In 1949, John Wayne was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Allan Dwan's war film "Sands of Iwo Jima." Despite several thoughtful antiwar films that preceded it -- specifically "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "The Best Years of Our Lives" -- "Iwo Jima" came at a time when patriotic, downright jingoistic movies about World War II were coming into vogue. In particular, 1949 saw the release of films like "Battleground" and "Twelve O'Clock High," both films about the nobility of war and the heroism of soldiers. Both those films were nominated for Best Picture, although they lost to the political corruption drama "All the King's Men." Wayne himself lost Best Actor to Broderick Crawford, the star of "King's Men."
In 1969, Wayne looked back on "Iwo Jima" in an interview with Roger Ebert, and posited that he lost his Oscar for political reasons. A...
In 1969, Wayne looked back on "Iwo Jima" in an interview with Roger Ebert, and posited that he lost his Oscar for political reasons. A...
- 2/28/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Warning: This article contains spoilers for "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey."
Before the lights dimmed at my screening of "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey," a fellow moviegoer remarked, "I hope this is terrible. I hope afterward I feel ridiculous about buying a ticket for this." I love that comment because it encapsulates the strange way audiences seem to approach the film. You kind of want it to be bad, partially because you know what you're getting yourself into. Absolutely no one enters a horror film that stars Pooh Bear expecting the next great cinema masterpiece, so the value is in the sheer bizarre nature of the concept.
"Blood and Honey" is funny when it wants to be, but it's just as often humorous when the audience can't quite tell whether a scene is supposed to play for laughs or not. Furthermore, while many sequences are outlandishly comical, it's surprising the story leans...
Before the lights dimmed at my screening of "Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey," a fellow moviegoer remarked, "I hope this is terrible. I hope afterward I feel ridiculous about buying a ticket for this." I love that comment because it encapsulates the strange way audiences seem to approach the film. You kind of want it to be bad, partially because you know what you're getting yourself into. Absolutely no one enters a horror film that stars Pooh Bear expecting the next great cinema masterpiece, so the value is in the sheer bizarre nature of the concept.
"Blood and Honey" is funny when it wants to be, but it's just as often humorous when the audience can't quite tell whether a scene is supposed to play for laughs or not. Furthermore, while many sequences are outlandishly comical, it's surprising the story leans...
- 2/18/2023
- by Blake Taylor
- Slash Film
As he gazed upon the thousands gathered for the grand opening of the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama, last Friday, singer-songwriter John Paul White articulated the moment with his song “The Good Old Days.”
“There’s something going down in this simple place I grew up in,” sang White, who was born not far down Highway 72 in Muscle Shoals and currently residing in Florence. “Boots are on the ground, singing happy days are here again.”
Titled “The First Waltz,” the weekend gathering at Orion presented an array of artists with...
“There’s something going down in this simple place I grew up in,” sang White, who was born not far down Highway 72 in Muscle Shoals and currently residing in Florence. “Boots are on the ground, singing happy days are here again.”
Titled “The First Waltz,” the weekend gathering at Orion presented an array of artists with...
- 5/17/2022
- by Garret K. Woodward
- Rollingstone.com
“WWE Evil,” the first WWE original series for Peacock, will premiere March 24, the streaming service announced Thursday.
Created and hosted by WWE wrestler and actor John Cena, the eight-part docuseries examines the stories of notable “heels,” or villains, in the WWE’s history. Each episode dives into the career of a different heel, including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sasha Banks and Roman Reigns.
The trailer previews all of the episodes of the series, showcasing both archival footage of notable events in the various performers’ WWE history, as well as interviews that dive into the psychology behind the people playing the heels.
“I’m not playing the character, I am the character,” Roman Reigns says during a talking head interview included in the trailer.
Cena executive produces “WWE Evil” with Micah Brown, who directs and showruns. Additional executive producers include Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn for WWE Studios and Julie Pizzi,...
Created and hosted by WWE wrestler and actor John Cena, the eight-part docuseries examines the stories of notable “heels,” or villains, in the WWE’s history. Each episode dives into the career of a different heel, including Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sasha Banks and Roman Reigns.
The trailer previews all of the episodes of the series, showcasing both archival footage of notable events in the various performers’ WWE history, as well as interviews that dive into the psychology behind the people playing the heels.
“I’m not playing the character, I am the character,” Roman Reigns says during a talking head interview included in the trailer.
Cena executive produces “WWE Evil” with Micah Brown, who directs and showruns. Additional executive producers include Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn for WWE Studios and Julie Pizzi,...
- 3/10/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Three years after releasing his post-Civil Wars solo debut, John Paul White has announced details of his next solo album, The Hurting Kind, which will be released April 12th on White’s Single Lock Records.
Featuring vocal contributions from Lee Ann Womack, Erin Rae, and the Secret Sisters, White’s forthcoming album was co-produced alongside the Alabama Shakes’ Ben Tanner and recorded a variety of studios in White’s native Muscle Shoals region. The Hurting Kind also finds White co-writing with legendary Nashville songwriters like Bobby Braddock and Whisperin’ Bill Anderson.
