CLINT SAYS: WAR IS STUPID

LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA, Clint Eastwood's movie covering the Japanese half of the battle for Iwo Jima, has had its release date moved from January to December in order to get it in the running for an Oscar.

HogaCentral reports that it just held its world premiere in Japan (where it will open on December 9) and Clint Eastwood made all kinds of fabulously incisive comments, like, "the film depicts how meaningless the war is," and "I would like to dedicate this movie to all the young people who participated in the war." Yeah man, war - what exactly is it good for.

Ken Watanabe was there but conspicuously absent was Shido Nakamura, who appears in the movie (yay!) but whose recent marital difficulties (like cheating) have made him paparazzi bait.

The film will open in the US on December 20.