John Wayne, who stars in the 1947 flick Angel and the Badman on STZEN from 3pm on April 2, was once the target of death threats by Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin, who believed the Hollywood pin-up would be detrimental to his communist crusade. Stalin led the Soviet Union between …
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WARNING: SPOILERS FOR JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 AHEAD. John Wick: Chapter 4 has had a record opening weekend making $137.5 million worldwide. This arguably makes it Keanu Reeves’ second-best ever after The Matrix Revolutions’s $201.4 million. Yet at the end of the new movie, John Wick appears to be dead …
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On Darkest Hour’s historicity, Lord Soames said: “It’s pretty accurate [when compared to that] remarkable book by George Lukas called Five Days in London, which is about the making of the government of 1940. Obviously, it takes artistic license, because it’s a film, but it is true that you had …
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By the 1970s, John Wayne was coming towards the end of his career as a Hollywood star. In 1973, aged 65-years-old, he had been living with one lung for the best part of 10 years and was suffering from emphysema on the remaining one. That year he released two Westerns, …
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One of John Wayne’s forgotten roles airs this weekend, as the iconic Hollywood juggernaut appears in the 1928 silent movie Noah’s Ark, from 3pm on TCM on April 1. The film — which saw Wayne earn work as an extra — helped the ‘Duke’ make his way to Tinsel Town. …
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WARNING: SPOILERS FOR JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 AHEAD. It’s been a four-year wait, but John Wick: Chapter 4 has finally arrived in cinemas. After almost three hours of relentless action thrills, fans weren’t prepared for that jaw-dropping ending. John Wick is dead. Well, at least he appears to be. After …
Read More »James Bond girl shares Roger Moore’s ‘naughty’ little habit on 007 set | Films | Entertainment
As for Roger’s humorous little trick, she shared: “He’d come on and say quite risqué naughty one-liners, but very harmless! Very sweet. He’d do it and people would smile and therefore they’d relax. It was very clever. He was totally Bond. He was really in his stride, he really got …
Read More »John Wayne beat Charlton Heston in incredibly controversial casting | Films | Entertainment
The Longest Day producer Darryl F Zanuck had managed to negotiate $25,000 fees from his ensemble cast for what was mostly cameos. However, Wayne demanded $250,000 or he’d refused to appear in the movie – a request that was granted. The reason Duke “punished” the producer with this action was …
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Six actors have portrayed secret agent James Bond on screen over the past 60 years, each putting their own spin on the role. As the search for the next 007 continues, Express.co.uk wants to know who is your favourite? Vote in our poll. The first actor to play the iconic …
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John Wick: Chapter 4 final trailer with Keanu Reeves At one pivotal point in this brilliantly bonkers and bombastic symphony of excess, Ian McShane’ Winston tells our battered hero, “Just have fun out there.” It’s unlikely John will, but, boy oh boy, do we. Indeed, Keanu Reeves has called the …
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