100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
I wanted to mention this 4-part documentary which began streaming in the U.S. on 25th May.
100 Years of Warner Bros. celebrates the studio’s centenary and takes a historical look at the legacy of one of America's leading studios. The documentary explores the origin, evolution and endurance of Warner Bros. - from a family affair to a global juggernaut. As Clint played a huge part of his career at Warner Bros, naturally he is featured quite a bit. Episode 2 is actually titled, Clint, Kubrick & Kryptonite and takes a look at how Warner Bros. navigated the upheavals of the '60s and '70s. Under a new strategist CEO, the company enters an era of unmatched storytelling with some ground-breaking projects.
Our good friend Davy Turner recently sent me this report from the series director Leslie Iwerks who spoke about her wonderful interview with Clint Eastwood, who became Warner Bros. first franchise star and a prominent, Academy Award-winning director:
“On July 14, 2022, our documentary crew flew to Tehama Golf Club, Clint Eastwood's private 18-hole golf club in Carmel California for my interview with Clint himself. Over the course of nearly 2 hours, Clint waxed poetic about his early days on the Sergio Leoni Spaghetti Westerns, how he landed at Warner Bros. and wooed him with a bungalow, and what made him stay with the studio his entire career. Clint has made the most movies with WB, and has never gone over budget! At one point during the interview, a mother deer and her fawn entered the back patio and photo bombed him, he called her Bambi. After the interview he invited our crew to dinner in his restaurant, and kissed my hand when we said goodbye, giving me the ultimate compliment by thanking me for a great interview, saying 'they're not always this fun and easy.' He is truly one of the nicest men I've ever met. I will always cherish this wonderful conversation and day with the one and only Legend.”
Leslie also posted (via the It All Started with Walt Disney Facebook page) some great photos from the day of the interview. I really hope the UK audiences will get a chance to see this documentary, as a lifelong fan of Warner Bros, I would imagine this will prove to be a wonderful watch. Apparently the documentary is streaming on MAX in the U.S. right now.
Thank you Davy.
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