Why Yellowstone Reigns as America’s Most-Watched Show (Photo Credit – Instagram)
When Yellowstone burst onto the Paramount Network scene in the summer of 2018, it was like a wild Mustang taking off. Critics weren’t exactly throwing confetti at first, but by Season 3, this Taylor Sheridan creation stampeded to the top, becoming America’s most-watched show. Its mix of grit, breathtaking Montana landscapes, and juicy family drama had everyone talking.
Taylor Sheridan, the mind behind hits like Sicario and Hell or High Water, knew how to capture raw human emotion. With Yellowstone and its prequels, 1883 and 1923, he hit that nostalgia sweet spot while keeping it fresh. Audiences couldn’t get enough of the Duttons battling family loyalty and land disputes—it was like a Shakespearean tragedy with cowboys and way more horses.
Montana served as more than just a backdrop; it became its own character. From the sweeping vistas of Paradise...
When Yellowstone burst onto the Paramount Network scene in the summer of 2018, it was like a wild Mustang taking off. Critics weren’t exactly throwing confetti at first, but by Season 3, this Taylor Sheridan creation stampeded to the top, becoming America’s most-watched show. Its mix of grit, breathtaking Montana landscapes, and juicy family drama had everyone talking.
Taylor Sheridan, the mind behind hits like Sicario and Hell or High Water, knew how to capture raw human emotion. With Yellowstone and its prequels, 1883 and 1923, he hit that nostalgia sweet spot while keeping it fresh. Audiences couldn’t get enough of the Duttons battling family loyalty and land disputes—it was like a Shakespearean tragedy with cowboys and way more horses.
Montana served as more than just a backdrop; it became its own character. From the sweeping vistas of Paradise...
- 10/31/2024
- by Heena Singh
- KoiMoi
Ronald D. Moore is one of the most accomplished "Star Trek" writers of the "Next Generation" era. His subsequent work creating "Battlestar Galactica" (telling stories he couldn't on "Star Trek") and "For All Mankind" cement him as a king of science-fiction television writing.
While he writes in the science-fiction space, Moore prioritizes human drama over high concepts. He writes not with embarrassment towards his chosen genre but conviction that your audience will care most when your characters experience familiar struggles even if they walk around in unfamiliar settings.
So, it makes total sense that Moore has consistently called "The Conscience of the King" one of his favorite "Star Trek" episodes ever. It's a brilliant episode that kickstarts the tradition of intertwining "Star Trek" and Shakespeare. The episode title is a "Hamlet" quote, and the episode's guest players are a Shakespearean theater troupe.
Written by Barry Trivers (his only produced "Star Trek...
While he writes in the science-fiction space, Moore prioritizes human drama over high concepts. He writes not with embarrassment towards his chosen genre but conviction that your audience will care most when your characters experience familiar struggles even if they walk around in unfamiliar settings.
So, it makes total sense that Moore has consistently called "The Conscience of the King" one of his favorite "Star Trek" episodes ever. It's a brilliant episode that kickstarts the tradition of intertwining "Star Trek" and Shakespeare. The episode title is a "Hamlet" quote, and the episode's guest players are a Shakespearean theater troupe.
Written by Barry Trivers (his only produced "Star Trek...
- 10/14/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
One of the magic touches of Stagecoach has always been its ability to book interesting artists outside of the country genre. For 2025, the California country festival is poised to deliver its most bonkers lineup yet. Creed, Backstreet Boys, and T-Pain will all play late-night sets on the Palomino stage, while Sammy Hagar, Goo Goo Dolls, and Tommy James and the Shondells — the Sixties bubblegum group known for “Hanky Panky” and “I Think We’re Alone Now” — appear on the daily lineup. Nelly, arguably the most country-connected of all the outliers,...
- 9/5/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
After playing a solo acoustic residency at his Nashville bar Chief’s earlier this summer, Eric Church will return to the honky-tonk with his full band for special SiriusXM live performance on Sept. 30.
The concert, set for Chief’s intimate Neon Steeple venue, aims to evoke the close-quarters confines of the country singer’s early bars-and-clubs days. It also celebrates Church’s Outsiders Radio, ch. 740 for SiriusXM listeners, and will air live on the channel on Monday, Sept. 30, at 10 p.m. Et. (The performance will also be able to stream...
The concert, set for Chief’s intimate Neon Steeple venue, aims to evoke the close-quarters confines of the country singer’s early bars-and-clubs days. It also celebrates Church’s Outsiders Radio, ch. 740 for SiriusXM listeners, and will air live on the channel on Monday, Sept. 30, at 10 p.m. Et. (The performance will also be able to stream...
- 8/29/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
How was a new country forged in the crucible of the Civil War? That’s the question asked by “Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1,” the passion project brought to screen by actor and director Kevin Costner which debuts on Max on Friday, Aug. 23. The film is set during the four years of the Civil War, and follows numerous characters as they try to make their way westward to start a new life for themselves. You can stream the movie with a Subscription to Max.
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“Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. The tale is a new way for...
How to Watch ‘Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1’ When: Friday, Aug. 23 TV: Max Stream: Watch with a Subscription to Max Sign Up $9.99+ / month Max.com About ‘Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1’
“Horizon: An American Saga” explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. The tale is a new way for...
- 8/23/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Back in 2021, Post Malone turned the heads of country-music fans when he covered two songs on the opposite ends of the country spectrum during an online telethon: Brad Paisley’s radio hit “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” and Sturgill Simpson’s underground favorite “You Can Have the Crown.” Malone, a pop superstar who has been teasing his country fandom as far back as 2015, delivered the tunes with traditional twang and rough-edged vibes, suggesting a genuine affinity for and deep knowledge of the genre. Bluegrass picker Billy Strings...
- 8/16/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
The Oscars may be the Super Bowl of red carpet fashion — but festival season is the sartorial playground for summer style. The spring festival circuit kicked off in the Southern California desert with two weekends of Coachella at Indio’s Empire Polo Field, where the country music fest Stagecoach also takes place.
One of the best deals on last-minute music festival tickets right now is at Ticket Network, which is offering THR readers $150 off orders of $500 with code THR150 or $300 off $1,000 and up with code THR300.
Frequent music festgoers can also save up to 30 percent off concert tickets with FestivalPass, which offers some of the best deals and no ticketing fees on over 50,000 live events, hotels and more. Memberships range from $19 to $99 per month (or $210 to $1,080 per year with annual plans) and include early access, fee-free tickets and more perks.
You can also find some of the best discounts on...
One of the best deals on last-minute music festival tickets right now is at Ticket Network, which is offering THR readers $150 off orders of $500 with code THR150 or $300 off $1,000 and up with code THR300.
Frequent music festgoers can also save up to 30 percent off concert tickets with FestivalPass, which offers some of the best deals and no ticketing fees on over 50,000 live events, hotels and more. Memberships range from $19 to $99 per month (or $210 to $1,080 per year with annual plans) and include early access, fee-free tickets and more perks.
You can also find some of the best discounts on...
