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Wimps whiners weenies: men in movies today.
Run your eyes over this list and tell me what these men have in common: Mel Gibson, Russell Crowe, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan, Paul Hogan, Jet Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Sean Connery.
That's right, they're today's top Hollywood tough guys, heart throbs, and macho men. But there's something else they share--they're all foreigners. Gibson, Crowe, and Hogan are Australian. Van Damme is Belgian and Neeson is Irish. Schwarzenegger was born and raised in Austria. Martial artists Chow Yun-Fat and Jet Li come from China. Brosnan and Connery are British. Why must the land of the free and the home of the brave import most of its ...
- Corine Zygelman and Jefferson Smith Named Partners of Murchison & Cumming.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire January 6, 2003 700+ words
...Corine Zygelman, of the firm's Los Angeles office, and Jefferson Smith, of the firm's San Diego office, have become Associate...Advocates (Inns of Court) and the State Bar of California. Jefferson Smith joined Murchison & Cumming's San Diego office seven...
- It's a wonderful legacy: two of Stewart's classic characters helped change how...
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Alter, Jonathan July 14, 1997 700+ words
...brilliance in Hitchcock films and Westerns, Jimmy Stewart's most lasting contribution lies in two unforgettable roles. Sen. Jefferson Smith changed how we view our politics; George Bailey of Bedford Falls changed how we view ourselves. "Mr. Smith" is now...
- John Wayne to Be Honored by U.S. Postal Service on a Postage Stamp.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 4, 2004 700+ words
...4 /PRNewswire/ -- Legendary actor John Wayne will be honored by the U.S. Postal...postage stamp that was unveiled at the John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary's Odyssey...20040206/DCF040 ) "Commemorating John Wayne's life and career is an honor for the...
- Encore Westerns Pays a Memorial Day Tribute to John Wayne's Life and Legacy...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 12, 2009 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- Encore Westerns presents "John Wayne's Life and Legacy," a 28-hour marathon...starz.com. President Jimmy Carter on John Wayne, the Person: I think he epitomized...negative things to say or feel about John Wayne. He remains in the hearts and minds...
- The Life and Legacy of the Duke Showcased in Encore Western's Original Special...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 15, 2007 700+ words
Celebrate John Wayne's Centennial with the Exclusive Special...Encore Westerns presents "100 Years of John Wayne," an original special which premieres as part of "100 Years/100 Hours: The John Wayne Centennial" a 100-hour movie marathon...
- John Wayne Featured on Coors Cans, Store Displays and in TV Ad
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 4, 1997 700+ words
...Promotion Featuring `The Duke' Assists John Wayne Cancer Institute GOLDEN, Colo., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- John Wayne -- "The Duke" -- is back, and...raise awareness and funding for the John Wayne Cancer Institute. The Original Coors...
- John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity.
- Magazine article from: Commonweal Garvey, Michael O. May 23, 1997 700+ words
...in Springfield, Illinois, to see John Wayne star in The Comancheros. There may have been a more passionate John Wayne fan in our hemisphere than this somewhat...blood of prairie bullies everywhere. John Wayne back down from a fight? That'll...
- Winchester remembers John Wayne: Duke's singular lever action rifle helped him...
- Magazine article from: Guns Magazine Taffin, John January 1, 2008 700+ words
...loved by countless millions of fans-John Wayne. In 1912, due to health reasons, Clyde...Walsh gave the young actor a new name, John Wayne, however audiences found the movie too...eluded him. For the next nine years John Wayne would find himself relegated to fast...
