That's Doctor Dolly to you, pardner!
Still sassy and brassy -- and, of course, still curvaceous and flirtatious -- Dolly Parton never tires of joshing about two of her most prominent assets. On Friday, she received an honorary doctorate...
View ArticleR.I.P.: Mark Landon (1948-2009)
C&I offers condolences to the friends and family of Mark Landon, son of Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon, who was found dead Monday in his Hollywood home at age 60....
View ArticleKevin Costner rides again?
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kevin Costner is in negotiation with the A&E Network to produce -- and possibly co-direct, and act in -- a two-part, four-hour miniseries described as "a...
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Hugh Jackman rides again
Hugh Jackman will be back in the saddle again, thanks to actress-turned-filmmaker Madeleine Stowe. According to the showbiz trade paper Variety, Jackman is set to co-star with Rachel Weisz and Twilight...
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Like grandfather, like grandson
Thirty years after John Wayne galloped off into the sunset for the final time, his grandson, actor Brendan Wayne, will be be riding tall in Angel and the Badman, a made-for-cable remake of The Duke's...
View ArticleHonoring Heroes with Montgomery Gentry
Just in time for Memorial Day, Country music stars Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry -- a.k.a. Montgomery Gentry -- are teaming with Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores to help the Wounded Warrior Project...
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Sugarland snags five CMT nominations
Sweet news for Sugarland: The dazzling duo dominated the field Tuesday when Country Music Television announced nominees for the 2009 CMT Music Awards. Sugarland picked up five nominations, leading Brad...
View ArticleA duo of Duke double-disc DVDs
New in video stores this week: Double-disc DVD editions of two classic Westerns starring John Wayne, John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (co-starring James Stewart and Lee Marvin) and Howard...
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Happy Birthday, John Wayne!
Marion Robert Morrison -- a.k.a. John Wayne -- was born May 26, 1907 in Winterset, Iowa. To commemorate the occasion, the Encore Westerns cable network is presenting a day-long marathon of The Duke's...
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A new single and a star-studded tribute for George Strait
George Strait's next album -- titled, no kidding, Twang -- won't be available at fine stores everywhere until early fall. But if you simply can't wait for fresh Strait, check this out: "Living for the...
View ArticleA Gathering of Guns
James Drury (The Virginian), Robert Fuller (Wagon Train), Will Hutchins (Sugarfoot) and Ty Hardin (Bronco) are among the straight shooters who have been corralled for A Gathering of Guns, a three-day...
View ArticlePatrick Wayne remembers his dad, The Duke
While recalling life with his famous father during a recent interview with Cowboys & Indians, Patrick Wayne noted that, even though he appeared opposite The Duke in several films – most notably,...
View ArticleSweethearts of the Prison Rodeo
After rounding up some rave reviews at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo -- Bradley Beesley's close-up look at cowgirl convicts who compete in the 2007 Oklahoma State...
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R.I.P.: David Carradine (1936-2009)
David Carradine worked with everyone from Ingmar Bergman to Quentin Tarantino, Charlton Heston to Rob Schneider, Tom Selleck to Mel Gibson, in movies and TV series of wildly uneven quality, in just...
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CMA Music Festival news: Hot stars, big crowds
Taylor Swift and Jamey Johnson will be among the galaxy of Country music stars performing this weekend at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville. What sets them apart from the crowd? Music writer Chet...
View ArticleWestern Writers tips their Stetsons to Gunsmoke, Lonesome Dove
According to members of the Western Writers of America, a nonprofit organization of more than 600 scribes, the Greatest TV Western Series of All Time is – drum roll, please! – Gunsmoke, the enduring...
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Another ride for The Duke?
Everybody knows that John Wayne's last movie was The Shootist, right? Well, maybe not. Maybe the real curtain-closer for The Duke's career is a science-fiction Western -- no kidding! -- called Thunder...
View ArticleReturn to the Valley
A big-screen version of The Big Valley -- the popular 1965-69 TV Western starring Barbara Stanwyck as the proud matriarch of a 1870s ranching family -- is set to start production next April on location...
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Greetings from Bandera!
I had a rootin’-tootin good time this weekend in Bandera, Texas, where they observed the National Day of the American Cowboy with songs and celebration, trick roping and quick drawing, and an induction...
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Strait talk from The King of Country
Coming soon to a newsstand near you: Country music icon George Strait, the focus of a cover-story profile in the December issue of Cowboys & Indians. In an exclusive Q&A with C&I, Strait...
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Garth Brooks: Viva Las Vegas!
How are you going to keep Garth Brooks down on the farm after he’s heard from Las Vegas? Well, evidently, you can’t: The country music superstar announced Thursday morning that he’s coming out of...
View ArticleGarth Brooks un-retirement update
It’s official: In a joint statement today out of Las Vegas, Garth Brooks, the No. 1 selling solo recording artist in U.S. history, and Steve Wynn, chairman of the board and CEO of Wynn Resorts,...
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Paisley plans to bring Nashville to prime time
Country superstar Brad Paisley is branching out into prime-time TV as the co-writer and co-executive producer of Nashville, a potential weekly dramatic series under consideration by the CW Network....
View Article'True Grit' remake proceeds apace
Look like all those rumors about a remake of True Grit... aren't just rumors. According to the showbiz trade paper Variety, filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (Oscar winners for No Country for Old Men) are...
View ArticleWe went that-a-way!
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