Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Joe Don Baker published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-11 of 11
» View latimes.com items only
-
Review: 'Mud' is a triumph for Matthew McConaughey, Jeff Nichols
"Do you love her?" Wistful and hoping for a yes, the rough-hewn Arkansas boy who asks that question can't quite hold the gaze of the stranger, but his voice is insistent. The question comes early in "Mud" and will haunt the 14-year-old and the movie...
Tags: Entertainment, Sarah Paulson, The Tree of Life (movie), Mark Twain, Mud (movie)
-
Hemingway portrayal returns as film
Star-News, Wilmington, N.C.Jordan Rhodes spent seven years touring as Ernest Hemingway in a show he co-wrote, including a 2004 appearance at Thalian Hall. Now, Rhodes is back, in a different format. "Papa: The Man, The Myth, The Legend" has been made into a feature film,...Tags: American Red Cross, Ernest Hemingway, World War I (1914-1918), Arts and Culture
-
'Les Miz' backlash: Do you hear the people sting?
"When was the last time you stood up and applauded a movie?" Filmgoers of a certain age may recall the question posed by the posters for the revenge drama "Walking Tall." That 1973 hit, directed by Phil Karlson, featured Joe Don Baker as the Tennessee...
Tags: Charles Durning, Movies, The Washington Post, 12 Angry Men (movie), Holidays
-
Trivia
During the period when Howard E. Rollins Jr. was in rehab, Virgil was said to be in New Orleans working with the FBI. Also, when Carroll O'Connor was recovering from heart surgery, his absence was explained by having him attend a police convention.
-----...Tags: Climbing, Surgery, Stress, Rape, Entertainment
-
Made in Maryland
Absolute Power (1997)
Clint Eastwood stars as the sensitive thief who can save the entire American political system from complete corruption. Too bad he wasn't around during the Reagan administration. Eastwood discovers presidential corruption during...Tags: Peter Fonda, Peter Weir, Madeleine Stowe, Robert Rossen, James Caan
-
The Rock flexes his acting chops in 'Walking Tall'
Sun StaffWhen word got out that The Rock, the pro wrestler-turned-actor with the trademark upturned eyebrow, would be playing the lead character in a remake of Walking Tall, quite a few eyebrows were raised. After all, The Rock, who is of Samoan and African-...Tags: Loretta Lynn, Genres, Action (genre), DVDs and Movies, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
-
GoldenEye
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday November 17, 1995 Like men of a certain age who persist in wearing tiny ponytails, "GoldenEye," the latest James Bond film, is a middle-aged entity anxious to appear trendy at all costs. A mildly successful attempt at updating a relic, its...Tags: Sean Bean, Crime, Law and Justice, Famke Janssen, Death, Movies
-
The Grass Harp
TIMES STAFF WRITERFriday October 11, 1996 Piper Laurie lights up the screen as the shy and gentle Dolly Talbo in "The Grass Harp," Charles Matthau's loving film, from the Truman Capote novella, which boasts a large, starry supporting cast and an ingratiating sense of...Tags: Piper Laurie, Roddy McDowall, PG Rated Movies, Walter Matthau, Lillian Gish
-
Panther
TIMES FILM CRITICWednesday May 3, 1995 Jean-Luc Godard called the well-brought-up radicals of the 1960s "the children of Marx and Coca-Cola" and a twist on that celebrated phrase is applicable to "Panther," an examination of the Black Panther Party, and its director...Tags: Judges, Documentary (genre), Eldridge Cleaver, Earl Watson, Dick Gregory
-
Congo
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday June 9, 1995 Michael Crichton writes suspense thrillers. Quite successful suspense thrillers that get turned into even more successful movies. At least up to now. For the makers of "Congo" see things differently. They view Crichton, if...Tags: Ernie Hudson, Movies, Tim Curry, Congo, Laura Linney
-
The Underneath
TIMES FILM CRITICFriday April 28, 1995 "The Underneath" doesn't add up. Made with polish and assurance, capably acted and intricately constructed, its overall impact is less than these parts would indicate. It is good but, against all logic, it is not good enough....Tags: Peter Gallagher, Entertainment, Steven Soderbergh, Paul Dooley, Passenger Cars
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 8, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Dec 27, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 6, 2010
|Story| WGNAMERICA-LTV
Nov 1, 2006
|Story| Baltimoresun.com
Apr 1, 2004
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 6, 1996
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 28, 1996
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 6, 1996
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 6, 1996
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 6, 1996
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Joe Don Baker topic gallery.
