Ten years after collaborating on Of Mice and Men (1939), a critical hit and now a classic, but a commercial disappointment at the time, Lewis Milestone once more adapted John Steinbeck's material to the screen. The studio was Republic, a B-movie output that occasionally tackled artsier material as a way of attracting big talent (Ford's The Informer, Welles's Macbeth, Borzage's Moonrise). The combination of writer and director drew stars Robert Mitchum and Myrna Loy in this case, to a story about a boy and his pony in which the pair of them are really supporting players, and in which they have no romance together.
The Red Pony may have been intended as some kind of "children's western." It has been decorated with animated inserts and fantasy sequences to add a sense of childish make-believe to the quite gritty tale of life on a Californian ranch. Confusingly, the animation has also...
The Red Pony may have been intended as some kind of "children's western." It has been decorated with animated inserts and fantasy sequences to add a sense of childish make-believe to the quite gritty tale of life on a Californian ranch. Confusingly, the animation has also...
- 1/23/2014
- by David Cairns
- MUBI
Though he may not realize it straight away, Longmire gets a blast from the past in the A&E drama’s penultimate Season 2 episode (airing tonight at 10/9c), and TVLine has an exclusive sneak peek.
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As Lucian Connally (played by Peter Weller) — Walt’s predecessor as sheriff and Branch’s uncle — drops some rhymes at the annual “Cowboy Poetry Slam” at The Red Pony, Walt receives a mysterious package at work. The contents of the box will resurrect a 30 year-old crime that occurred during Lucian’s reign, thus...
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As Lucian Connally (played by Peter Weller) — Walt’s predecessor as sheriff and Branch’s uncle — drops some rhymes at the annual “Cowboy Poetry Slam” at The Red Pony, Walt receives a mysterious package at work. The contents of the box will resurrect a 30 year-old crime that occurred during Lucian’s reign, thus...
- 8/19/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Moviefone's Blu-ray of the Week "Jurassic Park 3D" What's It About? God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs... Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth. Why We're In: It's "Jurassic Park 3D" from the comfort of your home. What more do you need? Moviefone's New Release of the Week "The Impossible" What's It About? Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor star as the parents of a vacationing family that gets separated from each other during the devastating 2004 tsunami of Southeast Asia and struggle to locate each other and their missing children. Why We're In: Watts earned an Oscar nomination and it's easy to see why; as harrowing as the story can be at times, it's an incredibly moving, and even more remarkably, true tale that will keep you captivated. New on DVD & Blu-ray "Any Day Now" What's It About? Alan Cumming stars in...
- 4/22/2013
- by Eric Larnick
- Moviefone
President Obama knows there’s nothing more important than his daughters’ education, which is why he dropped more than $100 on a mixture of pleasure reads and school-required reading for Sasha and Malia while on vacation!
Barack Obama is Not teaching his daughters to live by the motto all play and no work — even on vacation! Our president made sure his daughters, Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9, stocked up on reading material for their week-long vacation on the gorgeous island of Martha’s Vineyard!
Leroy, a sales clerk at the boutique bookstore Bunch of Grapes in Vineyard Haven, Mass., tells HollywoodLife.com that the Prez dropped $128.06 on books for his girls! What did he buy? Check out his purchases Here!
1. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. The Land of Elyon by Patrick Carman
What a good dad!
Laura Schreffler...
Barack Obama is Not teaching his daughters to live by the motto all play and no work — even on vacation! Our president made sure his daughters, Malia, 12, and Sasha, 9, stocked up on reading material for their week-long vacation on the gorgeous island of Martha’s Vineyard!
Leroy, a sales clerk at the boutique bookstore Bunch of Grapes in Vineyard Haven, Mass., tells HollywoodLife.com that the Prez dropped $128.06 on books for his girls! What did he buy? Check out his purchases Here!
1. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
3. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
4. The Land of Elyon by Patrick Carman
What a good dad!
Laura Schreffler...
- 8/20/2010
- by Laura Schreffler
- HollywoodLife
Four-time Academy Award nominee for Art Direction and iconic production designer Robert F. Boyle died yesterday of natural causes after a 2-day stay in Cedars Sinai Hospital. He was 100. His work on North by Northwest, Gaily, Gaily, The Shootist, and Fiddler on the Roof and 86 other motion pictures earned him an Honorary Oscar in 2008. In 1997 Boyle was voted a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Art Directors Guild. In 2001 he was further honored with the Hollywood Production Designer of the Year Award by the Hollywood Film Festival. Recently he was given a tribute by the American Cinematheque and the Art Directors Guild with a screening at the Egyptian Theatre of two of his designed films, including The Wolf Man (1941). In 1973 he was nominated for an Emmy for The Red Pony. Among his other major motion picture credits as a production designer are The Birds, Winter Kills, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,...
