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Movie Alert! The Three Stooges In "The Outlaws Is Coming!" Tomorrow On TCM; Western Film Festival On Fox Movie Channel

18 September 2009 10:29 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The Outlaws is Coming!

Turner Classic Movies (North America) will have a rare showing of The Three Stooges' last feature film, The Outlaws is Coming! tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 7:30 Am (Est). The 1965 film co-stars Adam West, who would soon become a major star due to his role as Batman. If that isn't enough to keep you indoors, at 6:00 tomorrow morning, Fox Movie Channel launches a back-to-back lineup of top-notch westerns beginning with John Wayne's North to Alaska and continuing with Rio Conchos starring Richard Boone, The Undefeated starring Wayne and Rock Hudson, Bandolero! with James Stewart, Dean Martin and Raquel Welch and, finally, Take a Hard Ride starring Jim Brown and Lee Van Cleef. »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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Rare Movie Alert! "Rio Conchos" On Fox Movie Channel Today At 2:00 Pm (Est)

6 August 2009 9:45 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The terrific rip-snorting 1964 western Rio Conchos will get a rare American TV broadcast today on Fox Movie Channel at 2:00 Pm (Est) - letterboxed and uncut. The movie has never been released on DVD. The film stars Richard Boone, Anthony Franciosa, Edmond O'Brien, Stuart Whitman and Jim Brown, in his first major film role. Curiously, it's a loose remake of John Wayne's The Comancheros, which had only been released by Fox only three years before. »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.

26 May 2009 4:10 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Who knew that the Nazis -- one of the most brutal regimes in the history of brutal regimes -- would be responsible for such fun, mind-blowingly awesome entertainment? The second I see a dude in a grey German uniform and an eye patch enter the frame, I’m like ‘Whoa. That Nazi is going to provide me a great amount of entertainment this evening’. So, with Inglorious Bastards having recently premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, I figured I'd put together a list of some awesome WW2 films as a resource for anyone wanting to beef up their WW2 film knowledge before checking out Tarantino's self-proclaimed 'masterpiece'. It's worth noting that I focused on older films -- pre-1980 for the most part -- and only the stories featuring Nazi's. It was tough to cut this down to 15 films, but I'm sure you all will be able to come up with »

- Jay C.

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Toback on "Tyson"

16 April 2009 7:38 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

The old chestnut is that opposites attract, which might explain how maverick filmmaker James Toback ("Fingers," "Two Girls and a Guy") became such good buddies with Mike Tyson in 1985, long before the boxing legend had his face tattooed or threatened to eat anyone's children. Toback even went so far as to give Iron Mike cameo roles in two of his films, "Black and White" and "When Will I Be Loved," setting the stage for Toback's ultimate cinematic gift to his friend: an eponymous documentary. More first-person confessional than standard doc portrait, "Tyson" does feature ring footage and other archival memories, but it mostly focuses on the champ, here and now, poignantly chronicling his own life to the camera. Recalling his troubled youth, his meteoric rise to the championship, his relationship with beloved mentor and coach Cus D'Amato, and even the ugly stuff (including his tumultuous marriage to Robin Givens, his »

- Aaron Hillis

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John Wayne leads list of 10 Best Final Performances in Acting History

13 January 2009 6:55 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

I have spent most of my career reporting on and studying sports and entertainment. Athletes and actors have very similar personality traits. In fact, many athletes secretly harbor acting aspirations and plenty of actors wish they could have been pro ballplayers and wind up playing in celebrity all-star games and pro ams.

Some athletes successfully made the transition, like The Dirty Dozen’s Jim Brown, Fred Dryer (TV’s Hunter), My Name Is Earl’s Jason Lee (pro skateboarder) and former Laker Rick Fox (Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns). Others have provided comic relief like Kareem Abdul Jabaar (Airplane!) Julius Irving in 1979’s The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh and, most ridiculous of all, Shaquile O’Neal in Kazaam.

The difficult decision that athletes and actors have in common is when to quit. In baseball, Hall of Famer Willie Mayes lumbered through the outfield for the Mets at Shea Stadium well past his prime, »

- Steve Mason

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