One Of The More Fascinating Bits Of Trivia About James Arness’ Career Is His Gunsmoke Salary…
Few TV shows were as perennial as Gunsmoke. Airing from 1955 to 1975, it remains one of the longest-running scripted …
Most Actors Would Be Envious Of The Fact That Reynolds Got Such As Stable Acting Gig On Gunsmoke, One Of The Biggest Shows Ever To Air On Television
Gunsmoke actor Burt Reynolds went from television to a major movie star and sex symbol. However, his successful career in …
Why Clint Eastwood Can’T Buy Into The Idea Of An ‘Auteur’ Director
“Auteur” is one of those words that get thrown around a lot, yet its meaning seems to vary depending on …
Pitching Once Upon A Time In The West To Clint Eastwood Didn’T Go Well For Sergio Leone
“Once Upon a Time in the West” has one of the greatest opening sequences I’ve ever seen. Three sinister outlaws …
Unforgiven Solidified Clint Eastwood’S Separation From Directors Like John Ford
If you ask who the most important Western directors in history are, there are three obvious names: John Ford, Sergio …
John Wayne’S First (And Only) Oscars Win Was A Long Time Coming
It’s possible that the list of motion picture artists who haven’t won competitive Academy Awards might be more prestigious than …
John Wayne Pushed Maureen O’Hara Down That Muddy Hill In Mclintock!
Andrew V. McLaglan’s 1963 film “McLintock!” is a loose Western adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” (c. …
How WWII Set The Stage For John Wayne’S Rise To Superstardom
John Wayne is often canonized as one of America’s greatest heroes, but this wasn’t the case during World War II …
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 …
Lawmen: Bass Reeves Director Explains Why Taylor Sheridan Has ‘Done It Again’ – Exclusive Interview
The anticipation for the new Paramount+ series “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” has been percolating ever since the wildly popular “Yellowstone” prequel …