Featuring vocal contributions from Lee Ann Womack, Erin Rae, and the Secret Sisters, White’s forthcoming album was co-produced alongside the Alabama Shakes’ Ben Tanner and recorded a variety of studios in White’s native Muscle Shoals region. The Hurting Kind also finds White co-writing with legendary Nashville songwriters like Bobby Braddock and Whisperin’ Bill Anderson.
- 1/18/2019
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
An angry woman rails against the system in the punchy and timely “Cold Sweat,” a fact-based drama about an Iranian national futsal team member whose husband uses his legal right to prevent her traveling abroad and playing in the most important game of her life. This intelligently written, well performed and emotionally rewarding second feature by writer-director Soheil Beiraghi (“Me”) will enlighten and entertain audiences everywhere. A hit in local cinemas when released in late September, “Cold Sweat” ought to enjoy a long festival life at the very least. French arthouse outfit Sophie Dulac Distribution will screen the film theatrically Nov. 28.
A tale with especially strong appeal in these #TimesUp times, “Cold Sweat” draws from the real-life cases of many Iranian sportswomen whose dreams were dashed when their husbands invoked patriarchal laws. Its success at the local box office comes in the wake of well-publicized protests at the men’s soccer World Cup in June,...
A tale with especially strong appeal in these #TimesUp times, “Cold Sweat” draws from the real-life cases of many Iranian sportswomen whose dreams were dashed when their husbands invoked patriarchal laws. Its success at the local box office comes in the wake of well-publicized protests at the men’s soccer World Cup in June,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
Would you go to literal Hell and back for a loved one? You can find out if John does in the final chapter of the "Good Ole Days" run in The Hellblazer #24. Also in today's Comics Corner: check out details on Multiple Man #2, Moonshine #12, Hack/Slash: Resurrection #9, Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #11, Dark Souls: The Age of Fire #3, Gravetrancers #4, Redneck #13, and issue #12, the series finale, of Spirit Hunters.
The Hellblazer #24: "What would you sacrifice to save someone from damnation? The final chapter of “The Good Old Days” puts what may be the final nail in John Constantine’s coffin: preparing to say goodbye to this mortal coil, John’s oddly introspective, brooding over an ex-lover who’s possessed by demons. Since she can’t be exorcised, she’s bound for Hell—unless John makes the ultimate sacrifice and takes her place. Pack light, John—we hear...
The Hellblazer #24: "What would you sacrifice to save someone from damnation? The final chapter of “The Good Old Days” puts what may be the final nail in John Constantine’s coffin: preparing to say goodbye to this mortal coil, John’s oddly introspective, brooding over an ex-lover who’s possessed by demons. Since she can’t be exorcised, she’s bound for Hell—unless John makes the ultimate sacrifice and takes her place. Pack light, John—we hear...
- 7/25/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Big stakes are on the line for a lot of the characters featured in today's Comics Corner. Case in point, Jack and friends are in hell(-ish?) in Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #10. Also: The Hellblazer #23, Dark Souls: The Age of Fire #2, Brothers Dracul #3, Hack/Slash: Resurrection #8, the conclusion of the "Invasion" story arc in Outcast #36, Her Infernal Descent #3, the final issue of Harrow County, and Multiple Man #1.
Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #10: "Ching Dai has been defeated… but a new evil lurks for Jack and Co. as they attempt to pick up the pieces of the hellpocalypse.
Creators
(W) John Carpenter, Anthony Burch (A) Jorge Corona (CA) Brett Parson
$3.99."
For more details, go to Boom! Studios.
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The Hellblazer #23: "“The Good Old Days” part five! John’s trying to listen to the angel on his shoulder, but Helena Bertinelli’s a bit bloodthirsty.
Big Trouble in Little China: Old Man Jack #10: "Ching Dai has been defeated… but a new evil lurks for Jack and Co. as they attempt to pick up the pieces of the hellpocalypse.
Creators
(W) John Carpenter, Anthony Burch (A) Jorge Corona (CA) Brett Parson
$3.99."
For more details, go to Boom! Studios.
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The Hellblazer #23: "“The Good Old Days” part five! John’s trying to listen to the angel on his shoulder, but Helena Bertinelli’s a bit bloodthirsty.
- 6/27/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
This week on Comics Corner... John's back in a London mood in The Hellblazer #21 by Davide Fabbri and Tim Seeley, and we also have a look at Bloodborne #3, 30 Days of Night #5, Legion #4, The Crow: Memento Mori #2, Jim Henson's Labyrinth: Coronation #3, Harrow County #30, Babyteeth #10, and Lady Death Unholy Ruin #1.
The Hellblazer #21: "“The Good Old Days” part three! London is lovely, and John’s having a fabulous time. And if you believe that, you’ll believe that the Huntress is on his side and the demons aren’t coming after his ex-girlfriend. Some people will believe anything.
