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jmancini@newsandsentinel.com “The Westerner” special commemorative issue Volume 3 by Roger Crowley is available. The Vienna author is a nationally recognized authority on the western movie genre. (Photo Provided) Roger Crowley of Vienna, left, poses with actor Bruce Boxleitner, center, and stuntman and actor Neil Summers. Crowley has recently published Volume 3 of the popular “The Westerner” special commerorative issue. (Photo Provided) “The Westerner” special commemorative ...

Frank Sinatra was arguably the most famous Italian-American Catholic of the 20th century. The skinny kid from Hoboken, N.J. — who was born 105 years ago, Dec. 12, 1915 — grew up to become synonymous with the so-called Great American Songbook. That songbook, however, was largely written by Jewish-Americans, including immigrants and children of immigrants. And while the songwriters for the most part expressly tried to leave behind the accents and inflections of the Yiddish-speaking world from...

Hollywood would not be Hollywood without Texas FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 James Dean as Jett Rink in ”GIANT" (1956) with Marfa Riatta Ranch House set in background.WARNER BROS.Show MoreShow Less 2of5 The 1960 film, “The Alamo” starred John Wayne as Davy CrockettFILE PHOTOShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 L-R) Nicole Beharie as Turquoise and Alexis Chikaeze as Kai in the drama,“MISS JUNETEENTH,” a Vertical Entertainment release.Vertical EntertainmentShow MoreShow Less 5of5 Without Texa...

Like sausage making, childbirth and politics, no one really wants to know how movies deals are made and financed. Without big names at the box office that will sell tickets, investors often won’t go near the greatest script in the world. And so it is with Wild Mountain Thyme, the new movie from John Patrick Shanley who also wrote Doubt and Moon struck among other hits. Set in Mayo and reminiscent of both The Quiet Man and The Field, the movie cast Christopher Walken, Jamie Dornan and Emily Bl...

At the end of an already frantic 2020, Disney broke the internet with an almost-overwhelming number of announcements at Disney Investor Day 2020. Among all of the Marvel and Pixar gems revealed, the Star Warsuniverse also expanded in ways that not even (OG) Yoda himself could have foreseen. News that Hayden Christensen will return as Darth Vader in the Obi-Wan Kenobi show took centre stage — and rightly so. Prequel hive rejoice! But if you were paying close attention to all of the announceme...

LOGIN ‘News of the World’ Film Review: Tom Hanks Plays a Searcher Who Reads the Legends in Old-School Western Director Paul Greengrass doesn’t change the genre, but the genre changes him and his usual hyperkinetic styleAlonso Duralde | December 24, 2020 @ 8:00 AM Last Updated: December 24, 2020 @ 9:09 AM Bruce Talamon/Universal A filmmaker has the ability to redefine a genre, but the reverse is true as well. If you’re heading into “News of the World” with curio...

The Courier According to Gene Burwell’s obituary, “His was an extraordinary life …” After listening to and reading memories about the man from friends and family, one could easily surmise “extraordinary” might be an understated adjective.  When he died Nov. 24 at the age of 85, Gene Burwell left behind indelible marks on Lincoln, Logan County, his family and a wide circle of friends. One good acquaintance remembers him as “genuine, generous, witty.” “Bigger than life,” anot...

Preston Midgett, longtime Jungle Golf owner, is battling coronavirus. Author: Connor Rhiel Updated: 9:14 PM EST December 9, 2020 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — "I kept hearing this name, Youve gotta meet Preston Midgett, youve gotta get to know Preston Midgett."  When Gary Ryan became Executive Director at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Preston Midgett had just made his exit from the museum board - one of many he sat on during his time in Virginia Beach.  Th...

Package Includes: Blu-ray Disc Type: BD50 (dual layer) Region: A MSRP: $39.95 The Production: 4.5/5 On the Texas frontier in 1879, Lt. Colonel Kirby Yorke (John Wayne) is dealing with a shortage of troops in the 2nd Cavalry Regiment outpost to defend settlers from a group of Apaches. Tensions further arise when his estranged son Jefferson (Claude Jarman Jr.) arrives as one of the recruits sent to help the regiment and Yorke’s wife Kathleen (Maureen O’Hara) also arrives to get Jeff out of th...

Arkansas will give you $10,000 and a mountain bike if you decide to relocate.