'Crash' lands in Durham again Jul 6, 2008
"Dances With Wolves" won seven Oscars, including two for Costner as Best Actor. "Field of Dreams," "JFK," "Tin Cup" and "Thirteen Days," among others, also rank among his best work. (News & Observer -- Sports)
I Like to Watch Jun 29, 2008
Dances with wolves But what if a trend is popular because it's good. If you consider some of the trends that have stood the test of time -- sushi, personal computers, soft pants, peanut butter cups -- it's clear that no trend can be dismissed by dint of its sudden swelling popularity alone. (Salon)
What were they thinking? Jun 28, 2008
But he did win an Oscar once for his work on 'Dances with Wolves' and besides which, if we don't mention him, we can't mention the worst 'most expensive' film of all time 'Waterworld. While Costner's portrayal of a fishy Mad Max in a world covered in water was. (iAfrica.com)
'Oz,' '2001,' 'Vertigo' among AFI top genre flicks Jun 26, 2008
Such popular Westerns as "Dances With Wolves" and "The Magnificent Seven" were excluded, while best-picture winners "Chariots of Fire" and "Million Dollar Baby" landed outside the top-10 in the sports category. Gazzale said part of the fun of the film lists is the debate they prompt over which movies are included and omitted. (Carroll County Times)
Historian will speak on plains life Jun 23, 2008
Terry has worked in many capacities on more than 30 films including Dances With Wolves, Geronimo, Indian in the Cupboard and Last of the Mohicans. As a replica maker, he recreates material culture items for museums, artists and films. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
The Fives: The Black Hills, Badlands and bad movies Jun 19, 2008
OK, OK, it is true this movie has done more for South Dakota tourism than any movie filmed in the state since Dances With Wolves, but it just isn't as entertaining as the original. Sure, it's great fun to see the Shrine of Democracy and a little Hollywood magic conducted on area lakes to magically move one to just behind the four faces' heads, but as a popcorn movie, it simply leaves too many kernels unpopped. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Film critic Ty Burr took your questions Jun 18, 2008
I was working there when Dances with Wolves had a great premier in Boston ... well Dances with Wolves was a good film for us to view when we studied about native americans here in Sweden. (Boston Globe)
The Fives: Move aside AFI, here's a movie list South Dakotans can dig their teeth into Jun 18, 2008
By Todd Williams, Journal staff Wednesday, June 18, 2008. AFI released its on Tuesday, an entertaining look at a wide swath of motion picture history. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
'Shane' earns top honors as Western Writers of America pick top 100 movies Jun 14, 2008
"Dances with Wolves," starring Kevin Costner. "The Wild Bunch," directed by Sam Peckinpah. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Costner hits the baseball field in Eugene Jun 2, 2008
Costner, who won his Oscar for directing "Dances with Wolves" is a longtime friend of George Horton, the Ducks' head coach. Costner's country-rock band, Modern West, also played two shows in Eugene to benefit the baseball team. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Sports)
Continuereading May 14, 2008
Viggo Mortensen Leading the Charge for 'Dances with Wolves' Sequel By: WENN Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:34 PM CDT Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen is leading the race to replace Kevin Costner in the sequel to Dances with Wolves. The Holy Road is the follow-up to the hit 1990 western, which Costner directed and starred in, but Costner didn't want to reprise his John Dunbar character. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Roll 'em: A Jacksonville film festival history May 11, 2008
Graham Greene (Dances With Wolves) gets the Tortuga Verde. He's in town with Phil the Alien, a Canadian comedy about an alcoholic space alien. (Florida Times-Union)
All rage and heart May 3, 2008
In his comic and touching screenplay Smoke Signals (1998), the visionary storyteller in plaits and government-issue specs, Thomas Builds-the-Fire, says Spokane Indians were fisherfolk not warriors, unable to fit the heroic image of Hollywood's Dances with Wolves: "It's not Dances with Salmon," he points out. Smoke Signals, adapted from stories in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993) and directed by Chris Eyre, won the Sundance festival audience award and is still, Alexie insists,... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Oscar Winners from the Early 1990s Apr 22, 2008
1990 Best Picture: Dances with Wolves. Kevin Costner directed and starred in this movie of a white soldier, Lt. John Dunbar (Costner), who meets a tribe of Sioux Indians and eventually lives with them. (Suite101.com)
76-year-old Sioux man to run Boston Marathon Apr 20, 2008
