Month: May 2023
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John Wayne
Reap The Wild Wind Was John Wayne’s Chance To Make Good On A Years-Old Grudge
There are few pettier on this Earth than an actor who chased a coveted role and received little to no…
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John Wayne
Rio Bravo’s Success Pushed John Wayne And Howard Hawks To Plagiarize Themselves
No filmmaker loved ripping off their own work more than Howard Hawks. And if your oeuvre is riddled with all-timers…
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Robin Williams
Russell Brand: Robin Williams’ divine madness will no longer disrupt the sadness of the world
I’d been thinking about Robin Williams a bit recently. His manager Larry Bresner told me that when Robin was asked by a…
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Robin Williams
Channel 4 News apologises for Robin Williams gaffe
Channel 4 News has apologised after airing a clip of Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam saying: “Get a rope and…
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Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses star Buster Merryfield’s very ordinary life from hilarious reason he was cast as Uncle Albert to tragic death
Buster Merryfield will always be remembered as the actor who played Uncle Albert in the iconic British sitcom Only Fools and…
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Only Fools and Horses
The Only Fools and Horses star whose son is Hollywood’s Benedict Cumberbatch
Only Fools and Horses fans witnessed Rodney Trotter (Nicholas Lyndhurst) grow from an unlucky in love 20-something-year-old into a happily…
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10 Underrated John Wayne Movies That Are Worth Watching
When it comes to classic movie stars from Hollywood’s golden age in the ’40s and ’50s, few cast a shadow…
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John Wayne
Cutting-Edge Camera Tech (And The Depression) Doomed John Wayne’s The Big Trail
The John Wayne his fans know and love didn’t really show up until John Ford’s “Stagecoach” in 1939. Though the…
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Robin Williams
Robin Williams remembered: ‘A remarkable performer, a brutal shock’
Robin Williams was a superb, mercurial standup comic with a staggering talent for improv and verbal riffing, though his movie career…
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Robin Williams
Robin Williams unamused by pay dispute
In Hollywood, it seems, there is a rule: do not call Robin Williams a Dick and then walk away. You’re…
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