Looking Back At Burt Reynolds’ Days On Classic Tv Western ‘Gunsmoke’
The late Burt Reynolds was a movie star, no question about it. In fact, for several years — with hits …
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How Wyatt Earp Went From A 6-Hour Mini-Series To A 3-Hour Epic
The origins of Lawrence Kasdan’s “Wyatt Earp” rest within the troubled production of Kurt Russell’s “Tombstone” (and “Tombstone” is Russell’s movie, but we’ll …
Sam Elliott’S ‘Baby’ Is Private — Singer Who Calls Her His Fiancée Has Good Relationship With Her Dad
Actor Sam Elliott has “a deeply loving” relationship with his only child, daughter Cleo. Despite Cleo being 38 and someone’s …
Mission: Impossible 7’S Most Dangerous Stunt Is Why It Needs Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise is performing the biggest stunt in franchise history for Mission: Impossible 7, and it further proves why the …
The Shootist Showed Ron Howard How Much Of An ‘Artist’ John Wayne Could Be
The conventional wisdom on John Wayne’s acting abilities holds that he was a severely limited performer who leaned heavily into …
John Wayne’S Health Made The Shootist An Expensive Role For Him To Take
With Hollywood being so competitive, it’s hard to survive without passion. Such was certainly the case for John Wayne, who …
The Darkness Of The Searchers Stuck With John Wayne Even When He Wasn’T On Set
John Wayne might’ve been an ornery cuss. He might’ve made the worst film of his career in support of the …
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Ending Explained: Seems Like Old Times
“The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” defines the spaghetti Western as a genre, an epic tale of betrayal and …
Clint Eastwood Had An Unusual Commitment To Unforgiven’S Script
When a big-name Hollywood director first optioned David Webb Peoples’ script for “Unforgiven,” Peoples was not so far removed from …
Forrie J. Smith Was A Good Sport About His Yellowstone Beatdown
If there is one law in “Yellowstone” you don’t break, it is the law of the branded men. The ranch …