Dirty Harry, The Matrix and Breakfast At Tiffany's are among the films which have been named national treasures and added to the country's National Film Registry.

Clint Eastwood's popular 1971 cop movie and Keanu Reeves' 1999 sci-fi blockbuster have been selected for the honor, along with Audrey Hepburn's turn in the classic adaptation of Truman Capote's novella.

The annual list of 25 movies, which are selected for their "important cultural, artistic and historic achievements in filmmaking," also includes Madonna's 1992 baseball film A League Of Their Own, 1957's 3:10 To Yuma, A Christm...

Movie veteran Clint Eastwood is indulging his love of sport by launching a new TV channel dedicated to golf.

The Dirty Harry star, an avid golfer, has been working as a consultant to develop Back9 since its inception in 2010 and has now been named creative board chairman and founding shareholder of the golf lifestyle network.

In his new role, Eastwood will meet with executives to discuss programming and casting choices after Back9 launches in the spring.

Back9 chief executive James Bosworth tells The Hollywood Reporter, "He'll be a big picture sounding board. It was natural to seek hi...

Clint Eastwood has donated the fee he received for his controversial Super Bowl commercial to charity.

The Dirty Harry star was accused of endorsing President Barack Obama's re-election campaign in his two-minute advertisement for American car giant Chrysler, about the resurgence of the auto industry in Detroit, Michigan.

In the clip, which debuted during the football showdown on Sunday, Eastwood says, "They almost lost everything. But we all pulled together - now Motor City is fighting again. Yeah, it's halftime, America. And our second half's about to begin."

Eastwood has refuted cl...

Movie icon Clint Eastwood has signed up as an honorary chairman at a Washington D.C. memorial museum to help pay tribute to America's fallen police officers.

The Dirty Harry legend will take on the leadership role at the not-yet completed National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and Museum and he'll also front an advertising campaign for the institution.

And Eastwood couldn't be more proud to accept the position.

He says, "On average, an officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in America every 53 hours... Yet, despite those daunting risks, some 800,000 men and women go out e...

In honor of National Police Week we put together a list of some of the most memorable cops in film. Here are our top 7. Be sure to check them out and let us know what you think.

7. Robocop (Robocop)
He's the robot who took on the streets of Detroit with metal body armor and gun. He's a legendary character. In each of the "Robocop" films he always managed to save the day and city.

6. Alonzo Harris (Training Day)
The LAPD veteran narcotics detective/mentor from hell gave us a crash course on making it to the top of the police ranks in the most unethical way.

5. Serpico (S...

Clint Eastwood's latest movie Hereafter has been removed from cinemas in Japan because of its "inappropriate" tsunami scenes.

The Dirty Harry star directed Matt Damon in the recently-released drama, which tells the story of three people who are all affected by death in different ways. One of the characters suffers a near-death experience in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and the scenes have prompted studio chiefs to pull the film from Japanese theaters in the aftermath of Friday's devastating earthquake in the country.

The 9.0-magnitude tremor triggered a massive tsunami, which has left...

Clint Eastwood has quit acting insisting he'll only come out of retirement if a script comes along that he can't turn down. The movie great has announced last year's "Gran Torino" was his final film as a leading man - and he wants to spend the rest of his days behind the camera.

Appearing on golf pal George Lopez's talk show on Tuesday night, the "Dirty Harry" star revealed, "I'm done... You never know where a good story comes from but I'm a senior here (and) you get to a certain stage and you think, 'Why not just stand behind the camera?'

"Nobody's fooling with you, nobody's wanting ...

Jack Nicholson's infamous "You can't handle the truth" line in A Few Good Men has topped a poll of the most memorable movie quotes.

The uttering quickly became a movie favorite after Nicholson barked the line at Tom Cruise in a courtroom in the 1992 film. Second in the poll was "These go to eleven", from 1984's This Is Spinal Tap, followed by Marlon Brando's "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" from 1972's The Godfather.

Rounding out the top five was Tom Cruise's "I feel the need, the need for speed" from Top Gun in 1986, and "Go ahead, make my day" from 1983 Dirty H...

Hollywood veteran Clint Eastwood has finally found domestic bliss with second wife Dina Ruiz.

The Dirty Harry star, 78, has fathered seven children by five women - and his wild ways ended his previous marriage to model Maggie Johnson in 1984. Yet Eastwood is adamant 43-year-old newscaster Ruiz - who he romanced after she interviewed him in 1993 and married in 1996 - has brought him a new lease of life.

He says, "(Dina) has opened me up as a person. Finally I have found someone who has allowed me to feel totally at ease. It's simply that nice feeling you get when you're sitting o...

Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood is retiring from acting, after a career spanning more than 50 years.

