Newt's John Wayne Site

Howdy Pilgrim.

I just wanted to update you on the happenings at Newt's John Wayne Site. CLICK HERE for a list of films starring John Wayne on TV showing this month.

• Just a reminder about the contest, Pilgrims. The Spring 2006 John Wayne Contest is here and there won't be any trivia this time, just a straight random drawing. There will be three prize packages, yes, you heard right, prize packages. Each prize package will contain 3 John Wayne 8 x 10 photos, a 11 x 14 print, a U.S. Postal Service John Wayne commemorative stamp First Day Cover, and a John Wayne commemorative knife.
  

  For this contest please enter only once, multiple entries will not improve your chances of winning, your name will be entered only once regardless of the number of entries you submit. The deadline to submit your entry is Midnight March 31, 2006 (Pacific Time). So, stop burning daylight and enter the Spring 2006 John Wayne Contest.
  

• Just to let you know about the Batjac/Paramount Home Entertainment release of the Special Collector's Edition DVD of Seven Men From Now (1956) that was out on Tuesday, December 20, 2005. I recently bought this film on DVD and it is a good one, just click the link to see all the special features. If you are a fan of Gail Russell, there is a feature of about 13 minutes in length on this DVD.
  

• The year 2005 was a big year for John Wayne DVD releases and 2006 will have even more. One of you fans, Richard Lehmann, has put me onto a great site about DVD releases and information, it is Digital Bits. One of their writers, Barrie Maxwell, writes about Classic Movie Coming Attractions on DVD. You will find the latest column about 2006 releases and reviews very interesting. In this column there is a lot of information about many classic movie releases including John Wayne films.
  

  From Warner Brothers there will be the John Ford Collection - The Lost Patrol (1934), The Informer (1935), Cheyenne Autumn (1964), Mary of Scotland (1936) and Sergeant Rutledge (1960).
  The John Wayne/John Ford Collection - The Searchers (1956): 50th Anniversary Two-Disc Special Edition , Stagecoach (1939): Two-Disc Special Edition , Fort Apache (1948), The Long Voyage Home (1940), The Wings of Eagles (1957), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), They Were Expendable (1945) and 3 Godfathers (1948). No release dates are available yet, perhaps the 2nd or 3rd quarter of the year.
  Another possible release for 2006 is Baby Face (1933), this film was a Barbara Stanwyck film that John Wayne appeared in. It is a pre-code film and will be released in an uncut version.
  

  Now for Paramount, who brought us in 2005, The High and The Mighty, Island In The Sky, Hondo, and McLintock. There are May 2006 plans (already delayed from April, so one should treat them with some skepticism until there are official announcements) include a slew of titles from the Republic catalog: War of the Wildcats (1943, originally released as In Old Oklahoma) and three double features: New Frontier (1935/1939 versions), Red River Range/Three Texas Steers, and Wake of the Red Witch/Night Riders. From among these titles, Wake of the Red Witch was previously released on DVD by Artisan, so it will be interesting to see how Paramount now handles them. They certainly couldn't look any worse than the Artisan effort. Also very welcome is Paramount's decision to make some of John Wayne's Three Mesquiteer westerns available. If all this pans out, Paramount will be back with a vengeance as far as classic releases are concerned.
  

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  Later Pilgrim,
  Paul Newton
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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