John Wayne

The CIA's coded humour is all in the name

Say what you like about the CIA, it gives good codename. The official Secret Service designation for Barack Obama is Renegade, a title that both captures the unique nature of his political achievement as the first...

American-Indian War

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Man rides horse 2,000 miles across the West

Journey from Oklahoma to Washington state took nearly five months SEATTLE - For Ryan, riding across the West on his horse — Mister Doodles — to visit a friend was a chance to see the country in a way not many other people do....

Bobbitt Fight -- Fans Gets The Shaft

For all of you fight fans wondering what happened in last night's big match -- no, not Lesnar vs Couture -- between once de-penised John Wayne Bobbitt and comedian Rev. Bob Levy ... it didn't make the cut. Bobbit sliced himself...

Woman cracks Army's brass ceiling the day after PBS Special RE: Women in Combat

What a coincidence! The PBS special aired the night before she miraculously, all of a sudden, cracked that ceiling. The special featured women in combat and the trauma they experience. Remember that it's not just women that...

Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn -- screen's greatest romantic couple -- don't make cut for TCM...

I think TCM is a terrific channel, but sometimes it stumbles big time. The channel is saluting "Leading Couples" through a book and a film festival. The book dubs these pairings "The Most Unforgettable Screen Romances of the...

Beyonce next Wonder Woman?

Talking pictures by Jeff Vice Beyonce as Wonder Woman? Let that one sink in for a minute. It could happen, after all. The singer-turned-actress — aka Beyonce Knowles or Beyonce Knowles-Carter — has been adequate at best in her...

Influential Westerns in spotlight

Pernell Roberts, left, and Randolph Scott in Ride Lonesome, one of the gems in the Films of Budd Boetticher collection. Budd Boetticher is one of the most famous Hollywood directors you may never have heard about. That makes...

Coogs ready for new start in 4A

The Cooper boys basketball team isn't just changing classification this season. Case, who begins his eighth season as Cooper's coach, believes Wolfforth Frenship should be the team to beat in the district. Cooper returns 11...

True grit distinguishes military

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE - I'm a big movie buff, and I grew up watching movies such as "True Grit," "McClintock," "The Quiet Man" and "The Green Berets" with my father, so needless to say I'm a John Wayne fan. Though he won an...

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