The 78-year-old had limited acting success in the 1950s, before shooting to fame in the 1960s with roles in hit Western movies such as For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

He went on to star in 1971 classic Dirty Harry and four sequels as hard-edged police inspector Harry Callahan.

Eastwood extended his career in movies to directing - and has received Academy Awards for his work on Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby.

The director's appeal spanned gen...

Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has branded politicians "sell outs" after serving as a small-town mayor in the 1980s.

The Dirty Harry star, 78, governed Californian beach haven Carmel-by-the-sea from 1986 to 1988. however, the actor insists it was as high as his political ambitions go.

He says, "I enjoyed being Mayor of Carmel, but you do see that it is very difficult to get things done. You just have to lose your soul. You have to bulls**t people. You have to deal with people you don't care for and will never be friends with, so you kind of sell yourself out to be a politician...

Veteran Hollywood star Clint Eastwood told John McCain he could not be his running mate in the U.S. presidential election - because the actor is only interested in the top job.

Eastwood, 78, has dabbled with politics throughout his screen career, and became the mayor of Carmel, California between 1986 and 1988. He has been registered as a Republican since 1951, and also served on the board of the California State Park and Recreation Commission from 2001 to early 2008.

However he insists he will never put his name forward for the vice presidency - because it's the "least appealin...

NBC might want to consider renaming their show, "The Sylar Show," instead of "Heroes." It was stated that this season would be all about the villains and audiences can't seem to get enough of Sylar, but at what point is it overkill (pun intended)?

Turns out that Angela Petrelli really is Sylar's mother, and she's nursing him back to health in order to help collect all the villains he allowed to escape. Like all the clichéd moms of villains before her, she feels her son in misunderstood and just needs guidance in order to become the best little guy he possibly can be. She regrets givin...

Wildman rocker Ted Nugent has offered his services to Paul McCartney - as a bodyguard. Nugent has offered to head up the former Beatle's personal security detail when McCartney performs in Israel on Thursday.

And, despite the fact the "Stranglehold" hitmaker is an avid hunter and McCartney an animal rights activist, he urges the Brit to take his offer seriously after learning of death threats from Muslim extremists if the ex-Beatle plays the concert to mark Israel's 60th birthday.

Nugent tells WENN, "Regardless that Paul and I have our obvious social, cultural, and culinary differ...

I know what your thinking. When ranking the top movie cops of all time did we rank six cops or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is Starpulse, the most powerful website in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

5. Alex Murphy in "RoboCop" - 1987

Director Paul Verhoeven has quite a talent for taking material, which in anyone else's hands would be campy schtick, and creating a statement on the current state of media...

Inspector Harry Callahan is back in a collector's edition with all five "Dirty Harry" films: Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool.

In addition to the five films, "The Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector’s Edition" (also on Blu-ray and Hi-Def) features hours of all-new enhanced content, unique memorabilia, a film-inspired map of San Francisco and more.

Bonus Feature-Length documentary "Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows"; a 40+ page hardcover book; Wallet w/metal badge and removable laminated I.D. card; Five 5" x 7" Reproduction Lobby Poster Cards pl...

Actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood is full of praise for his new muse Angelina Jolie - comparing her to movie icons Katharine Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman.

The Dirty Harry star directed Jolie in his new film The Changeling, and insists he was impressed by her beauty, talent and grace. Eastwood is convinced that Jolie's star quality harks back to the golden age of Hollywood - something rarely seen in other modern-day actresses.

He says, "She's wonderful. To me, she's like a throwback to the women in film of the Forties. Not to say women today aren't great, but back then there was...

Clint Eastwood has laughed off claims he is bringing his legendary Dirty Harry character back for a new movie, insisting the grizzled cop would be far too old.

It was recently reported the 77-year-old wanted to kill off Harry Callahan in one more movie, 37 years after the character first graced the big screen.

But Eastwood - who will introduce a Cannes Film Festival screening of 1971's "Dirty Harry" on Thursday - insists Callahan would be long retired by now.

He says, "Dirty Harry would not be in a police department at my age."

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Movie legend Clint Eastwood will reportedly kill off his legendary Dirty Harry character in a new movie.

The 77-year-old is going to follow in the footsteps of Sylvester Stallone - who has handed comebacks to his Rocky and Rambo alter-egos in recent months - and bring his gun-toting Inspector Harry Callahan out of retirement for a new installment of the gritty cop franchise.

But according to British newspaper The Sun, the hero, who first appeared onscreen in 1971, won't make it to the end of the movie.

A source tells the newspaper, "Clint will make sure Dirty Harry goes out i...

Everyone basically accepts that the entertainment biz is youth oriented. But in spite of the Hollywood bias, there are some older actors who keep at it. Below is a top 10 list of older folks who are still making it in showbiz (and we dare say these actors could teach Hollywood's current young whippersnappers a thing or two about how to have a long career).