- 7/31/2024
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fans taking a look at a preorder page for Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion last week got an unexpected sneak peek at what appeared to be a list of guests on the singer’s new album. According to an image originally listed on Target’s website, and captured by fans on X, Malone will feature country icons such as Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, and Brad Paisley on his upcoming LP. The track list was confirmed on Wednesday, via an ad taken out in Nashville’s the Tennessean newspaper.
August 16th pic.
August 16th pic.
- 7/31/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
In the heart of Western Europe, above the gorge of the Alzette river, sits Luxembourg City, a trash-free Eurotopia where the trams are free and the streets are ranked amongst the safest in the world. It’s a long way away from the frontier justice of The Dead Don’t Hurt, a revisionist Western about love in a lawless place written and directed by, and also starring Viggo Mortensen, who––never one to slouch––also composed the film’s score. “I did the score for my first movie as well,” the endearingly polite and casually plaid-shirted polymath explained to me on a recent morning at the Lux Film Fest, “that one took a long time to get financed, longer than this one, and while I was waiting, I was trying to think, ‘What can I do?’ I’ve got the script where I want it, I have the main actor, Lance Henriksen,...
- 6/3/2024
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
With Warner Media merging with Discovery back in 2022 and consolidation within the entertainment industry on the rise ever since, many fans of TCM — which is owned by Warner — fear their favorite home for cinema history might fall victim to these drastic cuts. Thankfully the channel continues to sparkle and shine like the Hollywood of old with filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson jumping on board to help curate and boost recognition of the channel. With their help, other directors have also come aboard — Guillermo del Toro, Wes Anderson, and Jason Reitman to name a few — offering their picks each month in the hopes of bringing in more viewers and keeping the love for classic cinema alive. This month’s curator is multi-hyphenate Viggo Mortensen, whose second directorial effort, “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” was released today.
In reflecting on his cinematic influences, Mortensen reached back to one of the heydays of Hollywood,...
In reflecting on his cinematic influences, Mortensen reached back to one of the heydays of Hollywood,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
Oscar winner John Wayne, better known as “The Duke” to his fans, starred in over 165 movies throughout his career, oftentimes playing the swaggering, macho hero of westerns and war epics. But how many of his titles remain classics? Let’s take a look back at 25 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Born in 1907 as Marion Robert Morrison, Wayne worked his way up from bit player to leading man, appearing in a number of poverty row, Z-grade westerns throughout the 1930s. He shot to stardom with his role in John Ford‘s “Stagecoach” (1939), which brought new shades of nuance and artistry to the Cowboys and Indians genre. It also kicked off a lucrative, decades-long partnership between the director and star, who would make over two dozen films together, including “The Quiet Man” (1952), “The Searchers” (1956) and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” (1962).
Despite being one of the top box office...
Born in 1907 as Marion Robert Morrison, Wayne worked his way up from bit player to leading man, appearing in a number of poverty row, Z-grade westerns throughout the 1930s. He shot to stardom with his role in John Ford‘s “Stagecoach” (1939), which brought new shades of nuance and artistry to the Cowboys and Indians genre. It also kicked off a lucrative, decades-long partnership between the director and star, who would make over two dozen films together, including “The Quiet Man” (1952), “The Searchers” (1956) and “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” (1962).
Despite being one of the top box office...
- 5/18/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Reba McEntire recruited budding country star Post Malone to pay tribute to Dickey Betts at the 2024 ACM Awards. The guitarist and a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band died last month at 80.
Malone had just wrapped a performance of his first proper country single, “I Had Some Help,” at the show when host McEntire joined him onstage. After coyly revealing he was a bit nervous, Malone was invited by McEntire to pay tribute to Betts with a take on the Allman Brothers Band’s 1973 hit “Ramblin’ Man.” The pair...
Malone had just wrapped a performance of his first proper country single, “I Had Some Help,” at the show when host McEntire joined him onstage. After coyly revealing he was a bit nervous, Malone was invited by McEntire to pay tribute to Betts with a take on the Allman Brothers Band’s 1973 hit “Ramblin’ Man.” The pair...
- 5/17/2024
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Posty goes ACMs: After months of teasing his crossover into country, Post Malone participated in one of the genre’s biggest nights as he performed his new single “I Had Some Help” as well as the track “Never Love You Again” at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
Malone, a Texas native, took the stage to sing the tender “Never Love You Again.” Next, the singer and his band launched into “I Had Some Help,” sans Morgan Wallen, who features on the studio version but is in the midst of...
Malone, a Texas native, took the stage to sing the tender “Never Love You Again.” Next, the singer and his band launched into “I Had Some Help,” sans Morgan Wallen, who features on the studio version but is in the midst of...
- 5/17/2024
- by Daniel Kreps and Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Is Reba McEntire running a little behind Bob Hope, as an awards-show-hosting perennial… or actually a little bit ahead? It depends how you count. Because this year marks her 17th year hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards, aka the ACMs, and Hope did the Oscars 19 times, so she’s still two years from matching his record, if we compare these gigs.
However, McEntire has also hosted a rival program, the CMA Awards, five times over the years. So if we include all the times that McEntire has hosted one country awards program or another, she’s actually up to 22, if we’re doing our math right… well ahead of Hope. Something’s clicking, to say the least.
Variety clicked onto a Zoom with McEntire for a few minutes in the run-up to Thursday night’s ACM Awards, which for the third year are being broadcast live exclusively on Prime...
However, McEntire has also hosted a rival program, the CMA Awards, five times over the years. So if we include all the times that McEntire has hosted one country awards program or another, she’s actually up to 22, if we’re doing our math right… well ahead of Hope. Something’s clicking, to say the least.
Variety clicked onto a Zoom with McEntire for a few minutes in the run-up to Thursday night’s ACM Awards, which for the third year are being broadcast live exclusively on Prime...
- 5/15/2024
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Jelly Roll just admitted that he is not ready to give up running 5K races just yet. In fact, he thinks that they help him be better in many ways. He just ran his first and was thrilled with the outcome. So, what other takeaways did the country superstar have from his Tuesday, May 7th 5K? Keep reading for more details.
Jelly Roll Not Ready To Give Up Running 5Ks
When Jelly Roll announced that he would be running the 2 Bears 5k, it was a big deal. Mainly because he was going to start training for it and doubted that he would actually be running. He believed he would be briskly walking the whole race which was fine as long as he made it to the end. Jelly started training several months ago and it has helped shape him in more ways than one. He has a huge year ahead...
Jelly Roll Not Ready To Give Up Running 5Ks
When Jelly Roll announced that he would be running the 2 Bears 5k, it was a big deal. Mainly because he was going to start training for it and doubted that he would actually be running. He believed he would be briskly walking the whole race which was fine as long as he made it to the end. Jelly started training several months ago and it has helped shape him in more ways than one. He has a huge year ahead...
- 5/8/2024
- by Amanda Nowitz
- Country Music Alley
The studio once known as 20th Century Fox is a younger entity than the other major Hollywood Studios. It was founded in 1935 out of the ashes of Fox Film, compared to Warner Bros (1923), Universal Pictures (1912), Paramount Pictures (1912), Columbia Pictures (1923), and Disney (1923) — the latter being the new parent company of 20th Century Studios.