Westerman, a Dakota musician and activist, also played the character Ten Bears in the movie "Dances with Wolves.". When the race is over, the 76-year-old will rejoin the Longest Walk II, a group that is crossing America on foot asking that sacred American Indian sites be protected. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
TEMPO: Travel the dazzling ... World of Movies at the Symphony Apr 3, 2008
Under the sub-theme, Of Heroes and Villains, Bayes is to lead the orchestra in the effervescent background works of films such as A Bridge Too Far, Chariots of Fire, Ben Hur, The Entertainer, Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Rings, Dances with Wolves and other memorable cinematic box office hits. Background film scores account for a large measure of popular orchestral composition today, said Lloyd DuVall, a member of the SVSA board of directors. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Made in Wyoming Mar 15, 2008
viki109 wrote on Mar 8, 2008 8:23 PM:" was "Close Encounters of a Third Kind" not filmed at Devil's Tower? Also "A River Runs Through It", "Dances With Wolves", "Star Trek V:The Final Frontier"; "The Vanishing".... Viki Litton ". Submit a Comment. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Kevin Costner, Ascendant Pictures settle lawsuit Mar 7, 2008
Winner of the director and best-picture Oscars for 1990's "Dances With Wolves," Costner also has starred in "Bull Durham," "Waterworld," "Tin Cup," "JFK" and "Field of Dreams.". Bossen confirmed Wednesday that the case was settled recently but declined to provide further details. (Xinhuanet, China)
Costner settles $8 million movie deal lawsuit Mar 6, 2008
Winner of the director and best-picture Oscars for 1990s Dances With Wolves, Costner also has starred in Bull Durham, Waterworld, Tin Cup, JFK and Field of Dreams. . (MSNBC -- News)
Filmed in our backyard Mar 2, 2008
But it missed its chance at true stardom when it was bypassed for Kevin Costner s Dances with Wolves, the 1990 Oscar winner for best picture, which was the first time since 1931 that a Western had won for best picture. Advance crews had scoped out the Durham Ranch, but chose to go elsewhere, primarily Montana and the Canadian grasslands. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
John Williams tribute during concert in SV Mar 1, 2008
Under the sub-theme, Of Heroes and Villains, Conductor Bayes is to lead the orchestra in the effervescent background works of films such as A Bridge Too Far, Chariots of Fire, Ben Hur, The Entertainer, Wizard of Oz, Lord of the Rings, Dances with Wolves, and other memorable cinematic box office hits. Background film scores account for a large measure of popular orchestral composition today, explains Dr. Lloyd DuVall, a member of the SVSA board of directors. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Hollywood is hitting so close to home Feb 27, 2008
Sometimes I flash back to the days when I d have to time the trip to the store just right, lest every copy of Silence of the Lambs and Dances with Wolves and every other new release be unavailable. It was an ongoing war, and usually I lost the battle. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Best yet to come Feb 26, 2008
MGM's four-disc Best Picture Collection has Rocky, Platoon, Dances With Wolves and The Silence of the Lambs. The five-disc Fox box has How Green Was My Valley, Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve and The Sound of Music. (Winnipeg Sun)
The Oscars: A dark view on dark times Feb 25, 2008
A decade ago, with the country in a more buoyant mood, the best picture Oscars went to movies with more uplift -- notably such films as "Forrest Gump," "Titanic" and "Shakespeare in Love." For much of the 1990s, Oscar winners looked backward, the vast majority of them safely set in distant places, including Shakespearean England, the American West of "Dances With Wolves" and "Unforgiven," the gilded age of "Titanic," the prewar and World War II-era "The English Patient" and "Schindler's List.".... (Los Angeles Times)
Oscar and Hollywood in splitsville! Feb 18, 2008
"Dances With Wolves" wins over "GoodFellas". Yul Brynner wins over Olivier. (Salon)
Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List February 18-24 Feb 8, 2008
Begins at 6:30 a.m. on Encore -- 6:30 a.m. Marty (Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blaire, Joe De Santis) -- 8 a.m. In the Heat of the Night (Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates) -- 10 a.m. Annie Hall (Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts) -- 11:35 a.m. The Sting (Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw) -- 1:45 p.m. The Deer Hunter (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage) -- 4:50 p.m. Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene) -- 8 p.m. Rain Man (Dustin Hoffman,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Movie Debuts, Television Series Premieres, Action Trilogies and Oscar-Winning Films Pack Comcast's On Demand Service Feb 5, 2008
