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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — They’re razing the Duke’s waterfront house. The 7,105-square-foot, single-story French Chateau-style residence is where John Wayne had a commanding view of Newport Bay and the private dock where he parked his yacht Wild Goose, a converted minesweeper. Tour boats used to come by hoping to get a glimpse of the “Duke,” […]

SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) – Character actor James Gregory, who played Inspector Lugar for eight seasons on television’s “Barney Miller,” died Monday. He was 90. Gregory died in his home in Sedona as the result of an undisclosed terminal illness, niece Larain Gregory-LaMonte said Tuesday. In the late 70’s and early 80’s, Gregory was well known […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.