John Ford

New member may shift balance on MiraCosta board

NORTH COUNTY – The balance of power on the MiraCosta College governing board could change, after voters ousted board president Carolyn Batiste and elected newcomer George McNeil on Tuesday. But no one really wanted to say that...

The films President-elect Obama should watch

The Candidate is a 1972 political saga that stars Robert Redford as a charismatic, inexperienced liberal who winds up unseating a grizzled old conservative. And wouldn't you know it, it is apparently Barack Obama's favourite...

Discovery hires new SVP of programming

In the US, factual cable network Discovery Channel has appointed a veteran TV executive who previously worked at TBS and TNT as its new senior VP of programming, effective January 2009. Ken Schwab joins Discovery from his most...

Truckers, Hold Steady take similar routes to rock success

By Jed Gottlieb Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - Added 0m ago The Drive-By Truckers and the Hold Steady - separated at birth? It’s not just that they’re the greatest bar bands north and south of the Mason-Dixon Line, with the...

Print the Legend

The great director John Ford's American pilgrimage included many films informed by his Catholic roots, even though he found biblical stories "pretty dull." The only director to win four Best Director Academy Awards, Ford was...

Bruiser, bounder, gardener: the US president, as seen by Hollywood

From historical drama to hysterical fantasy, films have filled the White House with some very memorable chracters. Alice Klein Abraham Lincoln in The Young Mr Lincoln (1939) Henry Fonda, initially intimidated by the role, had...

GEMS ARE BEST WESTERNS

OSCAR "Budd" Boetticher may not be as well known a Western director as John Ford, but he's got quite a fan club among filmmakers - Clint Eastwood and Quentin Tarantino, for starters. Martin Scorsese and Taylor Hackford join...

Early American Epic Scale Western Movies

Films Include The Covered Wagon, The Iron Horse, and The Big Trail These three epics represent a significant shift in the making of Western movies. 98 min.) This film, directed by James Cruze, recreates the great movement of...

TV and Film Director John (Jack) L. Thompson (1931-2008) Passes Away

By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA (ANS) -- Veteran film and television producer, Jack Thompson, who produced 21 motion pictures and 200 television shows over the past five...

Big 12 too good for its own good

Wild division features championship talent, but could be left out of hunt Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree hauled in the game-winner against Texas, and continued a wild ride in the Big 12 South. Oklahoma, Oklahoma...