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Insp’s Wild West Chronicles saddles up again, this time for a tale of notorious outlaw John Wesley Hardin. “John Wesley Hardin: Killer on the Texas Frontier” depicts the thrilling pursuit and eventual capture of Hardin, a man who allegedly shot a man just for snoring. It’s a classic Western chase, with Texas Ranger John Armstrong […]

Wild West Chronicles: “John Wesley Hardin: Killer on the Texas Frontier”...

The upcoming episode of “Wild West Chronicles,” titled “John Wesley Hardin,” promises to be an exciting ride for fans of the series. Set to air on Thursday, September 19, 2024, at 6:30 Pm on Great! Action, this episode dives into the dark world of one of the Wild West’s most notorious outlaws. John Wesley Hardin’s violent reputation takes center stage as he commits a shocking act, killing a sheriff and leaving a trail of chaos in his wake.

In this gripping episode, a determined Texas Ranger teams up with a level-headed police detective, creating an unexpected partnership. Their mission is clear: track down Hardin and put an end to his reign of terror. The dynamic between the Ranger and the detective adds a fresh twist to the story, highlighting their contrasting approaches to law enforcement. Viewers can expect tension, action, and a bit of humor as these two characters learn...

Stephen J. Rivele, who shared an Oscar nomination for the screenplay for Oliver Stone’s Nixon and worked on such other biopics as Michael Mann’s Ali, Agnieszka Holland’s Copying Beethoven and Don Cheadle’s Miles Ahead, has died. He was 75.

Rivele had heart issues and died May 17 at his home in Pasadena, California, his son Eli Bocek-Rivele told The Hollywood Reporter.

Rivele wrote on Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born and did an early draft for another 2018 release, Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Rami Malek as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.

He also handled uncredited rewrites on the baseball movie Moneyball (2011) and All Eyez on Me (2017), about Tupac Shakur.

Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson enjoyed a 30-year screenwriting partnership. They worked together on Nixon (1995), starring Anthony Hopkins; Ali (2001), starring Will Smith; Copying Beethoven (2006), starring Ed Harris; Miles Ahead (2015), the Miles Davis biopic that Cheadle directed and starred in; Pawn Sacrifice...

Western TV shows like Yellowstone and 1883 are reigniting interest in the genre and preserving its legacy. The Western genre's characters, setting, and themes reflect America's history, highlighting struggles and corruption, making for interesting TV shows. TV adaptations of real-life cowboys and outlaws like Sam Bass, Heck Thomas, and John Wesley Hardin would tell their stories in a more comprehensive and engaging way.

The Western genre has seen many live-action depictions of some of history's most famous and infamous lawmen and outlaws, but there are plenty of historical figures on both sides who haven't received a live-action TV show adaptation. While there are numerous Western movies everyone should watch at least once, Western TV shows such as Yellowstone and 1883 have made great strides in preserving the genre's legacy and, more importantly, reigniting interest in Westerns. Although the lives and careers of many legendary lawmen and outlaws have been depicted in live-action TV shows before,...

Exclusive: Stephen Dorff, Trace Adkins, Scott Haze and Gavin Lewis have been added to the cast of Old Henry, a Western actioner in the works from Shout! Studios and Hideout Pictures. They join Tim Blake Nelson, who was tapped to star last week. Principal photography is now underway on location in Tennessee.

Old Henry, written and being directed by Potsy Ponciroli, centers on Nelson as widowed farmer Henry and his son Wyatt (Lewis), who warily take in a mysterious, injured man named Curry (Haze) with a satchel of cash. Dorff plays Ketchum, the head of the group looking for Curry. Atkins plays Wyatt’s Uncle Al.

Shannon Houchins and Mike Hagerty are producers. Garson Foos, Bob Emmer, Jordan Fields, Alex Siskin and Trevor O’Neil are executive producers.

The movie is part of a multi-picture deal between the Shout! Studios arm and Hideout, all Westerns, which the companies will co-produce and co-finance.

Exclusive: Shout! Studios and Hideout Pictures have entered a long-term, multifaceted production partnership for a slate of new Western films that includes the titles Old Henry, Hardin and 4 Dead in 5 Seconds.

Under the partnership, Shout! Studios and Hideout Pictures will jointly develop, finance, and produce new feature-length movies for distribution. Hideout Pictures will leverage their extensive relationships with talent and bring hands-on production experience for future film productions. Shout! Studios will co-finance and co-produce these films with Hideout Pictures. The newly forged collaboration was announced by Garson Foos, Shout’s co-founder and CEO; Shannon Houchins, CEO of Hideout Pictures; and Jordan Fields, Vice President of Acquisitions at Shout! Studios.

“We’re thrilled about this new partnership with Shannon and Hideout Pictures, an innovative production company that has emerged as a major creative force in entertainment,” said Foos. “We share the same entrepreneurial vision that bodes well for the success of this collaboration.

Another apocalypse; another side of Bob Dylan. The man really knows how to pick his moments. Dylan has brilliantly timed his new masterwork for a summer when the hard rain is falling all over the nation: a plague, a quarantine, revolutionary action in the streets, cities on fire, phones out of order. Rough and Rowdy Ways is his first batch of new songs in 8 years, and it’s an absolute classic—it has the bleak majesty of latter-day Dylan albums like Modern Times and Tempest, yet it goes beyond them,...