Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Contract Clause That Rocked Hollywood: John Wayne’S Controversial Casting Secret
John Wayne’s casting in The Longest Day was incredibly controversial, with Duke beating Charlton Heston to his World War II role. John Wayne was famous for his tough guy image on and off screen, mostly being known for playing cowboys and military men. By the early 1960s, Duke was in his fifties, struggling with health…
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Unbelievable! Duke’S 7000 Extras, 1500 Horses, And 400 Cattle – What Was He Thinking?
The pivotal conflict during the Texan Revolution saw a 13 day siege on the Alamo Mission. The Mexican army successfully killed most of the defenders, including American folk heroes Davy Crockett and James Bowie. As a result, this inspired many Texians to win the Battle of San Jacinto a month later, which ended the rebellion…
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Astonishing Accuracy: How 1948 John Wayne Western Gets Survival Right
A 1948 John Wayne Western directed by John Ford gets one desert survival trick right, much to the excitement of survival expert Les Stroud. In a recent video for Insider, Stroud watched one desert survival scene from the John Wayne Western, 3 Godfathers, and rated it for realism. Watch the portion of the video below:…
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The Jaw-Dropping Incident That Director John Ford Kept Under Wraps in THE SEARCHERS
John Wayne and John Ford collaborated on some of the Hollywood Golden Age’s best-loved Westerns from She Wore a Yellow Ribbon to The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Perhaps their most famous was 1956’s The Searchers, which is on BBC Two this afternoon. The film saw Duke play a Civil War veteran spending years searching…
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The Western Movies Clint Eastwood Admires, Even Though He Didn’t Star in Them – Surprising and enlightening
Two of Clint Eastwood’s favorite Westerns had a big impact on his own work in the genre. The Western genre was waning in popularity by the time Eastwood became a movie star in the 1960s, but his work in the Dollars movie trilogy or Hang ‘Em High helped keep “Oaters” alive in the years that…
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Why Did The Director Of The “Dollars Trilogy” Cast Clint Eastwood Instead Of Another Oscar-Winning Actor Due To Budget Constraints?
In today’s day and age, Clint Eastwood’s name is one that echoes with terms such as legendary and brilliant. His ability to be expressive as an actor without having to say too many dialogues was one admired by many. Not only his skills as an actor, but being a talented director helped build his reputation…
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The Significance Of The Ending Of “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly” In The Context Of Both The Film And The Concept Of “Seems Like Old Times”
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” defines the spaghetti Western as a genre, an epic tale of betrayal and greed that paints the American frontier through Italian lenses as a place of unforgiving violence. The ending of the film, which centers on the iconic Mexican standoff, became so famously re-enacted and parodied that it…
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What Are The Standout Moments That Define Clint Eastwood’S Portrayal Of Dirty Harry In The Film?
Do you feel lucky, punk? – Dirty Harry The first utterance of “Do you feel lucky, punk?” occurs early in “Dirty Harry.” Inspector Harry Callahan (Eastwood) is enjoying a hotdog when robbers shoot their way out of a bank across the street, forcing Harry to end his lunch break and confront them with his .44…
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In the context of Tombstone and Open Range, how does “The Creek Ambush” and “The End Shootout” contribute to character development and plot progression?
“The Creek Ambush” in the movie “Tombstone” and “The End Shootout” in the movie “Open Range” are both iconic scenes that involve intense gunfights, but they have some notable differences. Here’s a comparison of the two scenes: Setting and Context: “The Creek Ambush” in “Tombstone” takes place in the historical town of Tombstone, Arizona, during…
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What did the confrontation between Wyatt Earp and Johnny Tyler in “Tombstone” reveal about Earp’s tactics in handling difficult situations?
Billy Bob Thornton improvised his role in 1993 western epic Tombstone. Wyatt Earp is an iconic real-life lawman best remembered for the gunfight at the O.K. Corral alongside his brothers and Doc Holliday. His story has been brought to the big screen many times, including My Darling Clementine and Gunfight At The O.K. Corral starring…
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