Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A True Actress Unlike Any Other – Kim Darby, A Genuine Star from the Days of John Wayne’s “True Grit”!
“There wasn’t any one single horrendous event,” Kim Darby was saying, thinking aloud. “And I never said to myself, all right, I’m going to drop out. It just sort of happened more naturally. I decided to stop running from here to there, and sit down with myself and do a little thinking. You know what…
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From John Wayne to John Cusack: A Lexington Film Festival Honors a Beloved Actress
A few years after she was in the ‘80s teen comedy “Better Off Dead,” Kim Darby caught some showings where the audience was reciting the movie word for word. “You know, like the ‘Rocky Horror Show,’” Darby said in a phone interview Monday. “I was doing a Q&A, and I was really taken aback. Everybody…
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The Unreleased Spectacle of a Western: Wayne’s ‘Hondo’ – Shot in 3-D but Not Released as Such
John Wayne managed to monopolize the western genre due to his consistent inventiveness. While Wayne starred in countless westerns, he was able to keep the genre interesting by keeping audiences on their toes. When Wayne disapproved of the way that western characters were interpreted in High Noon, he created Rio Bravo in response; when he…
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“I’m Your Huckleberry” Resounds Again: A.I. and Val Kilmer’s Remarkable Comeback
Val Kilmer tragically lost the voice he once had due to throat cancer, but A.I. has recently helped give it back to him. Kilmer – who’s recently been in the limelight as the subject of the Amazon documentary Val – has been in an array of popular movies since the 1980s. His credits include classics…
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Michael Biehn’S Fake Mustache In Tombstone: “He Always Felt A Little Bit Like The Small Dog Of The Group”
In 1993, “Tombstone” assembled a cast for the ages to tell the story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral. The throwback Western, led by Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer — in what is perhaps Kilmer’s best performance — showcases a lot of tough guys in cowboy hats as…
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Thirty Years Later, Sam Elliott’s Near-Miss Classic: Tombstone’s Unbelievable Survival
Sam Elliott says, Kurt Russell, who played Wyatt Earp to his Virgil Earp, was determined. “Kurt Russell kept Tombstone on track when it could have really gone awry after the director was fired off of it,” Elliott says. “He was determined to see that movie get made the way it should have gotten made. Kevin…
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Val Kilmer’S Film Bug From A Young Age: Camera And A Remarkable Story
Turns out Val Kilmer is a man who wears many hats. And he’s a man with many faces and passions. Val acquaints you with a lot of them. Val Kilmer is a lot to take in. Luckily there’s tons of film capturing him in his early days and onward — including home movies and amateur…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Amazed By Clint Eastwood’S Dedication: “At 93, You Prove That Heroes Don’T Retire – They Reload. You’Re A Legend.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger is paying tribute to his mentor and friend Clint Eastwood. On Eastwood’s 93rd birthday Wednesday, Schwarzenegger, 75, shared a photo on Instagram of himself skiing with the Oscar-winning actor/director. (He previously shared the same photo in December 2019 with the caption: “Name a more iconic duo. I’ll wait.”) In the caption, Schwarzenegger wrote,…
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The Role That Paul Newman Rejected: What Made Him Say No to Clint Eastwood?
Clint Eastwood has made a lot of movies, both as an actor and as a director. He is a legend in both professions and the entertainment industry has heavily respected him. He has not only worked with some of the most acknowledged actors but they have nothing but praise for him. Even with such a…
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Hitchcock’s Unusual Encounter with Clint Eastwood: A Film That Almost Wasn’t
Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood legend with a legacy of over 60 titles to his name as an actor in his career spanning more than six decades. The actor/director has seen and experienced different phases in Hollywood and met several icons and legends. Some experience, however, is quite tricky, even to describe. As quirky as…
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