With more than 30 Academy Award-winning movies available On Demand in February, any movie buff can find what they're looking for, with titles like Ray*, The Pianist*, Traffic*, The Queen*, Dances with Wolves, Rain Man, The Departed and Gandhi-as well as family favorites like Happy Feet and Babe* for younger fans. These titles also are available in HD. Premium and free television premieres available On Demand include: The Tudors First season available 2/18 to all Comcast Digital Cable customers,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sonic Spotlight: Chilly V. Jan 31, 2008
FAVORITE MOVIE: Dances With Wolves. FAVORITE SHOW: With The Drifters, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 1985. (The Augusta Chronicle)
DGA puts untapped on map Jan 24, 2008
Upon reflection, however, some of those choices appear tired ("Rocky's" John Avilden over "Network's" Sidney Lumet or "Dances With Wolves'" Kevin Costner over "Goodfellas'" Scorsese) rather than inspired. Now and then in the DGA's 60-year awards history, visionaries who altered the language of cinema like Alain Resnais ("Hiroshima mon amor"), Federico Fellini ("8 ") and Terrence Malick ("The Thin Red Line") would show up on its long or short list of nominees. (Variety)
Recent Oscar Winners and Nominees Jan 22, 2008
Dances with Wolves (1990) became the first Western to win Best Picture since Cimarron (1931). It would not be so long until the next Western winner. (Suite101.com)
The American Indian in movies Jan 19, 2008
January 23 4 p.m.: Dances With Wolves 7 p.m.: Jeremiah Johnson. January 24 4 p.m.: Little Big Man 7 p.m.: Grey Owl. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The American Film Institute to Award Top Honors Ten Times With Newest Celebration in AFI's 100 Years... Series Jan 18, 2008
-- The films that are represented in more than one category are: ADAM'S RIB (Romantic Comedy/Courtroom Drama), THE BIG HEAT (Gangster/Mystery), BULL DURHAM (Sports/Romantic Comedy), DANCES WITH WOLVES (Western/Epic), FIELD OF DREAMS (Sports/Romantic Comedy), THE GODFATHER PART II (Gangster/Epic), HOW THE WEST WAS WON (Western/Epic), JERRY MAGUIRE (Sports/Romantic Comedy). About the American Film Institute. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Double-dippers and other trivia Jan 12, 2008
1990: Dances With Wolves. 1993: Schindler's List. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dancing with wolves no more Jan 8, 2008
He later began acting, his best-known role being Ten Bears in the Kevin Costner epic Dances with Wolves. He also appeared in a number of TV advertisements for Lakota brand pain reliever, usually wearing traditional dress. (BBC News -- UK)
Microsoft Looks To Sidestep Format Wars With HD Downloads Jan 8, 2008
Meanwhile, movie lovers will able to download to their Xboxes HD versions of MGM classics like Rocky, Dances With Wolves, and Rain Man. "Partnering with Microsoft allows us to make our legendary library available to millions of Xbox Live members," said Jim Packer, co-president of worldwide television at MGM, in a statement. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
'Back To The Future' Among Films To Be Preserved Dec 31, 2007
Dances With Wolves (1990) Days of Heaven (1978) Bullitt (1968) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 12 Angry Men (1957) The Women (1939) Wuthering Heights (1939) Grand Hotel (1932) The Sex Life of the Polyp (1928). andPOP TV. (andPOP)
Time-travel film kept for future Dec 29, 2007
Western epic Dances With Wolves, from 1990, is the most recent inclusion ... Dances With Wolves (1990). (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Click here to see all stories from this report Dec 29, 2007
12 Angry Men' "Back to the Future," "Bullitt," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Days of Heaven" and "Dances With Wolves" are among the 25 American films added to the Library of Congress national registry. 12/27/2007 List includes writers strike, iPhone The American Film Institute picked its seven moments of significance in film and TV for 2007, citing a range of events, from the iPhone's release to the writers strike, as having the most cultural impact this year. (Variety)
'Close Encounters' Makes National Registry Dec 29, 2007
This year's list of classic films ranges from a 1921 silent movie called "Tol'able David" to the multiple Oscar winner from 1990, "Dances with Wolves.". In between are such greats as "Oklahoma," "Bullitt" and "12 Angry Men.". (KERO 23, CA)
Library of Congress picks 25 films for registry Dec 29, 2007
Dances With Wolves (1990). Days of Heaven (1978). (MSNBC -- Movies)
Film Registry welcomes sci-fi pics, Westerns Dec 28, 2007