Still, Fox waited only seven years to take home the top prize at the Oscars. At the 14th Academy Awards, held in 1942, Fox's film "How Green Was My Valley" won Best Picture, presented to Fox studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck. That wasn't the only prize "Valley" won that night: it also got Best Director (John Ford), Best Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Arthur Miller), and finally Best Art Direction -- Interior Decoration, Black-and-White.
One of the films that "Valley" beat that night was "Citizen Kane" (which got only Best Original Screenplay for director Orson Welles and his co-writer Herman J.
Still, Fox waited only seven years to take home the top prize at the Oscars. At the 14th Academy Awards, held in 1942, Fox's film "How Green Was My Valley" won Best Picture, presented to Fox studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck. That wasn't the only prize "Valley" won that night: it also got Best Director (John Ford), Best Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Arthur Miller), and finally Best Art Direction -- Interior Decoration, Black-and-White.
One of the films that "Valley" beat that night was "Citizen Kane" (which got only Best Original Screenplay for director Orson Welles and his co-writer Herman J.
- 5/7/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Bachelor in Paradise alum Blake Horstmann can finally crack jokes about Stagecoach after all the drama he faced from it. After Blake came in second on Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette, he went on to look for love in Paradise. However, his time at Stagecoach prior to the beach ended up causing him a lot of trouble. What happened and what is he saying now? Keep reading to find out more.
Blake Horstmann Finally Jokes About Stagecoach
Stagecoach happened and as usual tons of Bachelor Nation showed up for the event. One of the attendees was Jason Tartick. He shared photos on his Instagram of the weekend he spent there and said, “Dare I say that was the best weekend of 2024…#patrondesert”
Blake Horstmann responded back jokingly to Jason saying, “Been telling ya about Stagecoahc (sic) for years ” Jason replied once again saying, “@balockaye.h why have I...
Blake Horstmann Finally Jokes About Stagecoach
Stagecoach happened and as usual tons of Bachelor Nation showed up for the event. One of the attendees was Jason Tartick. He shared photos on his Instagram of the weekend he spent there and said, “Dare I say that was the best weekend of 2024…#patrondesert”
Blake Horstmann responded back jokingly to Jason saying, “Been telling ya about Stagecoahc (sic) for years ” Jason replied once again saying, “@balockaye.h why have I...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jamie Colclasure
- TV Shows Ace
10. James Arness (1923–2011)
James Arness is primarily recognized for his iconic portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running prime-time Western TV show Gunsmoke.
From 1955 to 1975, Arness entertained the audience by keeping the peace in Dodge City, but he also starred in legendary movies like Them!, Hondo, The Farmer's Daughter, and others.
9. Lee Marvin (1924–1987)
Famous for his tough and brutal character, Lee Marvin was just as masculine off-screen as he was in his movies. He blew up after portraying Kid Shelleen in Cat Ballou and went on to star in other iconic Western movies, including The Dirty Dozen, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Big Red One, and many others.
8. Sam Elliott (1944–Now)
Sharp and rugged, Sam Elliot was born to portray gruffly cowboys with a no-bs attitude. His iconic mustache broke many hearts, and the actor didn’t become less popular after Westerns died off: since his famous Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,...
James Arness is primarily recognized for his iconic portrayal of Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running prime-time Western TV show Gunsmoke.
From 1955 to 1975, Arness entertained the audience by keeping the peace in Dodge City, but he also starred in legendary movies like Them!, Hondo, The Farmer's Daughter, and others.
9. Lee Marvin (1924–1987)
Famous for his tough and brutal character, Lee Marvin was just as masculine off-screen as he was in his movies. He blew up after portraying Kid Shelleen in Cat Ballou and went on to star in other iconic Western movies, including The Dirty Dozen, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Big Red One, and many others.
8. Sam Elliott (1944–Now)
Sharp and rugged, Sam Elliot was born to portray gruffly cowboys with a no-bs attitude. His iconic mustache broke many hearts, and the actor didn’t become less popular after Westerns died off: since his famous Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,...
- 5/1/2024
- by dean-black@startefacts.com (Dean Black)
- STartefacts.com
Ostensibly a big-screen reboot of the 1980s television series of the same name, “The Fall Guy” is actually director and former stunt performer David Leitch’s love letter to both his wife, producer Kelly McCormick, and the undersung art of stunt work — only not always in that order.
Working closely with screenwriter and executive producer Drew Pearce, who previously scripted his “Fast and the Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,” Leitch creates a clearinghouse of gobsmacking stunts (some truly record-breaking) while chronicling the tumultuous relationship between veteran stunt man Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) and first-time director Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt). It’s quick-witted (and quick-footed) fun that bridges multiple generations of Hollywood moviemaking, melding together rom-coms and bombastic action into one blockbuster package.
Since making his screenwriting debut on Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3,” Pearce has developed an aptitude for conceiving stories that maintain a singular yet cohesive tonal balance.
Working closely with screenwriter and executive producer Drew Pearce, who previously scripted his “Fast and the Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw,” Leitch creates a clearinghouse of gobsmacking stunts (some truly record-breaking) while chronicling the tumultuous relationship between veteran stunt man Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling) and first-time director Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt). It’s quick-witted (and quick-footed) fun that bridges multiple generations of Hollywood moviemaking, melding together rom-coms and bombastic action into one blockbuster package.
Since making his screenwriting debut on Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3,” Pearce has developed an aptitude for conceiving stories that maintain a singular yet cohesive tonal balance.
- 4/30/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
Vanderpump Rules alum Rachel Leviss’ new man has been revealed after she spent the weekend at Stagecoach. She had a great time dancing with friends, eating, and posting all about her good time. So, who is this mystery man? Keep reading for all of the details.
Rachel Leviss’ New Man Revealed, Who Is He?
When Rachel Leviss started on Vanderpump Rules, she was a college beauty pageant competitor dating DJ James Kennedy. She attempted to control his drinking while still maintaining a happy life. Eventually, she balanced her competing with shifts at Sur, and then, James proposed. The two became engaged but called it off at the end of Season 9, much to the shock of their co-stars. Yet, she shocked them even more the following season by having an affair with Tom Sandoval. He was in a decade-long relationship with co-star and Leviss’ best friend, Ariana Madix.
Rachel Leviss-Instagram...
Rachel Leviss’ New Man Revealed, Who Is He?
When Rachel Leviss started on Vanderpump Rules, she was a college beauty pageant competitor dating DJ James Kennedy. She attempted to control his drinking while still maintaining a happy life. Eventually, she balanced her competing with shifts at Sur, and then, James proposed. The two became engaged but called it off at the end of Season 9, much to the shock of their co-stars. Yet, she shocked them even more the following season by having an affair with Tom Sandoval. He was in a decade-long relationship with co-star and Leviss’ best friend, Ariana Madix.
Rachel Leviss-Instagram...
- 4/29/2024
- by Amanda Lauren
- TV Shows Ace
Yellowstone star Ian Bohen teased the “best series finale” fans ever watched in television history. That’s a big claim to make. He promised fans that it’s “worth the wait.” Keep on reading to learn more.
