Angelina Jolie Jolie next took the lead role in Clint Eastwood's drama "Changeling" (2008). Based in part on the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, the film centers on Christine Collins, who is reunited with her kidnapped son in 1928 Los Angeles, only to realize the boy is an imposter. "Chicago Tribune" critic Michael Phillips noted, "Jolie really shines in the calm before the storm, the scenes when one patronizing male authority figure after another belittles her at their peril." She received nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award for Best Actress. Jolie
Clint Eastwood in the 1960s Clint Eastwood in the 1960s In the 1960s, Clint Eastwood rose to fame in the Dollars Trilogy which would break him into mainstream cinema in the United States. In late 1963, a relatively unknown director Italian named Sergio Leone followed the advice of Claudia Sartori, an agent working at the William Morris Agency in Rome. He watched "Rawhide" episode 91, "Incident of the Black Sheep", dubbed into Italian. He concentrated on Eric Fleming's performance, but later admitted he was distracted by Eastwood's performance. Leone said, "What fascinated me about Clint, above all, was his external appearance. I noticed the lazy,