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John Wayne

  • 23 White Actors Miscast in Nonwhite Roles, From Mickey Rooney to Emma Stone (Photos)

    Rooney as Japanese? Stone as Chinese/Swedish/Hawaiian? TheWrap looks at history of racially misguided castings

    By

    Wrap Staff
    June 22, 2021 @ 1:03 PM
    1:03 PM
    23 White Actors Miscast in Nonwhite Roles, From Mickey Rooney to Emma Stone (Photos)
  • John Wayne Exhibit at USC Removed Following Student Protests

    The late actor had a history of racist and bigoted comments

    By

    Trey Williams
    July 11, 2020 @ 10:14 AM
    News
    10:14 AM
    John Wayne Exhibit at USC Removed Following Student Protests
  • John Wayne Airport Should Be Renamed Over Actor’s Racist Statements, Orange County Politicians Say

    The emergency resolution condemns the actor’s “white supremacist, anti-LGBT, and anti-Indigenous views” stemming from a 1971 Playboy interview

    By

    Brian Welk
    June 27, 2020 @ 1:35 PM
    Movies
    1:35 PM
    John Wayne Airport Should Be Renamed Over Actor’s Racist Statements, Orange County Politicians Say
  • Stuart Whitman, Star of ‘The Comancheros’ and ‘The Longest Day,’ Dies at 92

    Frequent Western star was an Oscar nominee for the 1961 drama “The Mark”

    By

    Brian Welk
    March 17, 2020 @ 9:56 AM
    Movies
    9:56 AM
    Stuart Whitman, Star of ‘The Comancheros’ and ‘The Longest Day,’ Dies at 92
  • Bill Maher Imagines Other Botched Movie Quotes Joe Biden Could Use to Insult People

    Gag follows up on former vice president’s “lying, dog-faced pony soldier” crack

    By

    Ross A. Lincoln
    February 14, 2020 @ 8:38 PM
    8:38 PM
    Bill Maher Imagines Other Botched Movie Quotes Joe Biden Could Use to Insult People
  • Was Elvis Presley Racist? Eugene Jarecki Talks to Chuck D About His Famous Lyrics in ‘The King’ (Podcast)

    To mark Elvis’ birthday, we’re re-posting this story from July 2018 about Presley and race

    By

    Tim Molloy
    January 8, 2019 @ 10:20 AM
    Movies
    10:20 AM
    Was Elvis Presley Racist? Eugene Jarecki Talks to Chuck D About His Famous Lyrics in ‘The King’ (Podcast)
  • ‘Lorena’ Trailer: Lorena Bobbitt and Her Ex Are Ready to Talk in Jordan Peele’s Docuseries (Video)

    True crime story launches for lovers day after Valentine’s Day on Amazon’s Prime Video

    By

    Jennifer Maas
    January 8, 2019 @ 10:00 AM
    TV
    10:00 AM
    ‘Lorena’ Trailer: Lorena Bobbitt and Her Ex Are Ready to Talk in Jordan Peele’s Docuseries (Video)
  • 10 Movie Stars You May Not Realize Did Westerns, From Brad Pitt to Jake Gyllenhaal (Photos)

    Add Cuba Gooding Jr. and Michael Fassbender to the list of actors in gunslinging films about the Wild West

    By

    Omar Sanchez
    November 15, 2018 @ 12:21 PM
    Photos
    12:21 PM
    10 Movie Stars You May Not Realize Did Westerns, From Brad Pitt to Jake Gyllenhaal (Photos)
  • ‘A Star Is Born’ Again and Again and Again – Will the Movie Remakes Ever Stop? (Guest Blog)

    “Hollywood likes stories that have pre-existing audience awareness,” former Fox Searchlight exec Joe Pichirallo says

    By

    Mary Murphy and Michele Willens
    August 15, 2018 @ 9:29 AM
    Movies
    9:29 AM
    ‘A Star Is Born’ Again and Again and Again – Will the Movie Remakes Ever Stop? (Guest Blog)
  • How Alcatraz Linked Marlon Brando and Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Refused His ‘Godfather’ Oscar

    Littlefeather’s activism started years before she refused Brando’s Best Actor award

    By

    Tim Molloy
    August 9, 2018 @ 11:56 AM
    11:56 AM
    How Alcatraz Linked Marlon Brando and Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Refused His ‘Godfather’ Oscar
  • Andrea Riseborough’s ‘Nancy’ Sells to Samuel Goldwyn Films

    Sundance 2018: Film premiered in U.S. Dramatic Competition category

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    February 19, 2018 @ 3:36 PM
    Movies
    3:36 PM
    Andrea Riseborough’s ‘Nancy’ Sells to Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • Bill Paxton Wants You to Check Out the Old Movie References in ‘Training Day’ Series

    TCA 2017: “I should be doing [Turner Classic Movies] — that’s the next thing after this,” star jokes of CBS adaptation of Denzel Washington film

    By

    Scott Collins
    January 9, 2017 @ 12:21 PM
    Report From TCA
    12:21 PM
    Bill Paxton Wants You to Check Out the Old Movie References in ‘Training Day’ Series
  • Thanksgiving Viewing Guide: What to Binge, From ‘Gilmore Girls’ to ‘Star Wars’ (Photos)

    Enough with the turkey already – here’s what you should tune in for and sit down to binge-watch

    By

    Linda Ge
    November 23, 2016 @ 3:31 PM
    TV
    3:31 PM
    Thanksgiving Viewing Guide: What to Binge, From ‘Gilmore Girls’ to ‘Star Wars’ (Photos)
  • John Wayne Day Resolution Rejected Over Actor’s Racist Comments

    Lawmakers shoot down a proposal by a 35-20 vote

    By

    Tim Kenneally
    April 28, 2016 @ 4:45 PM
    4:45 PM
    John Wayne Day Resolution Rejected Over Actor’s Racist Comments
  • John Oliver Skewers Hollywood for Whitewashing (Video)

    “Last Week Tonight” host examines how white actors keep getting cast in parts for minorities

    By

    Joe Otterson
    February 22, 2016 @ 8:40 AM
    8:40 AM
    John Oliver Skewers Hollywood for Whitewashing (Video)
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