Yellowstone Season 5 Spoilers – Ian Bohen Teases Series Finale
In a new interview, Ian Bohen teased the series finale. He revealed what fans can expect from the show’s fifth and final season.
Yellowstone fans have been impatiently waiting for the second part of Season 5 even though they don’t want the series to end. Bohen spoke to Entertainment Tonight at the Yellowstone pop-up at Stagecoach Music Festival.
He told Et that “fans are going to get the [best] conclusion that could possibly be written.” The actor who plays the role of Ryan on the Paramount Plus series had big hopes for the series finale.
“Everything will land in a way that is perfectly set.
Yellowstone Season 5 Spoilers – Ian Bohen Teases Series Finale
In a new interview, Ian Bohen teased the series finale. He revealed what fans can expect from the show’s fifth and final season.
Yellowstone fans have been impatiently waiting for the second part of Season 5 even though they don’t want the series to end. Bohen spoke to Entertainment Tonight at the Yellowstone pop-up at Stagecoach Music Festival.
He told Et that “fans are going to get the [best] conclusion that could possibly be written.” The actor who plays the role of Ryan on the Paramount Plus series had big hopes for the series finale.
“Everything will land in a way that is perfectly set.
- 4/29/2024
- by Chanel D. Adams
- Celebrating The Soaps
“Cool dad” Jelly Roll was joined on stage at Stagecoach by his teenage daughter, Bailee Ann. This was a big deal for the fifteen-year-old but Jelly had ulterior motives. So, what was his real mission as to why he took her along? Keep reading for more details.
‘Cool Dad’ Jelly Roll Joined On Stage At Stagecoach By Teen Daughter
Jelly Roll loves his two kids, Bailee and Noah. He often takes his daughter on the road with him, even having her write a song that was featured on his album, A Beautiful Disaster. Furthermore, she has joined her father on stage to perform the song and it is a very tender moment for the duo. He was incarcerated when Bailee came into this world so all of these moments are incredibly special. Additionally, Jelly and his wife, Bunnie Xo have custody of Bailee so it shows how things have come full circle.
‘Cool Dad’ Jelly Roll Joined On Stage At Stagecoach By Teen Daughter
Jelly Roll loves his two kids, Bailee and Noah. He often takes his daughter on the road with him, even having her write a song that was featured on his album, A Beautiful Disaster. Furthermore, she has joined her father on stage to perform the song and it is a very tender moment for the duo. He was incarcerated when Bailee came into this world so all of these moments are incredibly special. Additionally, Jelly and his wife, Bunnie Xo have custody of Bailee so it shows how things have come full circle.
- 4/28/2024
- by Amanda Nowitz
- Country Music Alley
Post Malone performed a set of country music covers at Stagecoach Music Festival on Saturday night, including songs by Tyler Childers, George Strait, Tim McGraw, Vince Gill, and Randy Travis.
Over the course of the 11-song set, Posty was also joined by a number of special guests, including Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley, and Sara Evans.
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Check out videos of the performance — as well as the full setlist — below.
Post Malone will stage another set of country music at the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco in August. He’ll also deliver more traditional, pop-centric sets at Governors Ball and Bonnaroo in the coming months. Get tickets to his upcoming shows here.
It’s an exciting time for Post Malone. Just last week, his duet with Taylor Swift, “Fortnight,” arrived as the opening track on her record-breaking album The Tortured Poets Department. Prior to that,...
Over the course of the 11-song set, Posty was also joined by a number of special guests, including Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley, and Sara Evans.
Get Post Malone Tickets Here
Check out videos of the performance — as well as the full setlist — below.
Post Malone will stage another set of country music at the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco in August. He’ll also deliver more traditional, pop-centric sets at Governors Ball and Bonnaroo in the coming months. Get tickets to his upcoming shows here.
It’s an exciting time for Post Malone. Just last week, his duet with Taylor Swift, “Fortnight,” arrived as the opening track on her record-breaking album The Tortured Poets Department. Prior to that,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Fresh off Friday’s release of his $10 Cowboy — and ahead of his Stagecoach set tonight — Charley Crockett visited CBS Mornings’ Saturday Sessions to perform three tracks from his latest album.
For the mini-set, Crockett and his hard-working band delivered the album’s opening title track, “America,” and “Solitary Road.”
The prolific Texas singer-songwriter has released a whopping nine records over the five-year span between 2018 and 2022, and with $10 Cowboy, 13 albums — all independently released — overall.
“I’ve never been on a major label. In fact, I just keep dodging them,” Crockett told...
For the mini-set, Crockett and his hard-working band delivered the album’s opening title track, “America,” and “Solitary Road.”
The prolific Texas singer-songwriter has released a whopping nine records over the five-year span between 2018 and 2022, and with $10 Cowboy, 13 albums — all independently released — overall.
“I’ve never been on a major label. In fact, I just keep dodging them,” Crockett told...
- 4/27/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Yellowstone won’t be a TV show that ends with a whimper, according to Ian Bohen. In fact, the actor, who plays ranch hand Ryan on the Paramount Network series, is hyping up what he promises to be the best series finale in the history of television. “The fans are going to get the [best] conclusion that could possibly be written,” Bohen told Entertainment Tonight at the show’s Stagecoach pop-up. “Everything will land in a way that is perfectly set. A lot of shows just kind of finish… and they don’t satisfy you. This will be completed in a way that it will make sense.” He added: “I don’t know that any show has finished this strongly ever. We’re expecting to have the best series finale in history. Overconfident maybe, but I think that’s what it’s going to be. We thank everyone for their patience…...
- 4/27/2024
- TV Insider
Stagecoach is known for its surprises and, on Friday night, Eric Church delivered one of the most unexpected sets in the California country music festival’s history. The question facing fans is, was it a good surprise or a bad one?
Church hadn’t headlined Stagecoach since 2016 and is currently in the midst of a 19-show residency at his Nashville bar Chief’s that finds him getting up-close and candid with fans and testing out new songs. When he appeared on the Mane Stage at 9:45 p.m. to the...
Church hadn’t headlined Stagecoach since 2016 and is currently in the midst of a 19-show residency at his Nashville bar Chief’s that finds him getting up-close and candid with fans and testing out new songs. When he appeared on the Mane Stage at 9:45 p.m. to the...
- 4/27/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Jelly Roll’s Stagecoach set was a wild one.
The musician took the stage on Friday night, shortly before Eric Church’s headlining slot, for a performance of some of his biggest country hits, even bringing on T-Pain for a duet of Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” and Maddie & Tae to sing unreleased song “Liar.”
Just three songs into @JellyRoll615’s #Stagecoach set, he’s brought out three special guests. Currently it’s @MaddieandTae for the unreleased song “Liar” pic.twitter.com/UowUVxG7UD
— Niki Kottmann...
The musician took the stage on Friday night, shortly before Eric Church’s headlining slot, for a performance of some of his biggest country hits, even bringing on T-Pain for a duet of Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” and Maddie & Tae to sing unreleased song “Liar.”
Just three songs into @JellyRoll615’s #Stagecoach set, he’s brought out three special guests. Currently it’s @MaddieandTae for the unreleased song “Liar” pic.twitter.com/UowUVxG7UD
— Niki Kottmann...
