AFI Names Top Ten Western Films of ... Jul 28, 2008
Cast: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon de Wilde, Walter Jack Palance. Director: George Stevens. (Suite101.com)
A cowboy for all seasons Jul 22, 2008
The Glovers already had a Jim working for them, so they dubbed him "Slim." Measuring 6'2" tall and weighing in at 160 pounds dripping wet, he could not have been given a better name.Slim was born in Mississippi in 1912 and grew up in rural Oklahoma. He was riding his own horse, carrying his own rifle and driving a team that pulled a hay baler, by the age of six. He earned 1 a day. To look more "grown up," he and the other boys would buy bags of Bull Durham tobacco and let the tags hang out of... (Nogales International, AZ)
Less dash than lash, yet Indy's on form May 23, 2008
Indy was to be a man's man, like Bogart, but suave like Cary Grant, paired with a man's woman, like Jean Arthur or Rosalind Russell. That's why they hired Lawrence Kasdan to write Raiders Of The Lost Ark; he was a Hawks specialist, capable of writing sassy dialogue for both sexes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New on DVD: It's 'Howdy Doody' time, and more May 9, 2008
It lands on a working woman (Jean Arthur) who soon is assumed to be the old boy's mistress. This complicates her coincidental relationship with his son (Ray Milland). (USA Today -- Life)
Political rights, and wrongs May 4, 2008
Nor is Rose Bogaert, chair of the , the spitting image of Jean Arthur, who played Senator Smiths aide Clarissa Saunders on the big screen ... Nor is Rose Bogaert, chair of the , the spitting image of Jean Arthur, who played Senator Smiths aide Clarissa Saunders on the big screen. (Townhall.com)
Made in Wyoming Mar 2, 2008
It stars Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin and Jack Palance ... Starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance and Ben Johnson, it was filmed primarily in Jackson Hole areas now part of Grand Teton National Park, Farmer said. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Total Pop Star Christens New Studio with Live Tapings and Hollywood Press Luncheon Feb 29, 2008
Turning out in support the Total Pop Star online phenomenon, while hobnobbing over lunch with the cast was Jason Oropallo from , Denise Ames from , and a very special visit from Jean Arthur, ambassador from the. Total Pop Star also welcomed crews and journalists from the TV Guide Network, , Manmade Multimedia, Life & Style, US Weekly, Hollywood Hills Magazine, Getty Images, Berliner Studio, Cybersocket Magazine and Showbiz to Go. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
'Definitely, Maybe' Feb 14, 2008
Of the trio of adult femmes fatales, Weisz manages the most complexity of character, while Fisher (best known for "The Wedding Crashers") is irresistibly frazzled and, perhaps, as close to Jean Arthur in the "rom com" department as anybody here is going to get -- through no fault of their own. The script rarely rises to the challenge of providing its characters with the wit and snappy patter they need. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
On the Web, and in Tucson, Ariz., it's time for a rodeo Jan 27, 2008
Head out of town toward the west to the Old Tucson Studios ---- ---- built in 1939 as a set for "Arizona," starring William Holden and Jean Arthur. Since then, it has been used for scores of movies and TV series. (North County Times)
Put your boots on, it's rodeo time in Tucson, Ariz. Jan 26, 2008
It's rodeo time in Tucson, Ariz. - Destinations- msnbc. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Not everything you find on the web is bull Jan 24, 2008
Try their "Links' section for connections to more details. But you need to expand your horizons. Head out of town toward the west to the built in 1939 as a set for "Arizona," starring William Holden and Jean Arthur. Since then, it's been used for scores of movies and television series. Click on "Film Office" and then "Studio History" to see how many of them you've seen. On the southern edge of the city, the was constructed by missionaries beginning in 1783. One of the highlights of Tucson is the... (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Enjoying the magic of the movies Nov 6, 2007
Van Heflin was so manly and righteous and forthright, and Jean Arthur was the ultimate pioneer wife, loyal to Van but curious as hell about Shane, and what woman wouldn t be. Alan Ladd was the perfect mysterious anti-hero, he wore buckskin better than Davy Crockett, and he ruled in that climactic gun fight with little Brandon de Wilde peeping under the barroom doors and telling him to watch out for the guy with the shotgun. (Braintree Forum, MA)
* [ HARDCOVER: US ] The Hollywood stars who didn't quite shoot all the way Nov 4, 2007
Basinger lavishes fond attention on several actors, like Errol Flynn, Lana Turner, Tyrone Power, Irene Dunne and Jean Arthur, included because their careers illustrate the shortcomings of the star machine, or the ways in which a wily actor could game the system ... Sweet and a little prim, Jean Arthur conveyed to 1940s audiences "the true feeling of delicious sexual frustration.". (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jennifer Westfeldt returns to form Oct 11, 2007
The appealing Westfeldt is a big big talent, surely long overdue to really "happen." She has the touching vulnerability of that big yesteryear star Jean Arthur. She can act, she can write, she can produce. (Variety)
'Reaper' vs. 'Chuck'; Sep 24, 2007
Strahovski manages to be soft enough for us to regard her as a potential girl for Chuck, yet tough enough to sell the spy stuff -- she's Eva Marie Saint to his Cary Grant, Jean Arthur to his Jimmy Stewart. Joshua Gomez is the wacky, bearded sidekick. (Los Angeles Times)
Montana History almanac - Red Cloud celebrated as U.S. left Fort Smith Jul 31, 2007
Calamity Jane s fame reached its peak years after her death, thanks to dime store novels and movies starring the likes of Jean Arthur and Jane Russell. Aug. 4, 1873. (Missoulian, MT)