Other additions included the car-chase classic "Bullitt" (1968); "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), John Ford's last great Western; Kevin Costner's epic "Dances With Wolves" (1990); New York film noir "The Naked City" (1948); Sidney Lumet's claustrophobic courtroom drama "12 Angry Men"; Humphrey Bogart's Hollywood satire "In a Lonely Place" (1950); Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "Oklahoma!" (1955); the star-studded "Grand Hotel" (1932); William Wyler's "Wuthering Heights" (1939); and... (Reuters)
Cruise Rubs 'Salt' in MGM Wound Dec 28, 2007
He bought sacred Indian land in South Dakota after making "Dances with Wolves" to build a casino. He compromised his family. (Fox News)
Worst films of 07: Awful is the new awesome Dec 28, 2007
And then came Dances With Wolves and he got an Oscar and then something turned. I think he must have dug up some bones from an Indian burial ground and used them to make a water treatment system in his front yard because its been nonstop DO-NOT-WANT ever since. (MSNBC -- News)
25 films added to national registry Dec 28, 2007
"Back to the Future," "Bullitt," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Days of Heaven" and "Dances With Wolves" are among the 25 American films added to the Library of Congress national registry. The list was announced Thursday by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. (Variety)
25 Movies Named Cinema "Classics" Dec 28, 2007
This year's list of classic films ranges from the gritty 1948 crime drama filmed in New York called "The Naked City," to the multiple Oscar winner from 1990, "Dances with Wolves." In between those movies on the National Film Registry are such greats as "Oklahoma," "Bullitt" and "12 Angry Men." This year's additions bring the total to 475. Being added to the list ensures that the movies are meticulously preserved for future generations. (WTVR.com, VA)
Trebek home after heart attack Dec 19, 2007
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, an American Indian activist, actor and folk singer who appeared in Dances with Wolves and performed with Willie Nelson, has died from complications of leukemia. He was 71. (Toronto Star)
Actor-activist Floyd Westerman dies Dec 15, 2007
American Indian activist appeared in Dances With Wolves. Neil Jacobs / AP fileFloyd Red Crow Westerman, an American Indian activist, actor and folk singer who appeared in "Dances with Wolves" and performed with Willie Nelson and other musicians, has died at age 71 ... LOS ANGELES - Floyd Red Crow Westerman, an American Indian activist, actor and folk singer who appeared in Dances with Wolves and performed with Willie Nelson and other musicians, has died. (MSNBC -- News)
American Indian activist, actor-musician Dec 15, 2007
template_bastemplate_bas From the Associated Press December 15, 2007 Floyd Red Crow Westerman, an American Indian activist, actor and country/folk singer who appeared in "Dances With Wolves," has died ... Perhaps his most memorable movie role was in Costner's 1990 western epic, "Dances With Wolves." He played the Sioux leader Ten Bears, who befriends Costner's character. (Los Angeles Times)
Real to reel Dec 8, 2007
Co-stars include Frances Fisher (Titanic), Academy Award nominees Chloe Sevigny (HBOs Big Love), Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesnt Live Here Anymore), Mary McDonnell (Dances With Wolves) and Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman (The Last Picture Show). An interview with Bening. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Awards Season is finally here Dec 7, 2007
Yes, Oscar voters have saluted some "noble" winners like "Gandhi" and "Dances With Wolves," but there have also been "noble" films like "Snow Falling on Cedars," "Beloved" and "Pay it Forward" that sounded good on paper -- until they were screened. The best-pic winners of the last decade resist easy classification, running the gamut from "Lord of the Rings" to "Shakespeare in Love." Past nominees included "The Fugitive," "The Full Monty," "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "The Sixth Sense" and... (Variety)
Kevin Costner to ride in Endymion Nov 27, 2007
Kevin Costner, who starred and directed in the Oscar-winning film Dances with Wolves, will ride as Endymion s grand marshall this carnival season - the Krewe announced Monday. Associated Press. (WWLTV.com, LA)
In the Tranches Nov 13, 2007
Also, "Home Alone" topped the box office this year but "Dances with Wolves" looks like a sure thing for Best Picture. That was 1990, though everything but the films could've been pulled from today's paper. (SmartMoney)
Director set for 'Wolves' sequel Nov 1, 2007
Simon Wincer has signed on to direct "The Holy Road" -- a sequel to "Dances With Wolves" -- for Moonstone, Amicus Entertainment and Double Eagle Films. Film, which is being presented to international buyers at AFM, is penned by Michael Blake, who wrote the screenplay for "Wolves" as well as the two novels on which the two films are based. (Variety)
Award Season Launch Oct 26, 2007