- 4/27/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Ahead of Jelly Roll’s debut performance at Stagecoach Friday night, the country singer has shared his rendition of Toby Keith’s “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” featuring an assist from T-Pain.
The studio version of the cover, released as part of Amazon Music Originals’ lead-up to Stagecoach, arrives after Jelly Roll spent much of the past year before and after Keith’s February 2024 death playing the 1993 single in concert.
“I had been covering ‘Should’ve Been a Cowboy’ for about a year now at most of my shows, just...
The studio version of the cover, released as part of Amazon Music Originals’ lead-up to Stagecoach, arrives after Jelly Roll spent much of the past year before and after Keith’s February 2024 death playing the 1993 single in concert.
“I had been covering ‘Should’ve Been a Cowboy’ for about a year now at most of my shows, just...
- 4/27/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
After a phenomenal headlining performance at Coachella 2024 two weeks ago, Lana Del Rey returned to the desert to join Paul Cauthen’s set during the first night of Stagecoach this year.
Together, Del Rey and Cauthen sang the classic track’s chorus: “Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea/To the open arms of the sea/Lonely rivers cry, wait for me, wait for me/ I’ll be coming home, wait for me.”
Lana Del Rey cantando 'Unchained Melody' com Paul Cauthen pic.twitter.com/tuKhUvWcyi
— Lana Del...
Together, Del Rey and Cauthen sang the classic track’s chorus: “Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea/To the open arms of the sea/Lonely rivers cry, wait for me, wait for me/ I’ll be coming home, wait for me.”
Lana Del Rey cantando 'Unchained Melody' com Paul Cauthen pic.twitter.com/tuKhUvWcyi
— Lana Del...
- 4/27/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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Country music’s biggest festival is finally making its desert comeback this weekend in California. The Stagecoach Country Music Festival is ready for another round for 2024, with headliners like Erich Church, Miranda Lambert, and Morgan Wallen. So get ready to show up in your boots, set an alarm on your phone, and finally stream Stagecoach 2024 online from home this year.
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Country music’s biggest festival is finally making its desert comeback this weekend in California. The Stagecoach Country Music Festival is ready for another round for 2024, with headliners like Erich Church, Miranda Lambert, and Morgan Wallen. So get ready to show up in your boots, set an alarm on your phone, and finally stream Stagecoach 2024 online from home this year.
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- 4/24/2024
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
Film historians, critics and cineastes have heralded 1939 as the greatest year for Hollywood films. It was the year that saw the release of such classics as “Gone with the Wind,” “Stagecoach,” “Love Affair,” “The Wizard of Oz,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Young Mr. Lincoln” and “Wuthering Heights.” That’s just the tip of the iceberg
But what about Broadway? A case can be made for 1964, which saw the debuts of three musicals that became classics: “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Funny Girl” and “Hello, Dolly!”
Broadway was changing in the 1960s. Oscar Hammerstein II died in 1960; Irving Berlin’s last show was the disappointing 1962 “Mr. President”; and Cole Porter, who died in 1964, hadn’t had a musical on Broadway since the 1950s. Sixty years ago, a group of young talented composers and lyricists were the toast of the Great White Way.
Like Jerry Herman. He was all of 30 when “Milk...
But what about Broadway? A case can be made for 1964, which saw the debuts of three musicals that became classics: “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Funny Girl” and “Hello, Dolly!”
Broadway was changing in the 1960s. Oscar Hammerstein II died in 1960; Irving Berlin’s last show was the disappointing 1962 “Mr. President”; and Cole Porter, who died in 1964, hadn’t had a musical on Broadway since the 1950s. Sixty years ago, a group of young talented composers and lyricists were the toast of the Great White Way.
Like Jerry Herman. He was all of 30 when “Milk...
- 2/1/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
John Ford is the four-time Oscar-winning director who made over 140 films in his long career, spanning the silent era through the 1960s. Yet how many of those titles are classics? Let’s take a look back at 20 of Ford’s greatest movies, ranked worst to best.
To this day, Ford holds the all-time Oscar record for Best Director victories with four: “The Informer” (1935), “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), “How Green Was My Valley” (1941), and “The Quiet Man” (1952). Of those, only “How Green Was My Valley” also won Best Picture (Ford also competed as a producer on “The Quiet Man.”).
Interestingly enough, the one Best Director nomination he lost was for the film that had perhaps the most profound impact on his career: “Stagecoach” (1939). The first of many westerns Ford shot in his beloved Monument Valley, it was also the beginning of a long and iconic career with leading man John Wayne,...
To this day, Ford holds the all-time Oscar record for Best Director victories with four: “The Informer” (1935), “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940), “How Green Was My Valley” (1941), and “The Quiet Man” (1952). Of those, only “How Green Was My Valley” also won Best Picture (Ford also competed as a producer on “The Quiet Man.”).
Interestingly enough, the one Best Director nomination he lost was for the film that had perhaps the most profound impact on his career: “Stagecoach” (1939). The first of many westerns Ford shot in his beloved Monument Valley, it was also the beginning of a long and iconic career with leading man John Wayne,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
This story about university curriculum first appeared in the College Issue of TheWrap magazine.
“Take a good look, my dear. It’s a historic moment you can tell your grandchildren about—how you watched the Old South fall one night.” That’s perhaps not the most famous line from the 1939 classic “Gone With the Wind,” but it’s possibly the most cutting example of the complicated legacy contained within it.
In 2023, how much should one be telling their grandchildren about this film’s knotty endurance, given its revisionist depictions of contented slaves devoted to kind masters in the Civil War-torn South? And what if those grandchildren are currently enrolled in film schools that traditionally have taught “Gone With the Wind” as a prime example of filmmaking prowess?
“Context is so important,” Emily Carman, associate professor of Film and Media Studies in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University,...
“Take a good look, my dear. It’s a historic moment you can tell your grandchildren about—how you watched the Old South fall one night.” That’s perhaps not the most famous line from the 1939 classic “Gone With the Wind,” but it’s possibly the most cutting example of the complicated legacy contained within it.
In 2023, how much should one be telling their grandchildren about this film’s knotty endurance, given its revisionist depictions of contented slaves devoted to kind masters in the Civil War-torn South? And what if those grandchildren are currently enrolled in film schools that traditionally have taught “Gone With the Wind” as a prime example of filmmaking prowess?
“Context is so important,” Emily Carman, associate professor of Film and Media Studies in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University,...
- 10/25/2023
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
Post Malone appeared on The Howard Stern Show on Tuesday, and while he was there, he delivered a stirring acoustic rendition of Alice in Chains’ signature hit, “Them Bones.” Watch the performance below.
Introducing it by saying “Hey, Howard, hopefully I don’t fuck these lyrics up,” Post began his take on the song, playing guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s signature chromatic riff on a beefy acoustic guitar, as he was backed by a choir. Building tension through the opening verse, the arrangement blossomed on the first chorus when the drum line dropped and Post belted the iconic “Ah’s” originally delivered by Alice’s Layne Staley.
By the end of the song, Post was able to build enough energy with his gravelly croon that it’s easy to forget that you’re listening to an acoustic version of the grunge anthem. He finished it off with a final a cappella “Ah,...