Art by: Davide Fabbri
Cover by: Tim Seeley
Variant cover by: Sean Phillips
Written by: Tim Seeley
Series: The Hellblazer 2016
U.S. Price: 3.99
On Sale Date: Apr 25, 2018
Volume/Issue #: 21
Color/B&W: Color
Trim Size: Comic
Page Count: 32."
To learn more, visit DC Comics.
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Bloodborne #3: "(W) Ales Kot (A/CA) Piotr Kowalski...
The Hellblazer #21: "“The Good Old Days” part three! London is lovely, and John’s having a fabulous time. And if you believe that, you’ll believe that the Huntress is on his side and the demons aren’t coming after his ex-girlfriend. Some people will believe anything.
Art by: Davide Fabbri
Cover by: Tim Seeley
Variant cover by: Sean Phillips
Written by: Tim Seeley
Series: The Hellblazer 2016
U.S. Price: 3.99
On Sale Date: Apr 25, 2018
Volume/Issue #: 21
Color/B&W: Color
Trim Size: Comic
Page Count: 32."
To learn more, visit DC Comics.
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Bloodborne #3: "(W) Ales Kot (A/CA) Piotr Kowalski...
- 4/25/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Frank Carson was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on November 6, 1926 from a family of Italian descent. He began his working life as a plasterer and electrician before joining the Parachute Regiment. He served in the Middle East for three years during the 1950s, before he tried his hand at stand-up comedy. Carson soon became popular on Irish television and later moved to England. He appeared in the music hall show The Good Old Days and eventually hit the mainstream with his appearances on talent show Opportunity Knocks, which he won three times. Carson went on to reach further fame by appearing alongside fellow comics including Charlie Williams, Bernard Manning, Mike Reid and Jim Bowen in The Comedians in the 1970s. Over the next two decades he would appear in various UK television shows including Who Do You Do? and The (more)...
- 2/22/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Bernard Cribbins is to receive a Special Award at this year’s British Academy Children’s Awards, which will take place next Sunday at the London Hilton.
Cribbins, who plays Wilfred Mott in Doctor Who, is receiving the award for his outstanding creative contribution to the industry. The citation says "His name is synonymous with quality, traditional entertainment for children in a career spanning six decades and covering film, television and other entertainment mediums."
BAFTA Chief Executive, Amanda Berry, said:
"Bernard Cribbins has made an amazing contribution to children’s entertainment throughout his outstanding career and is still entertaining children today, now playing Wilfred Mott in ‘Doctor Who’. He is a worthy recipient of this year’s Special Award; in fact he deserved it a long time ago! We are absolutely delighted he has accepted."
On television Bernard Cribbins has appeared in many classic programmes including over 100 apperances on Jackanory...
Cribbins, who plays Wilfred Mott in Doctor Who, is receiving the award for his outstanding creative contribution to the industry. The citation says "His name is synonymous with quality, traditional entertainment for children in a career spanning six decades and covering film, television and other entertainment mediums."
BAFTA Chief Executive, Amanda Berry, said:
"Bernard Cribbins has made an amazing contribution to children’s entertainment throughout his outstanding career and is still entertaining children today, now playing Wilfred Mott in ‘Doctor Who’. He is a worthy recipient of this year’s Special Award; in fact he deserved it a long time ago! We are absolutely delighted he has accepted."
On television Bernard Cribbins has appeared in many classic programmes including over 100 apperances on Jackanory...
- 11/25/2009
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
Actor had been suffering from pneumonia
Blog: the best clips featuring Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward, the versatile actor who starred in The Wicker Man and television dramas Callan and The Equalizer, has died at the age of 79.
He had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia, and died in hospital, his agent said. Janet Glass issued a statement praising his "brave spirit and wonderful humour".
It said: "Universally loved and admired through his unforgettable roles in classic productions such as Breaker Morant, The Wicker Man, Callan, The Equalizer and many more, he was equally fine and courageous in real life, never losing his brave spirit and wonderful humour throughout his illness."
Woodward began his career on the stage at the Castle theatre, Farnham, in 1946. After graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he worked extensively in repertory companies as a Shakespearean actor throughout England and Scotland, making his London...
Blog: the best clips featuring Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward, the versatile actor who starred in The Wicker Man and television dramas Callan and The Equalizer, has died at the age of 79.
He had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia, and died in hospital, his agent said. Janet Glass issued a statement praising his "brave spirit and wonderful humour".
It said: "Universally loved and admired through his unforgettable roles in classic productions such as Breaker Morant, The Wicker Man, Callan, The Equalizer and many more, he was equally fine and courageous in real life, never losing his brave spirit and wonderful humour throughout his illness."
Woodward began his career on the stage at the Castle theatre, Farnham, in 1946. After graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he worked extensively in repertory companies as a Shakespearean actor throughout England and Scotland, making his London...
- 11/16/2009
- by Mark Tran
- The Guardian - Film News
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