10. Ellen Albertini Dow, age 89.

What's that? Her name doesn't ring a bell? Well, trust us, you know who she is. She had to make our list because at almost 90 Ellen is still lining up project after project. With her cute voice, b...

Veteran actor/director Clint Eastwood is resurrecting the Dirty Harry franchise with the series' first film in 20 years. On Tuesday, studio executives at Warner Brothers revealed the 77-year-old legend will direct and star in Gran Torino. No further details were released, other than the project has a December release date penciled in.

However, according to movie news website AintItCoolNews.com, Gran Torino will be the sixth Dirty Harry film, and the first since 1988's The Dead Pool.

Oscar-winning Eastwood, who last acted in 2004's Million Dollar Baby, also starred as maverick cop ...

Russell Crowe is in talks to give movie cop Dirty Harry a new look. The Gladiator star is tipped to headline a remake of Clint Eastwood's movie classic, according to internet reports. The new film will recreate the original, taking Crowe - or whoever lands the role of tough detective Harry Callahan - back to early 1970s San Francisco, California.

Funnyman Jack Black got serious about the Hollywood writers' strike at the weekend - he performed a street show for protestors at Fremantle Media headquarters in Burbank, California.

Rap producer Timbaland's Apologize is Europe's number ...

Ask any movie or TV buff what their favorite one-liner is and you're bound to hear such quips as "I coulda been a contender," "I'll be back" and "Is that your final answer."

They're unforgettable lines that linger long after the show is over. But which are the most memorable? Boston's legendary Brigham's Ice Cream today announced its first survey to find the Top 10 List of Famous One-Liners of all time.

"Sometimes it takes only a word, or just a few, to become immortalized in film and television history," said Brigham's CEO Chuck Green. "In our first Top 10 List of Famous One-Lin...

Aleph Records will release the soundtrack for The Enforcer on June 26. The Enforcer was the third film of the five film "Dirty Harry" series, and the only of the films composed by the late composer Jerry Fielding. The other four films all boasted scores by Lalo Schifrin. Aleph Records, has also released the scores for the first two films of the series, Dirty Harry and Magnum Force. The entire original score for The Enforcer has never been released, only excerpts from the score appeared on the original soundtrack LP.

The Enforcer, of course starred Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry Call...

What is movie fans' favorite action flick of all time? After nineteen days of action-packed voting in Rogue Pictures and AMC Theatres' online poll, the winner was ... Die Hard.

The 1988 classic, directed by John McTiernan and starring Bruce Willis, tallied the most votes out of several thousand cast on a customized page at the theatre chain's official website: amctheatres.com/hotfuzz. The poll was timed to celebrate Rogue's April 20 U.S. release of Hot Fuzz, the action-packed new hit comedy from the Shaun of the Dead team.

One of the most popular movie genres of all time now has...

Clint Eastwood will become the third recipient of the Spirit Of Independence Award at June's Film Independent Awards. The moviemaker will be honored by crooner Tony Bennett, the subject of Eastwood's latest film project Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends. The Dirty Harry star is the executive producer of the film.

George Clooney claimed the first Spirit award in 2005 and Charlize Theron was honored last year.

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Hollywood filmmaker Clint Eastwood is set to have his face on bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale to celebrate the drink's upcoming 80th birthday. Dirty Harry legend Eastwood is a longtime fan of the British booze and brewery bosses want his tough guy features to adorn limited addition anniversary bottles of Newcastle Brown Ale.

Brewery spokesman Doug Cook says, "Clint is a massive fan of the drink. Having his face on the bottle would be a real eye-catcher."

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The California detective who headed the chase for the mysterious Zodiac Killer 35 years ago is hoping a new movie about the investigation will prompt new leads - because he's still haunted by the case he couldn't solve.

Dave Toschi, who is played by Mark Ruffalo in director David Fincher's new thriller Zodiac, still marks the anniversary of the San Francisco serial killer's first murder by revisiting the crime scene in Presidio Heights.

But he reveals the case is as cold as ever and was marked inactive in 2004.

Toschi only hopes that by this year's ill-fated anniversary in O...

Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood is to receive France's highest civilian distinction, the Legion d'Honneur. The Dirty Harry icon will be presented with the award by French president Jacques Chirac in Paris tomorrow.

It has been an award laden month for the tough guy actor - he received a Cinema For Peace Award in Berlin, Germany on Monday and a humanitarian award from the Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA) earlier in the month.

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Clint Eastwood has reprised his iconic Dirty Harry character for a new videogame.

The movie mogul will recreate the gritty detective's most famous lines in a new Dirty Harry game, which will also feature Gene Hackman and Laurence Fishburne.

He says, "It's good. I get to see myself as a younger person."