Despite a reputation as one of the most talented actors of Hollywood’s Golden Age, James Stewart only had one movie win an Oscar. The Philadelphia Story May not be the legendary actor’s most famous film or even one made at the height of his acting career, but it is still considered one of James Stewart’s best movies, as it currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Usually as the lead, James Stewart is associated with a long list of Hollywood classics, across a variety of genres. Perhaps the film he is most widely recognized for is It’s a wonderful…
Author: Charles Nicholas Raymond
Starring John Wayne, The quiet man Includes a fist fight that lasts a whopping nine minutes. As one of the biggest stars in the western genre, John Wayne was obviously no stranger to fist fights. They are a regular occurrence in classic Hollywood Westerns, and Wayne has been in more than his fair share of them. Surprisingly, however, his biggest fight wasn’t a saloon brawl or a slugfest with another cowboy in one of John Wayne’s famous westerns. Rather, it came from the quiet man Which is not exactly a western. While The quiet man Not considered a western, it…
The title hero of The legend of Drizzt Series has headlined 39 fantasy novels over a period of more than 30 years. Created by RA Salvatore, the dark elf ranger Drizzt Do’Urden is easily the most recognizable character associated with the Dungeons & Dragons Tabletop game. Existing in a world based on the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, Drizzt has enjoyed many adventures, battling all sorts of Dungeons & Dragons Monsters and visit a long list of established locations of the game. The character has accumulated dozens of roles in D&D Media. He was out in D&D campaigns, comic books and…
The rifleman May be Chuck Connors’ claim to fame and his greatest contribution to the genre, but it’s not the only Western show he made that’s worth watching. In addition to his highly successful, five-season stint as Lucas McCain on the hit ABC series, Connors starred in a different western show titled Branded. Of course, it never achieved the reputation of The rifleman. Although Chuck Connors appeared in some memorable western movies like The great countryHe was never recognized as an A-list actor or a headline attraction in feature films. Rather, Connors was best known for his television work, particularly…
Two iconic gangster stars – James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart – once had a showdown in a lesser-known Western movie, The Oklahoma Kid. Neither actor was ever famous as a Western star, and only had limited experience in the genre. Cagney, for his part, was famous specifically for his work in gangster movies. Humphrey Bogart also had a lot of history when it came to gangster flicks. Although they don’t account for many of Humphrey Bogart’s best movies, they made up a sizable part of his filmography. In the 1930s, in fact, gangster movies were almost exclusively the projects that…
My favorite performance of Glenn Ford’s career can be found at Redeem!The original version of a popular Mel Gibson action movie from the 1990s. One of several Mel Gibson movies set in the action genre, 1996s Redeem Explore the efforts of a married millionaire father to save his son, who has been taken by kidnappers. In the dramatic thriller, Gibson’s character refuses to pay the ransom demanded for his son’s release, setting up a huge conflict with the kidnappers. Decades earlier Redeem A-list Hollywood star Mel Gibson with Rene Russo in a cast that also included Gary Sinese and Delroy…
In the course of his long career, Charlton Heston Played more than a dozen biblical and historical figures, some more than once. One of the biggest action heroes of the 1950s, Charlton Heston was a major box office draw during his time in Hollywood, heading a long list of successful and critically acclaimed movies. No one movie stands out as his most famous film, as Heston was responsible for turning several films into household favorites, including Planet of the Apes, The Ten CommandmentsAnd Ben Hur. Heston developed a knack for biblical epics like The Ten CommandmentsBut he never allowed himself…
Through unforgettable performances, some actors have established themselves as the greatest of all time. After more than a century of cinematic history, there have been countless actors and actresses who have enjoyed their fair share of the spotlight. A long list of industry stars past and present, ranging from Charlie Chaplin to Clint Eastwood, have achieved reputations as movie legends. The diverse list of movie genres lends itself well to the massive pool of movie stars audiences have followed over the years. Some have developed a mastery over a certain medium, with actors like John Wayne and James Cagney becoming…
Despite being two of the genre’s top stars, John Wayne and Randolph Scott only made one western together. Released in 1942, The spoilers was one of a couple of films with the two great western legends. After 1942, the couple never reunited on the big screen, with their paths in Hollywood diverging from each other, although they remained closely linked with the Western genre. Randolph Scott and John Wayne starred in Westerns throughout their respective careers, with each pumping out multiple films a year for a time. Wayne was responsible for some of the greatest westerns of all time, while…
An old Hollywood rumor claims that Ronald Reagan was the original male lead CasablancaHas a surprising backstory that predates even the movie itself. Before his ascent in politics and tenure as the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan was known for his work in movies. Although not exactly an A-list actor in the same way as Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart, Reagan was a star for quite some time, headlining a long list of films in the 1940s and 1950s. Much of his work was for Warner Bros, the studio that produced it Casablanca in 1943. As a result of…