It's important not to mix up the 1959 John Wayne film "Rio Bravo" with the 1966 John Wayne film "El Dorado." As cinephile Chilli Palmer (John Travolta) points out in the 1995 film "Get Shorty," Dean Martin played the drunk in "Rio Bravo," while Robert Mitchum played the drunk in "El Dorado." Basically the same part. Chilli Palmer also points out that John Wayne played the same role in both films: he played John Wayne.
Dean Martin was no stranger to cinema by 1959, having already appeared in a dozen short films. The bulk of his output, however, was playing more or less himself opposite his comedy partner Jerry Lewis. His first feature film didn't come until 1957, in the Richard Thorpe rom-com "Ten Thousand Bedrooms," coming after splitting with Lewis. Immediately diversifying, Martin went on to star in the war film "The Young Lions" and Vincente Minnelli's "Some Came Running" before appearing in "Rio Bravo.
Dean Martin was no stranger to cinema by 1959, having already appeared in a dozen short films. The bulk of his output, however, was playing more or less himself opposite his comedy partner Jerry Lewis. His first feature film didn't come until 1957, in the Richard Thorpe rom-com "Ten Thousand Bedrooms," coming after splitting with Lewis. Immediately diversifying, Martin went on to star in the war film "The Young Lions" and Vincente Minnelli's "Some Came Running" before appearing in "Rio Bravo.
- 3/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Actor Robert Blake, a man with a long and complex legacy, has died, a representative for his son-in-law Gregg Hurwitz confirmed to Variety. The former child actor was best known for his Emmy-winning role as the cockatoo-owning undercover cop in the popular 1970s TV series “Baretta” and, more infamously, for his trial following the 2001 murder of his wife. He was 89.
As reported by the Associated Press, Blake died from heart disease on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles.
These two aspects of Blake’s legacy were inseparable in some ways, and the personal turmoil that made the latter at least circumstantially plausible (the case against Blake hinged on motive — he may have wanted to be free of his rocky marriage) fueled his acting.
Blake was acquitted of the murder charge, as well as of one count of soliciting murder, in his criminal trial in 2005, but in a civil trial later that year,...
As reported by the Associated Press, Blake died from heart disease on Thursday at his home in Los Angeles.
These two aspects of Blake’s legacy were inseparable in some ways, and the personal turmoil that made the latter at least circumstantially plausible (the case against Blake hinged on motive — he may have wanted to be free of his rocky marriage) fueled his acting.
Blake was acquitted of the murder charge, as well as of one count of soliciting murder, in his criminal trial in 2005, but in a civil trial later that year,...
- 3/10/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Claudia Barrett, an actress whose busy television career of the 1950s was destined to be outdone in the public’s memory by her film performance alongside a gorilla-suited alien in the camp sci-fi trash classic Robot Monster, died April 30 of natural causes at her home in Palm Desert. She was 91.
Her death was announced by her family.
“Although she loved acting, by the mid 60s she realized her career wasn’t advancing, so she switched to ancillary jobs in film distribution, publicity, and PR, but was not satisfied,” according to her family-written obituary. “However, in 1981 she found her dream job at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). She worked in the division that produced the awards for scientific and technical advances, got to go to the Academy Awards Show every year, and was able to give tickets to family members in the early years.”
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Her death was announced by her family.
“Although she loved acting, by the mid 60s she realized her career wasn’t advancing, so she switched to ancillary jobs in film distribution, publicity, and PR, but was not satisfied,” according to her family-written obituary. “However, in 1981 she found her dream job at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). She worked in the division that produced the awards for scientific and technical advances, got to go to the Academy Awards Show every year, and was able to give tickets to family members in the early years.”
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- 6/9/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Man Without a Star
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1955/ 2.00:1 / 89 min.
Starring Kirk Douglas, William Campbell, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor
Cinematography by Russell Metty
Directed by King Vidor
King Vidor, the director behind the bucolic Kansas sequences in The Wizard of Oz and the histrionics of Duel in the Sun, has it both ways in 1955’s Man Without a Star starring Kirk Douglas.
Douglas follows his director’s lead – acting primarily with his teeth, the eager to please ham gives a performance almost as broad as his wayward sailor in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But as screenwriter Borden Chase slowly pulls back the masks on his characters, Douglas settles into a more reasonable approximation of a human being.
Closing in on 40, the irrepressible show-off plays a wandering cowpoke named Dempsey Rae who follows constellations for clues to his destiny and so far he’s come up empty – the “man without a star.
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1955/ 2.00:1 / 89 min.
Starring Kirk Douglas, William Campbell, Jeanne Crain, Claire Trevor
Cinematography by Russell Metty
Directed by King Vidor
King Vidor, the director behind the bucolic Kansas sequences in The Wizard of Oz and the histrionics of Duel in the Sun, has it both ways in 1955’s Man Without a Star starring Kirk Douglas.