Introducing it by saying “Hey, Howard, hopefully I don’t fuck these lyrics up,” Post began his take on the song, playing guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s signature chromatic riff on a beefy acoustic guitar, as he was backed by a choir. Building tension through the opening verse, the arrangement blossomed on the first chorus when the drum line dropped and Post belted the iconic “Ah’s” originally delivered by Alice’s Layne Staley.
By the end of the song, Post was able to build enough energy with his gravelly croon that it’s easy to forget that you’re listening to an acoustic version of the grunge anthem. He finished it off with a final a cappella “Ah,...
- 10/19/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Stagecoach, the country music sister festival to Coachella, has unveiled its 2024 lineup, and it features some unexpected names.
Alongside traditional country headliners including Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert, and Eric Church are Post Malone (who will be performing a “special set of country covers”), Nickelback, The Beach Boys, Diplo, and Wiz Khalifa
Other confirmed acts include Willie Nelson, Jelly Roll, Clint Black, Bailey Zimmerman, Elle King, Leon Bridges, Hardy, Dwight Yoakim, Hailey Whitters, Ernest, Trampled by Turtles, Tenille Townes, Allison Russell, The War and Tready, and Megan Moroney, among others. See the full lineup via its poster below.
Stagecoach takes place from Friday, April 26th to Sunday, April, 28th at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. General admission and VIP passes to Stagecoach 2024 go on sale Friday, September 15th. The festival also offers a layaway payment plan, as well as hotel and ticket bundles. Click here for more information.
Once tickets are on sale,...
Alongside traditional country headliners including Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert, and Eric Church are Post Malone (who will be performing a “special set of country covers”), Nickelback, The Beach Boys, Diplo, and Wiz Khalifa
Other confirmed acts include Willie Nelson, Jelly Roll, Clint Black, Bailey Zimmerman, Elle King, Leon Bridges, Hardy, Dwight Yoakim, Hailey Whitters, Ernest, Trampled by Turtles, Tenille Townes, Allison Russell, The War and Tready, and Megan Moroney, among others. See the full lineup via its poster below.
Stagecoach takes place from Friday, April 26th to Sunday, April, 28th at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. General admission and VIP passes to Stagecoach 2024 go on sale Friday, September 15th. The festival also offers a layaway payment plan, as well as hotel and ticket bundles. Click here for more information.
Once tickets are on sale,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
On a rainy, moonless night, the man in the fedora is smiling through bloody teeth. Indiana Jones was always a pulp hero fueled by the nostalgia of George Lucas’ youth; a guy who looks like Charlton Heston in Secret of the Incas (1954), talks like Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948), and performs stunts right out of John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939). But this pure old-school romance of yesteryear was never stronger than during the opening moments of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
After the film’s prologue, director Steven Spielberg cuts to a grown up Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), who takes everything in stride, even another punch to the face as he’s being held captive on a ship in the middle of a hurricane. In this particular sequence, he has been captured by a familiar nemesis who is ready to reclaim a Spanish artifact that Indy stole from him.
After the film’s prologue, director Steven Spielberg cuts to a grown up Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford), who takes everything in stride, even another punch to the face as he’s being held captive on a ship in the middle of a hurricane. In this particular sequence, he has been captured by a familiar nemesis who is ready to reclaim a Spanish artifact that Indy stole from him.
- 7/1/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
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Backstage, minutes before Bad Bunny’s headlining set at Coachella, everyone seems to be running on pure adrenaline. A group of dancers are climbing a set of stairs toward their marks when a security guard stops a wardrobe designer in their midst and refuses to let him pass. “He’s the designer!” one woman shrieks, her voice crackling with the anxiety of countless things that could go wrong.
A gate flings open, and Kylie and Kendall Jenner pass through the backstage area, leaving me so surprised...
Backstage, minutes before Bad Bunny’s headlining set at Coachella, everyone seems to be running on pure adrenaline. A group of dancers are climbing a set of stairs toward their marks when a security guard stops a wardrobe designer in their midst and refuses to let him pass. “He’s the designer!” one woman shrieks, her voice crackling with the anxiety of countless things that could go wrong.
A gate flings open, and Kylie and Kendall Jenner pass through the backstage area, leaving me so surprised...
- 6/21/2023
- by Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
(Welcome to Did They Get It Right?, a series where we look at Oscars categories from yesteryear and examine whether the Academy's winners stand the test of time.)
When we think of great Hollywood directors, we think of names like John Ford, Frank Capra, Billy Wilder, and moving on up to the likes of Steven Spielberg. These are filmmakers who not only had strong artistic and creative instincts and abilities, but they also knew how to translate those skills into making films that appealed to gigantic mass audiences. They made the films that Hollywood always strives to make.
Unquestionably, another filmmaker who belongs on that list is Alfred Hitchcock, the so-dubbed "Master of Suspense." That moniker suits him perfectly, as he was able to craft some of the most tense pictures ever produced in Hollywood. He perfectly understood set-up and payoff. He knew how to ride the line between euphemism and explicitness,...
When we think of great Hollywood directors, we think of names like John Ford, Frank Capra, Billy Wilder, and moving on up to the likes of Steven Spielberg. These are filmmakers who not only had strong artistic and creative instincts and abilities, but they also knew how to translate those skills into making films that appealed to gigantic mass audiences. They made the films that Hollywood always strives to make.
Unquestionably, another filmmaker who belongs on that list is Alfred Hitchcock, the so-dubbed "Master of Suspense." That moniker suits him perfectly, as he was able to craft some of the most tense pictures ever produced in Hollywood. He perfectly understood set-up and payoff. He knew how to ride the line between euphemism and explicitness,...
- 5/28/2023
- by Mike Shutt
- Slash Film
Nelly‘s ride with his fans during day two of Stagecoach came to an abrupt end.
On Saturday, the “Country Grammar” rapper was on stage during the music festival in Indio, California when his set was cut short — as it hit midnight.
According to Variety, the 48-year-old rapper was halfway into his hit single, “Dilemma” when the music shut off and the rapper left the stage without warning.
Fans got to experience a good portion of the set, which was billed as the “Late Night In The Palomino,” as the rapper performed some of his biggest hits including, “Country Grammar,” “E.I.,” “Ride Wit Me,” and hit country/crossover hit, featuring Tim McGraw, “Over and Over.”
Keeping things country, the rapper — who was joined onstage by his brother and fellow St. Lunatic, City Spud — performed a cover of Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man.”
Nelly was also joined onstage by country superstar,...
On Saturday, the “Country Grammar” rapper was on stage during the music festival in Indio, California when his set was cut short — as it hit midnight.
According to Variety, the 48-year-old rapper was halfway into his hit single, “Dilemma” when the music shut off and the rapper left the stage without warning.
Fans got to experience a good portion of the set, which was billed as the “Late Night In The Palomino,” as the rapper performed some of his biggest hits including, “Country Grammar,” “E.I.,” “Ride Wit Me,” and hit country/crossover hit, featuring Tim McGraw, “Over and Over.”
