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Kudos for Reviews
Postmarks December 13, 2009
"...Dear Editor,
My name is Ben Johnson, and I live in Salt Lake City. I don't find myself going through the old articles on our Salt Lake Tribune, or really any of our local newspapers; I do often enjoy reading The New York Times, though..."
Letters @ 3AM
Columns May 9, 2008
by Michael Ventura
Description: Cyberspace is nowhere and everywhere, a place where the articles on www.michaelventura.org hover and hang, nailed to a virtual wall like paintings in a museum
"...Some thought I should charge a fee for the site or run commercials on it – but I just can't. As Brando says to Ben Johnson in One-Eyed Jacks, "That's not my style, Bob." One kindly soul suggested I stick "Visit
www.michaelventura.org" at the end of each column..."
Page Two: Wild and Delirious
Columns September 7, 2007
by Louis Black
Description: A columnist's lament, by way of some favorite cultural touchstones
"...Meanwhile, the Gorch brothers have gotten into a fight with their prostitute because she is asking for more money, but brother Lyle (Warren Oates) is insisting that she told them it was two-for-one. His brother, Tector (Ben Johnson), seems amused...."
The Cinematic Wisdom of Hank Sr.
News Blog February 14, 2007
by Christopher Gray
Description: The Last Picture Show with your host Hank Williams Sr.
"...On TCM, no less, meaning Cybill Shepherd's iconic (once upon a time, anyway) diving-board scene wasn't digitally blurred and, more importantly, zero commercial interruptions. Released in 1971, this movie has been a longtime favorite for many reasons: the unforgiving black-and-white cinematography, Ben Johnson's bravura Oscar-winning performance as deceptively gruff Sam the Lion, even the idea that back then a trip to Wichita Falls was a big night on the town..."
Holiday Greetings From the INS: Hit the Road
News Story January 10, 2003
by Jordan Smith
Description: Austin's Jamal family faces forced deportation to an unknown destination
"...According to Ben Johnson, a spokesman for the American Immigration Lawyers Association in Washington, D.C., the Jamals' story is all too common. "The substantive claim that the INS is making to deny their claim -- that they were already in a safe third country -- has been a part of the asylum law for a while," he said..."
The Last Picture Show: Special Edition
Film Review May 20, 2002
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: This director's cut of Larry McMurtry's haunting Texas tale is a pure gem and a perfect way to kick off the Paramount's annual summer classics series....
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich. Starring: Randy Quaid, Eileen Brennan, Cybill Shepherd, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Ben Johnson, Jeff Bridges and Timothy Bottoms..."
Red Dawn
Film Review August 9, 2001
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: This is the kind of teen movie that only an inspired but gun-crazy director like John Milius could make. The premise has the communists landing in Middle America, and it's...
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Starring: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen, Powers Boothe, Ben Johnson, Harry Dean Stanton and Jennifer Grey..."
The Sugarland Express
Film Review August 2, 2001
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: With this first theatrical feature, Steven Spielberg proved he had the right stuff to become America's purest and most accomplished film entertainer. Based on true events, the film tells the...
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Micahel Sacks, William Atherton, Steve Kanaly and Louise Latham..."
Day Trips
Columns September 1, 2000
by Gerald E. McLeod
Description: Sleep and shop 19th-century style at the Comfort Common Bed and Breakfast in Comfort, TX.
"...All of the positive press has attracted the attention of celebrities to the Hill Country. Movie stars Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Ben Johnson, and others have spent the night in Comfort..."
By the Book
Books Story July 21, 2000
by Roger Gathman
"...Holden begins by telling us that, contrary to popular belief, there is quite a lot we do know about Shakespeare. In fact, he maintains that "we know more about the life of Shakespeare than that of any of his literary contemporaries bar Ben Johnson." I am not sure what "more" refers to here..."
Video Reviews
Screens Review January 14, 2000
by Louis Black
Description: Louis Black continues his ongoing list of "desert island" videos with films by Preston Sturges, Quentin Tarantino, and John Ford
"...Of course, they had a great script to work with. This is a film I can imagine watching again and again, finding new meaning while relishing classic moments.Fort ApacheD: John Ford (1948); with John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz, John Agar, Ward Bond, George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Anna Lee, Irene Rich, Dick Foran, Guy Kibbee, Mae Marsh, Hank Worden.She Wore A Yellow RibbonD: John Ford (1949); with John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Victor McLaglen, Mildred Natwick, George O'Brien, Francis Ford, Tom Tyler.Rio GrandeD: John Ford (1950); with John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr., Victor McLaglen, Chill Wills, J..."
The Getaway
Film Review November 11, 1999
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: The story comes from Jim Thompson’s book, and the screenplay was written by Walter Hill. The star wattage is all McQueen and MacGraw, while the propulsion is all Peckinpah.
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: Sam Peckinpah. Starring: Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson, Bo Hopkins, Sally Struthers, Al Letieri and Slim Pickens..."
The Wild Bunch
Screens Story October 22, 1999
by Charles Ramirez Berg
"...Language That Demystified the Romantic West -- "Shit!" old man Sykes (Edmund O'Brien) yells when Tector (Ben Johnson) throws lit dynamite at him as a joke. "Bitch!" says Pike, as he turns to kill the woman who shot him in the back in the final battle..."
The Wild Bunch: The Director's Cut
Film Review July 15, 1999
by Marjorie Baumgarten
Description: One of the great – and instant – American classics, Peckinpah's treatise on the codes of honor by which men live speaks across the ages: covering the film's 1913 pre-WWI...
by Marjorie Baumgarten
"...Directed by: Sam Peckinpah. Starring: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Jaime Sanchez, Strother Martin and L.Q..."
Author Literatus
Books Story July 1, 1999
by Clay Smith
"...SS: I think I told you my Shakespeare quote, didn't I? As Ben Johnson said of Shakespeare, "He knew little Latin and less Greek," and I like to say I am like Shakespeare in this way at least...."
Scanlines
Screens Story April 1, 1999
"...with Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino, Ben Johnson, Joe Don Baker...."
Giant Country
Books Story August 7, 1998
"...Regarding The Streets of Laredo, Larry McMurtry's prequel to Lonesome Dove, Graham comments, "The death toll in this novel is so great that you wonder how anybody West of the Pecos ever survived to build a Dairy Queen." Graham also trains his critical eye on some of the most important (if not always most accurate) celluloid slices of the Texan experience. I particularly appreciated Graham's several tips of the hat to the late, great cowboy actor Ben Johnson (actually an Oklahoman, but that matters little), his ruminations on Howard Hawks' classic, Red River, and his evaluation of two of the best contemporary Texas movies: A Perfect World and Flesh and Bone...."
Scanlines
Screens Story August 7, 1998
"...with William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O'Brian, Warren Oates, Jaime Sanchez, Ben Johnson and Emilio Fernandez..."
That Old Revival Spirit
Screens Story June 13, 1997
"...D: George Stevens; with Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Brandon de Wilde, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan, Elisha Cook, Jr...."
Reflections
Screens Story March 14, 1997
"...BEN JOHNSON: THIRD COWBOY ON THE RIGHT..."
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