Douglas follows his director’s lead – acting primarily with his teeth, the eager to please ham gives a performance almost as broad as his wayward sailor in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But as screenwriter Borden Chase slowly pulls back the masks on his characters, Douglas settles into a more reasonable approximation of a human being.
Closing in on 40, the irrepressible show-off plays a wandering cowpoke named Dempsey Rae who follows constellations for clues to his destiny and so far he’s come up empty – the “man without a star.
- 8/27/2019
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
New York -- Marshall Brickman will lead the creative team on an untitled new musical based on the life and career of Roy Rogers, the iconic "King of the Cowboys" who headlined countless Hollywood Westerns in the 1940s and 1950s. Photos: Broadway Musicals That Have Sung Their Way to the Big Screen Among the most heavily merchandised stars of his era, Rogers appeared -- usually alongside his wife, Dale Evans, his golden palomino ,Trigger, and his trusty dog, Bullet -- in close to 100 features during his heyday. He also headlined The Roy Rogers Show, which began as a Western radio serial before
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- 9/19/2013
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From its very beginnings as a genre, Western film has trafficked in the iconic, in the larger-than-life imagery of the tall tale and the never-ending, expansive wilderness that forms the crucial backbone to these stories. More than perhaps any other genre, Westerns deal in types, with their characters standing in for the Other, the Immigrant, the Hero, and the Villain (in their black hat), telling universal stories of camaraderie and isolation, of running from and fighting for civilization, and morality tested by the harshest circumstances. The conventions of the genre run the gamut, from performance (heroes must be taciturn!) to costuming and scenery (gotta have a tumbleweed), and one of the most important elements to any Western is its score.
Most Westerns, particularly those from the heyday of the genre, feature orchestral scores. Given the American frontier setting, most scores tend to feature a number of specific characteristics which have...
Most Westerns, particularly those from the heyday of the genre, feature orchestral scores. Given the American frontier setting, most scores tend to feature a number of specific characteristics which have...
- 1/31/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Cowboy film pin-up Virginia Carroll has died at the age of 95.
The model-turned-actress passed away of natural causes last week (23Ju09).
Carroll made her film debut in 1935's Roberta and she went on to appear alongside cowboy stars including Roy Rogers and Gene Autry in movies such as The Masked Rider and Overland Trail. She was also a regular on The Roy Rogers Show.
Her first husband was actor Ralph Byrd, who played Dick Tracy on the big and small screen.
The model-turned-actress passed away of natural causes last week (23Ju09).
Carroll made her film debut in 1935's Roberta and she went on to appear alongside cowboy stars including Roy Rogers and Gene Autry in movies such as The Masked Rider and Overland Trail. She was also a regular on The Roy Rogers Show.
Her first husband was actor Ralph Byrd, who played Dick Tracy on the big and small screen.
- 7/31/2009
- WENN
Believe it or not young Americans, Roy Rogers is more than just a fast food chain — he’s an icon, too. Though certainly not as prevalent today as he was many moons ago, Rogers was a popular cowboy actor in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, and he was one of the biggest box office draws of his time. Now it looks like the King of the Cowboys is hitting the dusty trail once more and riding into the new millennium.
Variety has the story that 821 Entertainment and Roy Rogers Family Entertainment Corp. are planning a film trilogy about Rogers, though it won’t be a biopic — it’ll be about the character of Rogers and his supporting cast.
“[The planned trilogy] will not be a traditional Western, but rather a family fantasy adventure,” said Eric Geadelmann, CEO of 821 Entertainment. “Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Trigger are quintessential figures of America, and we will...
Variety has the story that 821 Entertainment and Roy Rogers Family Entertainment Corp. are planning a film trilogy about Rogers, though it won’t be a biopic — it’ll be about the character of Rogers and his supporting cast.
“[The planned trilogy] will not be a traditional Western, but rather a family fantasy adventure,” said Eric Geadelmann, CEO of 821 Entertainment. “Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Trigger are quintessential figures of America, and we will...
- 6/15/2009
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Movies Blog
According to reports the character of 'Roy Rogers', the singing cowboy will be reintroduced to the big screen in a planned film trilogy to be launched by financier/producer 821 Entertainment. Originally a singer with "Sons Of The Pioneers" before becoming a film actor, 'Leonard Franklin Slye' aka 'Roy Rogers', his wife Dale Evans, golden palomino 'Trigger' and the German Shepherd 'wonder dog' named 'Bullet' were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show, airing on radio for nine years before moving to television, 1951-1957. Rogers' nickname was 'King of the Cowboys' with Dale known as 'Queen of the West'. Nashville-based 821 has partnered with the Roy Rogers Family Entertainment Corp. to launch the King of the Cowboys film trilogy as well as plans for spin-off, animated TV, interactive game and merchandising efforts. The 'family fantasy adventure' will present the characters of Roy,...
- 6/15/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
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