Happy birthday (3 days ago) Errol Flynn!
REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF POSTER ART TO AUCTION JUNE
29TH & 30TH
I’ve simply never seen a collection like this
one! Whether you are a serious collector
with deep pockets, or simply a fan of the art form, you need to take a look at
this fabulous collection of movie art, most of it lobby cards, from the
collection of Morris Everett Jr.
Richard Dix as white man and Indian
The
auction is by Invaluable, in
association with Profiles in History. There will be about 700 lots each day. The first day will focus on silent and sound horror
and sci-fi, silent divas, Buster Keaton, the Three Stooges, Harry Houdini,
Sherlock Holmes, Humphrey Bogart and Alfred Hitchcock.
The second day will feature great leading
ladies, film noir, the golden age of
comedy, animation, and of course Westerns, with a focus on John Wayne.
The
Western lots are 1126-1166, starting with an oversized pressbook from THE BIG
TRAIL, and ending with a lobby card from MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, but there are
single Western lobby cards scattered throughout. HERE is the link to the pdf of the catalog.
The link to Auction Day #1 is HERE. The link to Auction Day #2 is HERE.
The link to Auction Day #1 is HERE. The link to Auction Day #2 is HERE.
Wake up, dummy!
That's a young John Wayne, 2nd from the right!
WESTERNERS RUSSELL, TARANTINO, MIFUNE GET WALK OF
FAME STARS!
Today, the performers who will receive stars on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame in 2016 were named. As
usual the choices are a mix of the well-deserved and the laughable. But three are for folks with unassailable cowboy
street creds: Kurt Russell has been in Westerns since he was a lad in the ‘60s,
and has two coming out; Quentin Tarantino has helped revive international
interest in the genre with DJANGO UNCHAINED and upcoming HATEFUL 8 (starring
Kurt Russell); and the late Toshiro Mifune starred in RED SUN, and indirectly
helped trigger the Spaghetti Western when his starrer YOJIMBO was ripped off as
FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (YOJIMBO itself had been ripped off from Dashiell Hammett’s
novel RED HARVEST). You can get the full
list of honorees HERE.
INSP EXPANDS ‘SADDLE UP SATURDAY’ TO SUNDAYS IN
JULY!
If you’ve been enjoying the Saturday block of Western on INSP, which includes THE VIRGINIAN, HIGH CHAPARRAL, BONANZA, THE BIG VALLEY and DANIEL BOONE, you’re going to enjoy it twice as much, because the shows will be playing on Sundays as well, with feature Westerns also thrown into the mix!
GRIT-TV SHOWS RARE WESTERN SERIES
Thanks to Round-up Rounder Tom Dubensky, for turning
me on to this new outlet which launched this month. The slogan for GRIT-TV is ‘TV with Backbone’,
so none of that wishy-washy stuff! The
big appeal is that they’re showing two fine Western series that haven’t aired
for decades to my knowledge: LARAMIE and ZANE GREY THEATRE. They’re also running the always enjoyable
CISCO KID, plus movies, including EL MARIACHI, GLORY, and a John Payne Republic
Western, THE ROAD TO DENVER, so they’ve got some range. It’s not available on my system yet, but
check and see if it is in yours, and drop me a line to say what you think of
it!
LIVE EVENTS FOR THE END OF JUNE, START OF JULY!
Note: Almost all live events offer
face-painting. I no longer mention this
in my write-ups because (a) they all
have face painting, and (b) after you’ve waited for 45 minutes to get something
painted on your kid’s face, they get it, then start crying to have it washed
off.
SUNDAY JUNE 28TH – VICTORIAN DAY AT ‘LOS
ENCINOS PARK’
From noon ‘til 4 pm you can button
on your Victorian finery, pack your picnic and join in the civilized fun. You
are encouraged to wear authentic 1870s-80s costume and bring Victorian style
picnic food and equipment. The event will feature live music, Victorian dancing
led by the Social Daunce Irregulars and a visit from the Kickapoo Indian Sagawa
medicine show. The event
is free and children are welcome. Donations to support Los Encinos State
Historic Park are requested. Don’t
forget to feed the ducks!
4TH OF JULY FAMILY BARN DANCE!
There aren’t a lot of specifically Western events
for the 4th of July, but check out the FAMILY BARN DANCE at Will
Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum at 1419 Topanga Canyon Bl., in Topanga, CA
90290. There will be crafts, barbecue,
live music, square dancing, and games like horseshoes, yard jenga, balloon darts, corn-toss,
ring toss, knock-down (stacked cans), face painting, d unk bucket, plus
raffles, a pie eating contest
The place was built by that
Will Geer, who won an Emmy as Grandpa on THE WALTONS, and played Bear Claw in
JEREMIAH JOHNSON. His refuge during the
dark days of the blacklist, he grew and sold vegetables there when he was
barred from acting, and later built an open-air theatre, creating an
inexpensive venue to expose more people to theatre and poetry. They’ll be having a Waltons Reunion there August 7-9.
For details, tickets and directions, call 310-455-3723, or visit http://www.theatricum.com/concerts.htm
.
BIG BEAR OLD MINERS
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CHILI SOCIETY SANCTIONED CHILI COOK-OFF AND OUT-HOUSE RACE! JULY 11TH!
The competition will be
for red chili, chili verde (don’t
that just mean green?), and salsa (any color), for cash prizes! Other than eating, there will be gold
panning, pony rides, potato-sack racing, historical reenacting, children’s
games, and more. And did I mention the 5th Annual Out-House Race at
one pm?! It’s at the Chamber of Commerce
Parking Lot, 630
Bartlett Drive, Big Bear Lake,
CA 92315. http://www.oldminers.org/event/
BOOTS, BRIDLES AND BARNS, RANCHO
SANTA FE JULY 11TH
Tour five different barns that represent
horsemanship in the area. Call
858-756-9291, or visit http://www.ranchosantafehistoricalsociety.org/2015-barn-tour
to buy tickets.
THAT’S A WRAP!
Don’t forget you can read my film column every month
in TRUE WEST MAGAZINE!
Happy Trails,
Henry
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