Keeping things country, the rapper — who was joined onstage by his brother and fellow St. Lunatic, City Spud — performed a cover of Thomas Rhett’s “Die a Happy Man.”
Nelly was also joined onstage by country superstar,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
Movies that get remade don’t always live up to their originals, but some have second-time-around successes. So we’re taking a look at the ten best movie remakes ever. Each of these remake films has built on what made them classics in the first place and created something just as good, if not better, than before.
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Nothing is more cringe-worthy for fans of certain movies than seeing an unsuccessful Hollywood reboot or remake. Nonetheless, film studios seem to keep doing so regardless due to their potential profitability, even amongst skeptic audiences. It’s all part of the cyclical nature of cinema, which has seen plenty of examples throughout history—from Robin Hood to Romeo + Juliet. And though most deserve our moans and groans, now and again, gems emerge amidst duds.
To save you time sifting through bad releases, here’s...
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Nothing is more cringe-worthy for fans of certain movies than seeing an unsuccessful Hollywood reboot or remake. Nonetheless, film studios seem to keep doing so regardless due to their potential profitability, even amongst skeptic audiences. It’s all part of the cyclical nature of cinema, which has seen plenty of examples throughout history—from Robin Hood to Romeo + Juliet. And though most deserve our moans and groans, now and again, gems emerge amidst duds.
To save you time sifting through bad releases, here’s...
- 4/20/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
Actor John Wayne was an expert when it came to understanding the hard work that went into movies. He starred in everything from leading roles in major studio feature films to non-speaking parts in B-movies that he despised making. However, some of the most physically demanding parts turned out to be the most rewarding when the pictures fluttered on the silver screen. Here are five of the most physically demanding movies that Wayne starred in.
‘Stagecoach’ (1939) L-r: Claire Trevor as Dallas and John Wayne as Ringo Kid | Getty Images
Stagecoach boosted Wayne to stardom overnight in 1939, creating a whole new world for the actor. He played Ringo Kid in a story that follows a group of unlikely stagecoach passengers whose journey becomes increasingly difficult with the threat of a dangerous man named Geronimo on the loose.
Wayne came from the world of the props department and had a great appreciation for the world of stunts.
‘Stagecoach’ (1939) L-r: Claire Trevor as Dallas and John Wayne as Ringo Kid | Getty Images
Stagecoach boosted Wayne to stardom overnight in 1939, creating a whole new world for the actor. He played Ringo Kid in a story that follows a group of unlikely stagecoach passengers whose journey becomes increasingly difficult with the threat of a dangerous man named Geronimo on the loose.
Wayne came from the world of the props department and had a great appreciation for the world of stunts.
- 4/4/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Wayne gets a bit of a bad rap as an actor. Yes, he mostly made star vehicles after his breakthrough performance in John Wayne's "Stagecoach," but he was willing to challenge himself (and his audience) by playing unlikable protagonists in Howard Hawks' "Red River" and Ford's "The Searchers." He had an acute understanding of film acting, and, according to Ron Howard, could make minor adjustments on the fly that would turn an otherwise ordinary scene into a classic Wayne moment.
But did anyone want to see John Wayne play King Lear on Broadway? Not particularly. At least, not because they thought it would be good.
Wayne was not a classically trained actor. He found his way to motion pictures because Tom Mix owed a favor to legendary USC football coach Howard Jones. When Wayne was forced to quit the team, Mix and Ford brought the young man into their extended company.
But did anyone want to see John Wayne play King Lear on Broadway? Not particularly. At least, not because they thought it would be good.
Wayne was not a classically trained actor. He found his way to motion pictures because Tom Mix owed a favor to legendary USC football coach Howard Jones. When Wayne was forced to quit the team, Mix and Ford brought the young man into their extended company.
- 4/1/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Movie star John Wayne and The Lone Ranger actor Clayton Moore both held a strong foothold in the Western genre. One operated in film, while the other was recognized for his television appearance. Nevertheless, Wayne and Moore strongly agreed when it came to their criticisms of how Hollywood pushed entertainment to meet audience expectations.
John Wayne and Clayton Moore represented a Western era of the past L-r: John Wayne and Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger | John Springer Collection/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images, Lmpc via Getty Images
Wayne first entered the scene when he started working in the props department on the Fox lot. It allowed him to cross paths with film directors, such as John Ford and Raoul Walsh. He earned his first leading role in 1930’s The Big Trail, which later granted him 1939’s Stagecoach. Wayne’s popularity went sky-high, becoming the face of the Western genre.
John Wayne and Clayton Moore represented a Western era of the past L-r: John Wayne and Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger | John Springer Collection/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images, Lmpc via Getty Images
Wayne first entered the scene when he started working in the props department on the Fox lot. It allowed him to cross paths with film directors, such as John Ford and Raoul Walsh. He earned his first leading role in 1930’s The Big Trail, which later granted him 1939’s Stagecoach. Wayne’s popularity went sky-high, becoming the face of the Western genre.
- 3/31/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Wayne and Montgomery Clift were both monumental actors that had a true impact on Hollywood and the field of cinema. However, they had contrasting images and represented an entirely different type of movie star. It played out wonderfully on the silver screen in Red River, but one of the most surprising behind-the-scenes facts is that they were each paid the same amount in a “startling” sum for a newcomer.
John Wayne and Montgomery Clift faced off in ‘Red River’ L-r: John Wayne as Thomas Dunson and Montgomery Clift as Matt Garth | United Artists/Getty Images
Howard Hawks’ Red River hit theaters in 1948, putting Wayne and Clift against one another with their opposing characters. The story follows a stubborn Texas cattle ranch owner named Thomas Dunson (Wayne). He takes his job quite seriously, and has the help of his trailhand (Walter Brennan) and his protégé, Matt Garth (Clift), who Dunson...
John Wayne and Montgomery Clift faced off in ‘Red River’ L-r: John Wayne as Thomas Dunson and Montgomery Clift as Matt Garth | United Artists/Getty Images
Howard Hawks’ Red River hit theaters in 1948, putting Wayne and Clift against one another with their opposing characters. The story follows a stubborn Texas cattle ranch owner named Thomas Dunson (Wayne). He takes his job quite seriously, and has the help of his trailhand (Walter Brennan) and his protégé, Matt Garth (Clift), who Dunson...
- 3/30/2023
- by Jeff Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Some of metal and hard rock’s most celebrated artists will decimate the Coachella grounds this fall for the inaugural Power Trip festival. Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, and Tool are all set to play Indio, California’s Empire Polo Club on October 6, 7, and 8. Ticketing begins on April 6 at 10 a.m. Pt; full info is on the fest’s website.
The gig marks AC/DC’s first concert since December 2016, which featured Axl Rose as their singer while frontman Brian Johnson recovered from hearing loss.
The gig marks AC/DC’s first concert since December 2016, which featured Axl Rose as their singer while frontman Brian Johnson recovered from hearing loss.
- 3/30/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Tad Devine, who appeared alongside his father, the popular raspy-voiced character actor Andy Devine, and younger brother in the Dana Andrews-starring 1946 film Canyon Passage, has died. He was 88.
Devine died March 22 in Newport Beach, his family announced.
