filmscreed (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
There’s never really been any completion for Shane in the pantheon of my favorite Westerns. I saw it early in my life, I’ve seen it many times since, and it still resonates for me after all this time. More so than almost any other cinematic hero that comes to mind, Shane (Alan Ladd) is a mythical being, more myth than man. When he makes his entrance, riding unto the farm of Joe Starrett (Van Heflin)...
Good News Film Reviews (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
Should I see it? Absolutely. A tired gunfighter Shane (Alan Ladd) arrives on a farm and decides to settle down with a small family (Van Heflin and Jean Arthur). He quickly becomes embroiled in the conflict between the husband and a vindictive cattle rancher Rufus Ryker (Emile Meyer). The story follows a predictable trajectory, Shane attempts to avoid the conflict but is forced to protect himself and...
Cinema Styles (Free subscription) | 18/10/2008
First there's Babs, so bloodthirsty in Double Indemnity , here showing her true nature. _____ And speaking of nature, that Simone Simon shows what a cat person really looks like. _____ Finally, who can forget Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in This Bat for Hire ?
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Film News: University alum honored on Oct. 4 -- The U. of Southern California will honor Alan Ladd Jr. with a film retrospective to be held Oct. 4 and 5.
Festival21.com (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Serge Losique and Alan Ladd Jr. by Sandy Mandelberger, Montreal Online Dailies Editor read more
andPOP.com News (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Film legend Tony Curtis and powerhouse producer Alan Ladd Jr. will be honoured for their lifetime achievements at this year's Montreal World Film Festival. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Film News: De Palma, Rydell to delegate at indie Festival -- The Montreal World Film Festival, which starts Aug. 21, will have a more Hollywood flavor than usual with tributes to vet thesp Tony Curtis and film exec Alan Ladd Jr., a master class by longtime fest supporter Brian De Palma and a jury headed by director Mark Rydell.
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Actor Tony Curtis and producer Alan Ladd, Jr., will be celebrated for their lifetime achievements in separate tributes at the Montreal World Film Festival that runs Aug. 21 to Sept. 1.
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
"Although rodeos, horses, and cattle percolate through the film, Brokeback does not fit the classic American Western movie storyline. From the films of William S. Hart and Tom Mix down through Gary Cooper in The Virginian and High Noon, John Wayne in Stagecoach, Alan Ladd in Shane, and Clint Eastwood in The Unforgiven, the Western hero wears a cowboy hat, rides a horse, and carries a gun. His ultimate...
MovingPictureBlog (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
According to members of Western Writers of America , a nonprofit organization of more than 600 professional scribes, the greatest Western movie ever made is -- drum roll, please! -- Shane , George Stevens' 1953 classic starring the late, great Alan Ladd as a weary gunfighter forced to take sides in a Wyoming land war. The writers also have announced their choices for the all-time Top Ten cinematic...
icWales (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
WHEN Alan Ladd rode off into the sunset in the film of Jack Schaefer’s classic western, little Joey was left hollering, “Come back Shane!”
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 26/02/2008
Unlike Alan Ladd in the classic western, Shane is back and this time he means business
The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 08/11/2007
Mel Brooks' expected smash hit musical Young Frankenstein opens tonight, but Mr. Brooks still feels the loss of his wife, Anne Bancroft, who died two years ago from cancer. Over at Salon , Paul Mazursky celebrates Mr. Brooks and describes their weekly lunch at Orso with Michael Gruskoff, Alan Ladd Jr., Jay Kanter, Freddie Fields. "The group seemed to be about the men who had toiled on the third floor...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 12/10/2007
Film News: Event's 20th edition runs Oct. 20-28 -- Veteran producer and studio exec Alan Ladd Jr. will be president of the Tokyo Film Festival jury, the fest announced on Thursday.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 28/09/2007
Film News: Producer doesn't mind investing in Affleck -- With names like Ben Affleck, Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman associated with it, "Gone Baby Gone" sounds like it ought to be the type of huge blockbuster normally associated with Alan Ladd Jr. Instead, Affleck's directorial debut is anything but.