Says co-author of "Inside Oscar" Damien Bona, "It's always important to put yourself in the correct time frame: What else was going on back then?" Hindsight explains alleged "clunkers" like the victories of "Ordinary People" and "Dances With Wolves" over respective Scorsese pics "Raging Bull" and "GoodFellas.". The serious-minded Redford melodrama, Bona reminds us, "was the odds-on favorite that year. 'Raging Bull' was considered ugly and violent; it wasn't until the end of the decade that it... (Variety)
Oregon tribe takes interest in Woodland politics Oct 9, 2007
Sounds like what someone would say if they know nothing about the tribe, exept for what they saw on Dances With Wolves. " Worker bee wrote on Oct 6, 2007 2:49 PM:" Why is our city council opposing the casino. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Prestige pictures get super-sized Oct 5, 2007
Long and winding Westerns are a Hollywood tradition, from "How the West Was Won" (162 minutes) to the 183-minute Oscar-winning "Dances With Wolves." James Mangold's "3:10 to Yuma," with its two-hour running time, will likely reap more financial rewards than Andrew Dominik's "The Assassination of Jesse James," which uses the shorter version of the title even in the voiceover of TV promos. Behind the scenes at Warner Bros. (Variety)
Where the buffalo roam Oct 5, 2007
The roundup really started gaining in popularity when the movie Dances With Wolves came out, said Craig Puglsey, a park spokesman. There was kind of a rebirth of interest in the buffalo and people started to come to watch. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Horseback riders round up Custer State Park buffalo Oct 2, 2007
"The roundup really started gaining in popularity when the movie 'Dances With Wolves' came out," Puglsey said. "There was kind of a rebirth of interest in the buffalo and people started to come to watch. For many people, it's truly a once in a lifetime experience: to see a scene out of the Old West, 1,500 buffalo come thundering across the plains. It's a unique experience for many, many individuals.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Where are the regulators? Oct 2, 2007
To quote a line from the movie Dances With Wolves. Good Trade. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Dance with wolves at second annual festival Oct 1, 2007
Sign up Now for News Updates Email. Monday 01 October, 2007. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Hollywood saddles up the western again Sep 30, 2007
After being relegated to celluloid Boot Hill by film critics, westerns gained a new lease on life with Chris Cain's "Young Guns" (1988), helped along considerably by Simon Wincer's "Lonesome Dove" on television (1989), and quickly followed by Kevin Costner's 1990 Academy Award triumph (seven Oscars, including Best Picture) "Dances With Wolves." Two years later Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" won four Academy Awards, becoming only the third western to capture the Best Picture Oscar. Despite the... (Boston Globe)
Too Tough to Die Sep 21, 2007
Natural western stars might very occasionally be able to get on a horse and shoot it out--like Eastwood in Unforgiven, Kevin Costner in Dances with Wolves and Open Range--but only through an expenditure of their clout. The westerns that are surfacing now can do so only because some potent actor like Pitt invests his cachet in producing an epic-size movie on an indie-film budget ($30 million or so for Jesse James). (Time.com)
What a way to run a railway Sep 17, 2007
The first was in 1985 (the year of Pale Rider, one of only two Clint Eastwood westerns these past 30 years); the second in the early 1990s, led by Dances With Wolves; the third in 2003 (when Costner returned to the genre with Open Range). The fourth came this year with the Coen Brothers going West, Brad Pitt as the latest actor to impersonate Jesse James and James Mangold using the clout gained from the success of Walk the Line to fulfil a cherished project of remaking 3:10 to Yuma. (The Observer)
Viewers give thumbs up at premiere of 'Imprint' Sep 17, 2007
"It made me feel about my state and my culture the way 'Dances With Wolves' did.". She particularly admired how the film addressed problems facing the Native American community without overlooking its positive elements and strong values. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Kickapoo Chairman Presents Tribal Flag to Actor Wes Studi on Movie Location Sep 13, 2007
"The Only Good Indian," which stars popular Native American actor Wes Studi (Dances With Wolves, Geronimo, Heat), is a fictionalized account of the removal of Indian children from their homes and forced attendance at Indian boarding schools. About 20 members of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas also are appearing in the film and the Kickapoo language is spoken throughout the movie. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