In Universal Pictures’ Canyon Passage, directed by Jacques Tourneur and also starring Susan Hayward and Brian Donlevy, Andy Devine portrayed an Oregon homesteader with sons played by his real-life boys, Tad and Denny. (The kids even got billing on the movie poster.)
Andy Devine, who appeared with John Wayne in John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939) and was Roy Rogers’ sidekick, Cookie, in 10 movies and the deputy marshal Jingles on the 1950s CBS show Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, died in 1977 at age 71. He had a rather distinctive voice.
Tad was born Timothy Andrew Devine in Los Angeles on Nov. 26, 1934. “His childhood on the family ranch was filled with characters and adventures, from horseback...
Devine died March 22 in Newport Beach, his family announced.
In Universal Pictures’ Canyon Passage, directed by Jacques Tourneur and also starring Susan Hayward and Brian Donlevy, Andy Devine portrayed an Oregon homesteader with sons played by his real-life boys, Tad and Denny. (The kids even got billing on the movie poster.)
Andy Devine, who appeared with John Wayne in John Ford’s Stagecoach (1939) and was Roy Rogers’ sidekick, Cookie, in 10 movies and the deputy marshal Jingles on the 1950s CBS show Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, died in 1977 at age 71. He had a rather distinctive voice.
Tad was born Timothy Andrew Devine in Los Angeles on Nov. 26, 1934. “His childhood on the family ranch was filled with characters and adventures, from horseback...
- 3/28/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Marion Robert Morrison, more commonly known as John Wayne or ‘The Duke,’ left a lasting imprint on American cinema. His career spanned five decades, during which time he starred in 179 films and delivered countless illustrious performances.
He rose to fame with his starring role as Ringo Kid in the 1939 classic ‘Stagecoach,’ and would go on to play characters like Ethan Edwards in Ford’s 1956 ‘The Searchers’ – cementing his place in American film history.
In this blog post, we’ll be taking a look at some of the best John Wayne movies, which capture the actor’s undeniable talent and unforgotten legacy. From westerns like ‘True Grit’ (1969) to war films like ‘The Longest Day’ (1962), Wayne left an indelible mark on our collective culture.
The Highest-Rated John Wayne Films on IMDb ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ (1962) – 8.1/10 ‘Rio Bravo’ (1959) – 8/10 ‘The Searchers’ (1956) – 7.9/10 ‘Stagecoach’ (1939) – 7.8/10 ‘Red River’ (1948) – 7.8/10 ‘The Longest Day’ (1962) – 7.7/10 ‘The Quiet Man’ (1952) – 7.7/10 ‘The Shootist...
He rose to fame with his starring role as Ringo Kid in the 1939 classic ‘Stagecoach,’ and would go on to play characters like Ethan Edwards in Ford’s 1956 ‘The Searchers’ – cementing his place in American film history.
In this blog post, we’ll be taking a look at some of the best John Wayne movies, which capture the actor’s undeniable talent and unforgotten legacy. From westerns like ‘True Grit’ (1969) to war films like ‘The Longest Day’ (1962), Wayne left an indelible mark on our collective culture.
The Highest-Rated John Wayne Films on IMDb ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ (1962) – 8.1/10 ‘Rio Bravo’ (1959) – 8/10 ‘The Searchers’ (1956) – 7.9/10 ‘Stagecoach’ (1939) – 7.8/10 ‘Red River’ (1948) – 7.8/10 ‘The Longest Day’ (1962) – 7.7/10 ‘The Quiet Man’ (1952) – 7.7/10 ‘The Shootist...
- 3/26/2023
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
For well over four decades, the name “John Ford” has been synonymous with Hollywood classics.
Ford has been hailed as one of the greatest directors of all time, with a long list of acclaimed films that have won multiple Academy Awards. His subject matter ranged from westerns to war movies and even his own slice of Irish-American culture.
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the life and career of John Ford, discussing his early years in Hollywood and the lasting impact he has had on cinema today. We’ll also explore some memorable moments from his cinematic legacy.
So whether you are a film buff or just have an appreciation for classic movies, join us as we pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker John Ford.
John Ford. By Allan warren – Own work, Cc By-sa 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16706120 Overview of John Ford...
Ford has been hailed as one of the greatest directors of all time, with a long list of acclaimed films that have won multiple Academy Awards. His subject matter ranged from westerns to war movies and even his own slice of Irish-American culture.
In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the life and career of John Ford, discussing his early years in Hollywood and the lasting impact he has had on cinema today. We’ll also explore some memorable moments from his cinematic legacy.
So whether you are a film buff or just have an appreciation for classic movies, join us as we pay tribute to the legendary filmmaker John Ford.
John Ford. By Allan warren – Own work, Cc By-sa 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16706120 Overview of John Ford...
- 3/22/2023
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
The Western is back, again. After it died. Prior to which it came back again.
As film historian and co-host of the How the West was Cast podcast, Andrew Patrick Nelson argues, journalists and historians love to write about the Western being dead just as much as they enjoy writing about its resurgence. However, this ebb and flow is part of a predictable life cycle that has kept the genre alive for over a century.
The origins of the frontier narrative on our public consciousness dates to 1845, when John L. O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny” in an essay about America’s perceived right to expansion. As the Wild West came to an end and the frontier became settled, Frederick Jackson Turner introduced his “frontier thesis” in 1893. Turner hit on the binary conflicts that make the Western as a mythological place so engaging. The frontier, as he defined it,...
As film historian and co-host of the How the West was Cast podcast, Andrew Patrick Nelson argues, journalists and historians love to write about the Western being dead just as much as they enjoy writing about its resurgence. However, this ebb and flow is part of a predictable life cycle that has kept the genre alive for over a century.
The origins of the frontier narrative on our public consciousness dates to 1845, when John L. O’Sullivan coined the phrase “manifest destiny” in an essay about America’s perceived right to expansion. As the Wild West came to an end and the frontier became settled, Frederick Jackson Turner introduced his “frontier thesis” in 1893. Turner hit on the binary conflicts that make the Western as a mythological place so engaging. The frontier, as he defined it,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Chris Yogerst
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When it comes to classic collaborations between actors and directors, few can compete with John Ford and John Wayne. The two made movies together for most of their working careers. Even though Ford had a complicated working relationship with Wayne according to most accounts, bullying and belittling him when the cameras were off, they shared a great affection for each other between movies. And at their best, those movies are unbeatable.
Ford had a bit of a reputation for his behavior on sets, coming from his tendency to yell or roughhouse. If Ford could be a bit of a heel on set, a tyrannical bully with a megaphone, he was beloved to many of his longtime actors, the wide-ranging community that became known as the John Ford Stock Company. In many ways, his behavior was probably excused as a lot of masculine ribbing, men ridiculing each other in the tradition...
Ford had a bit of a reputation for his behavior on sets, coming from his tendency to yell or roughhouse. If Ford could be a bit of a heel on set, a tyrannical bully with a megaphone, he was beloved to many of his longtime actors, the wide-ranging community that became known as the John Ford Stock Company. In many ways, his behavior was probably excused as a lot of masculine ribbing, men ridiculing each other in the tradition...
- 3/19/2023
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
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