As Drew Hunt noted the other day, Jersey Boys isn't the first time Clint Eastwood has directed a film about musicians. His Charlie Parker biopic Bird (1988) cemented his reputation as a serious filmmaker (a mere 13 features into his directorial career); but there's also Piano Man (2003), his contribution to the PBS miniseries The Blues, and Honkytonk Man (1982), his adaptation of Clancy Carlile's Depression-set novel.…
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