Newt's John Wayne Site Newsletter
April 2011
Howdy Pilgrim.
It's time again for the happenings on the John Wayne front here at Newt's John Wayne Site.
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CLICK HERE for a list of films starring John Wayne on TV showing in the near future. This site is set for my area listings, click the link next to "Local listings for:" (just to the right of the date) and enter your zip code and TV provider for listings in your area.
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I have found a couple of articles about John Wayne on the Internet that you should check out. The first is an article and video about theJohn Wayne Museum in Bowie, MD. Bill Atkins, a 78 year old realtor, converted part of his real estate office to this museum. This article was published online at The Washington Post, March 16, 2011. If you visit and can convince Bill you are real Duke fan, you might walk away with a Duke Dollar.
Also of interest is an article about The Wild Goose Ahoy, Pilgrim: Come Aboard the Wild Goose by Tiffany Carter from a site called the Newport Beach Patch published March 25, 2011. Click on the picture of The Wild Goose in the article for a lot of photos of the ship and its interiors.
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On Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel this month here are the John Wayne films that will be showing. I have also listed a non-John Wayne film on this list, Goodbye, My Lady (1956). The is a seldom seen gem produced by John Wayne's production company, Batjac.
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For those of you with HD TV and Blu-Ray players, May is the for month for you, John Wayne wise. The following are the Blu-Ray only releases for May 2011.
The Horse Soldiers - May 10
The Comancheros - May 17
Big Jake - May 31
Rio Lobo - May 31
Also if you are interested True Grit (2010) will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 7.
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Fans will have a chance to WIN 20 Warner Archive comedy movie DVDs as part of the April Fool�s Day Sweepstakes The 20 eligible titles include new releases (Abbott & Costello Meet Captain Kidd, Rio Rita, and Don�t Make Waves) and venerable favorites (Cracking-Up - Jerry Lewis, Being Human - Robin Williams, and The Bobo - Peter Sellers). Stop burnin' daylight because the las to enter is April 8.
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I have started a blog about classic movies, Classic Cinema by Newt. This blog is a little different than other movie blogs in that I put up entries on the lesser known stars and films. Most of the blog entries have a connection to John Wayne. The latest entry veers away from this premise, it is an article about Elizabeth Taylor. I felt that with her passing, it deserved some notice. Besides the article on Liz Taylor I have posted entries on Gabby Hayes and Katy Jurado. These blog entries are separate for this newsletter, so please visit and give me your feedback.
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Your comments or suggestions are always welcome and encouraged. I am always on the look-out for John Wayne and/or classic film information to pass along in these little newsletters, if you come across any news on these subjects, please let me know.
Later Pilgrim,
Paul Newton