OLD LANG'S FINE Jul 15, 2007
a film of the future, the latest ul tra-production of UFA, Ger many's greatest motion picture company, was shown. The production took three years to make and is said to have cost nearly 2,000,000. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Stage set for BMFI's first-ever film festival Mar 23, 2007
Next is "The More the Merrier," a 1943 comedy starring Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur, an original that inspired Cary Grant's last film, "Walk, Don't Run.". Osborne's involvement was a case of "You never know what you can get if you don't ask," Goodfriend explained. (Ardmore Main Line Life, PA)
Sad movies hurt so good Mar 15, 2007
wrote on March 12, 2007 12:53 PM:"Try Cecil B. DeMille's 1936 epic 'The Plainsman,' about among other things a hapless 'romance' between the rather stuffy repressed unforgiving 'Wild Bill' Hickok played so perfectly by the incomparable Gary Cooper and the 'wild girl,' the infamous 'Calamity Jane' Canary portrayed in the winningest western tom-boy way by Jean Arthur, one of the best actresses of Hollywood. Calamity's desperate relentless love for a man who continually scorns her becomes in this... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Lyric Theatre Mar 9, 2007
" He installed two RCA Photophone sound picture machines and renovated the building once more, adding 2,210 pounds of fireproof felt matting to prevent echoes, a Vocalite sound screen (again, state-of-the-art) and a twin-speak sound tower behind the screen. "Danger Lights," a railroad drama with Robert Armstrong and Jean Arthur, introduced the new, all-sound Lyric on Monday, Dec. 1, 1930. Again, Mamie Hancock known and loved locally as a music teacher of renown preceded the show with a 15-minute... (Vero Beach Press Journal)
`Capra Collection' features best work Dec 12, 2006
His granddaughter Alice (Jean Arthur), who has a job working as a receptionist, falls for her boss's son. But she's afraid his father wouldn't approve of a marriage to a Vanderhof. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Going To Town Over Capra Set Dec 5, 2006
The heroine in both films - as well as "You Can't Take It With You" - is the undeservedly forgotten Jean Arthur. For those who miss Capra's masterpiece "It's a Wonderful Life," Paramount recently issued a "60th Anniversary Edition" ( 20), which is virtually identical to Republic's 2001 DVD version - including an especially beautiful transfer of this timeless classic. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Why we keep coming back to Shane Nov 5, 2006
When a mysterious rider named Shane (Alan Ladd) arrives on the homestead of the Starretts (played by Van Heflin, Jean Arthur and Brandon de Wilde), the family mistakes him for one of the hired henchmen of the cattle baron Ryker. Upon realizing their mistake, they offer Shane apparently an ex-gunslinger a place as a hand on their farm. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
ARMOND WHITE Sep 29, 2006
His deliberate application of Citizen Kane s muckraking motifs was downright thrilling including Mercedes McCambridge s 3-D update of the girl-reporter, a phenomenal morphing of Jean Arthur, Rosalind Russell and Detour s Ann Savage. These references had 1949 pop excitement, perfect for clearing away Hollywood sentimentality and expressing post-War disillusionment. (New York Press)
A DATE WITH JUDY Aug 20, 2006
Holliday played the role on Broadway in 1946, but Jean Arthur was supposed to do it on the screen. Then Arthur dropped out, Holliday got the call - and she went on to an Oscar and stardom. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
'It's a Wonderful Life' tops AFI's list of 100 inspirational movies Jun 15, 2006
A trio of women -- Jean Arthur, Sally Field and Katharine Hepburn -- had three each. Steven Spielberg was the most represented director, with five: "Saving Private Ryan," "Schindler's List," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "E.T." and "The Color Purple.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
With latest list, AFI cheers 100 years of our most inspirational movies Jun 12, 2006
Poitier, Cooper and Denzel Washington have seven each, while Jean Arthur is the most represented woman with four. Leading all directors: Frank Capra and Steven Spielberg, six apiece. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Cars' is in driver's seat Jun 10, 2006
Lasseter jettisons Wilson's usual drawling for hepped-up chatter, and Hunt gets to be the breezy, winsome and irresistible Jean Arthur heroine she was born to be. Newman, as Doc Hudson, can do gravelly wisdom without a touch of the blowhard, and Paul Dooley, as Sarge, shoots straight barbs at George Carlin's Fillmore, who returns nothing but curves. (TMCnet)
Local editor Judy Cole May 12, 2006
"Jean Arthur. She's my all-time fave.". Q. Complete this sentence, "I can't believe I once wore..." "An odious three-piece, brick-brown polyester suit. At the time, I thought it was the bee's knees. Now the image gives me hives.". (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Mary Cleere Haran aspires for the elegance of bygone days May 4, 2006
"In general, my heroines, my idols, were all the screwball comedy actresses like Irene Dunne and Myrna Loy and Claudette Colbert and Jean Arthur. They were smart. They were funny. They were warm. They liked men. They wore great clothes," Haran said. Richard Rauh, a Point Park University professor who underwrote the salaries of the five performers appearing in this year's Riverview Series, admires Haran's interpretations. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Cary Grant Box Set Feb 8, 2006
With: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Rita Hayworth. By. (Variety)
Shelley Winters dies at 85 Jan 15, 2006
A Columbia contact and a new name -- Shelley Winters -- followed, but all the good roles at the studio were going to Jean Arthur in those days. NBC VIDEO. (MSNBC -- Movies)
