling him "an angry old man" and saying, “Not everything was John Wayne, baby.” More»