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Why John Wayne Still Ranks Among Today's Most Popular Stars

John Farr | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Denzel Washington, Ron Howard, John Farrow, Don Siegel, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Most Popular Movie Stars, John Wayne, War Movies, John Ford, Howard Hawks, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Westerns, Johnny Depp, Harris Poll, Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, Donna Reed, Entertainment News
John Farr

Wayne's persona -- its bigness, roughness, but also its decency -- literally came to define our heritage. And to a surprising degree, it still does.

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Dick Cheney: The Quintessential Villain of the American West

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joan Didion, Big Oil, Railroads, Big Coal, Halliburton, George W. Bush, Westerns, Native Americans, Wyoming, Torture, Dick Cheney, Old West, Republicans, Gop, Politics News
Nathan Hegedus

Sadly, in both the Old West and the new West, the big boys in the smoke-filled rooms always need a Dick Cheney.

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At Last

Betty Fussell | Posted 03.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Nicholas Brothers, Musicals, Calvin Coolidge, Orchestra Wives, John Kennedy, George W. Bush, Chief Cowboy, Westerns, Mickey Rooney, Busby Berkeley, Lyndon Johnson, Judy Garland, Obama Inauguration, Michelle Obama, Style News
Betty Fussell

The Inauguration of our new Chief this January has miraculously, it would seem, inaugurated a shift in movie genre. Barack and Michelle looked like Fred and Ginger.

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DVDs: Hello "Fraggle Rock!"

Michael Giltz | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Sports, Football, The Beatles, Westerns, Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson, Planet of the Apes, Dvds, Movies, Randolph Scott, Rod Serling, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

We're in a golden age for documentaries. More of them are shown in theaters and on TV than ever before and more people now have access to video cameras so they can make their own.

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A Man of Peace Pushed Too Far: Yelling "Liar" in a Crowded Theater

Pete Cenedella | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain Lies, Lies, Karl Rove, John McCain, Obama, Bullies, Democratic Strategy, Bush Liar, Hero, Movies, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, 2008 Presidential Election, David Axelrod, Westerns, Sarah Palin Lies, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

The people want a blockbuster in broad strokes, not a lengthy discussion of policy or a footnoted freakin' laundry list of the other side's missteps.

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DVDs: Leave Star Trek Alone!

Michael Giltz | Posted 09.09.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John Hughes, TV Shows, Lonesome Dove, Westerns, Dvds, Movies, Molly Ringwald, Star Trek, Foyle's War, Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Cruise, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

The TV series Star Trek is being released on DVD in a new and "improved" version that cleans up and removes old special effects and inserts brand new ones that never existed.

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DVDs: TV Show Boxed Set Rip-Offs

Michael Giltz | Posted 07.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Barbara Stanwyck, TV Shows, Battlestar Galactica, The Sopranos, John Sayles, Monk, Derek Jarman, Westerns, Movies, Dvds, Honeydripper, Gunsmoke, Xanadu, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

A spreading practice needs to be stopped right now. A number of studios -- led by Paramount/CBS -- are releasing old TV shows in half-season sets.

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DVDs: Can Shia LaBeouf Play Indy?

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Clint Eastwood, Indiana Jones, Westerns, Control, Elizabeth Gaskell, John Wayne, Dvds, Movies, Muppets, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

I've been away for a few weeks so let's play catch up on some of the top DVD releases of the past four weeks.

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