It was studio editorial interference, and not budget matters, that kept Ron Howard from making his Alamo movie. The Academy Award- winning director of A Beautiful Mind told me last night that the real reason his $100 million epic starring Russell Crowe, Ethan Hawke and Billy Bob Thornton never got off the ground was because […]
Read MoreThe Quiet Man DVD update
A quick update on the new release of The Quiet Man, scheduled for 10/22… Bonus Content: 1) Commentary with Maureen O’Hara. 2) “The Joy of Ireland” documentary with Maureen O’ Hara. 3) “The Quiet Man” montage. 4) “The Making of the Quiet Man” with Leonard Maltin. 5) Trailers, Interactive menus, Scene access. 6) Restored audio […]
Read MoreSome movies filmed in Hawaii
I came across this today and found it alittle bit interesting. John Wayne has filmed there quite abit over is long career! A partial list of movies filmed in Hawaii, by year, and who starred in them: 2002 Tears of the Sun; Bruce Willis. Blue Crush; Kate Bosworth. Die Another Day; Pierce Brosnan. Helldorado; The […]
Read MoreNewly remastered special-editions DVD of Rio Bravo and The Quiet Man
It has come to our attention that there will be a new Special-Edition DVD release of Rio Bravo & The Quiet Man. The release dates for the new DVD’s are October 22, 2002. If and when we receive any new details we’ll pass them on.
Read MoreWEEKEND WITH THE DUKE on TBS!
On July 26-28, let TBS take you back to a simpler time, where justice was swift and a man could survive on the speed of his six-shooter. Tune in for a full weekend with one of America’s greatest cinematic heroes, John Wayne. We’ve got three straight days of the Duke’s greatest hits. From The Green […]
Read MoreDuke’s “Alamo” in decay
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) – Even as one film about the Alamo is being conceived in Hollywood’s warm glow of A-list celebrity, another is suffocating in a stifling-hot warehouse in Glendale, Calif., soon to disappear forever. Much has been made of a new “Alamo” being rewritten by Oscar winner Steve Gaghan, directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard […]
Read MoreJames Arness still watches the series that made him a star
LOS ANGELES – Some actors cringe at the thought of looking at performances they gave years ago. Not James Arness. The longtime Marshal Matt Dillon of Dodge City watches TV reruns of “Gunsmoke” every day. But he is no Norma Desmond, who gloried in viewing her silent movie triumphs in “Sunset Boulevard.” Arness has seen […]
Read MoreMay 26, 2002: John Wayne’s 95th Birthday
Today would have been John Wayne’s 95th Birthday. The Duke was born on May 26, 1907 in Winterset Iowa, and he died on June 11, 1979. Happy Birthday! Duke.
Read MoreGolden Boot Award winners August 10, 2002
Golden Boot Award winners are Bruce Dern, Peter Fonda, David Huddleston, Stuart Whitman and stuntman Whitey Hughes. They’ll receive their awards Aug. 10 at the Beverly Hilton. Dale Robertson m.c’s. Stuntman Hughes (81) has worked for stars dating back to Edward G. Robinson and J. Carroll Naish to Gregory Peck as well as Anne Baxter, […]
Read MoreDuke’s Hollywood Cowboys presents the DUKE’S 95TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Duke’s Hollywood Cowboys would like to invite you to DUKE’S 95TH BIRTHDAY PARTY at the Old Tucson Studios May 24-25 and then in Tombstone May 26-27. You will be part of the Real West – O-K Corral – Old Tucson – all of it. If you come dressed in character, you will have free admission […]
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