Monday, Feb. 4, at 2:45 pm/ETGimme Shelter | SUND It's been said that the '60s came to a crashing halt at California's Altamont Speedway where, in 1969, the Rolling Stones at their most satanic played "Sympathy for the Devil" while the Hell's Angels rampaged and a young man died. You'll get no argument from me: This classic concert film from the Maysles brothers captures the dark twilight of the Age of Aquarius.Tuesday, Feb. 5, 8 and 9:45 pmEnter the Dragon | AMC Bruce Lee is a legend for a reason, and even if you don't think you like "chop-socky" flicks, you need to check this one out. Lee stars as a martial-arts expert who enters a contest held in a remote island fortress, a setup that's been copied endless times ever since. This was Lee's last completed film before his untimely death in 1973, and he's spectacular.Wednesday, Feb. 6, 8 pmVertigo | TCMI still personally prefer Notorious and Shadow of a Doubt, but I certainly won't throw down with anyone who contends that this dark a...
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Question: Actor Harry Carey Jr. is listed in the opening credits of Rio Bravo, but never appears in the movie. Did they cut all his scenes and, if so, why?Answer: The son of silent-Western star Harry Carey, Harry Carey Jr. also specialized in western roles, including She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Grande (1950), The Searchers (1956), Wagonmaster (1950), Two Rode Together (1961) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964) for John Ford
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Question: I'm hoping you can straighten me out. In the Western Rio Bravo, Walter Brennan's character, Stumpy, is crippled and his performance didn't look like acting. Was his injury real, or did he win his Oscars for good acting?
Answer: Although life knocked character actor Walter Brennan around — both before and after he entered the movie industry — he wasn't disabled in real life. But his performance in Rio Bravo (1959) was so convincing that many people believed he was. Brennan's distinctive, reedy voice was the result of poison-gas exposure during World War I; it permanently damaged his vocal cords. Brennan also lost his front teeth in an on-set accident early in his career; between the voice and the missing teeth, he began playing old-coot parts before he turned 40. Brennan was nominated f
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