- 8/3/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
Hollywoodnews.com: Iconic Production Designer Robert F. Boyle, a four-time Academy Award nominee for Art Direction for his work on “North by Northwest,” “Gaily, Gaily,” “The Shootist” and “Fiddler on the Roof ” and recipient of an Honorary Oscar in 2008 for his work on these and more than 86 other motion pictures, died yesterday of natural causes after a two-day stay at Cedars Sinai Hospital. He was 100.
In 1997 Boyle was voted a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Art Directors Guild. In 2001 he was further honored with the Hollywood Production Designer of the Year Award by the Hollywood Film Festival. Recently he was given a tribute by the American Cinematheque and the Art Directors Guild with a screening at the Egyptian Theatre of two of his designed films, “The Wolf Man” (1941) and “Gaily, Gaily” (1969). In 1973 he was nominated for an Emmy for “The Red Pony.”
Among his other major motion picture credits as...
In 1997 Boyle was voted a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Art Directors Guild. In 2001 he was further honored with the Hollywood Production Designer of the Year Award by the Hollywood Film Festival. Recently he was given a tribute by the American Cinematheque and the Art Directors Guild with a screening at the Egyptian Theatre of two of his designed films, “The Wolf Man” (1941) and “Gaily, Gaily” (1969). In 1973 he was nominated for an Emmy for “The Red Pony.”
Among his other major motion picture credits as...
- 8/3/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Robert F. Boyle, a four-time Academy Award nominee for art direction and a recipient of an honorary Oscar for his work on "North by Northwest," "Fiddler on the Roof" and nearly 90 other films, died Aug. 1 of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 100.
In 1997, Boyle was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Art Directors Guild and four years later was honored with the Hollywood Production Designer of the Year Award by the Hollywood Film Festival. Recently, he was given a tribute by the American Cinematheque and the Adg with a screening at the Egyptian Theatre of two of his designed films, "The Wolf Man" (1941) and "Gaily, Gaily" (1969).
Boyle received Oscar noms his work on "Gaily, Gaily," "Fiddler (1971), "North by Northwest" (1959) and "The Shootist" (1976).
Among his other major motion picture credits are "The Birds" (1963), "Winter Kills" (1979), "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982), "Private Benjamin" (1980), "Portnoy's Complaint...
In 1997, Boyle was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Art Directors Guild and four years later was honored with the Hollywood Production Designer of the Year Award by the Hollywood Film Festival. Recently, he was given a tribute by the American Cinematheque and the Adg with a screening at the Egyptian Theatre of two of his designed films, "The Wolf Man" (1941) and "Gaily, Gaily" (1969).
Boyle received Oscar noms his work on "Gaily, Gaily," "Fiddler (1971), "North by Northwest" (1959) and "The Shootist" (1976).
Among his other major motion picture credits are "The Birds" (1963), "Winter Kills" (1979), "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982), "Private Benjamin" (1980), "Portnoy's Complaint...
Slap on your blinkers as Karen Krizanovich gallops through the best equine clips on film
They're not just for little girls: horses in films symbolise life (The Red Pony), death (Gone With the Wind), bravery (Hidalgo) and comedy (The Mask of Zorro). Even the use of horses' heads – think The Godfather, The Tin Drum – make for indelible cinematic moments.
Equines bring emotional power to the big screen and a connection to magic and nature that few other animals seem to possess: Shadowfax in The Lord of the Rings, Black Beauty, and those four chariot horses named after stars in Ben-Hur. Their profound (and upsetting) use in Russian cinema (October by Eisenstein, Andre Rublev by Tarkovsky) is countered by Oliver Hardy's comic reincarnation as a horse at the end of The Flying Deuces and by Us TV's popular talking horse, Mr Ed (here rubbing noses with Clint Eastwood).
With Spielberg...
They're not just for little girls: horses in films symbolise life (The Red Pony), death (Gone With the Wind), bravery (Hidalgo) and comedy (The Mask of Zorro). Even the use of horses' heads – think The Godfather, The Tin Drum – make for indelible cinematic moments.
Equines bring emotional power to the big screen and a connection to magic and nature that few other animals seem to possess: Shadowfax in The Lord of the Rings, Black Beauty, and those four chariot horses named after stars in Ben-Hur. Their profound (and upsetting) use in Russian cinema (October by Eisenstein, Andre Rublev by Tarkovsky) is countered by Oliver Hardy's comic reincarnation as a horse at the end of The Flying Deuces and by Us TV's popular talking horse, Mr Ed (here rubbing noses with Clint Eastwood).
With Spielberg...
- 7/1/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
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