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DVD Playhouse--May 2009

11 May 2009 11:22 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—May 2009

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Allen Gardner

Paramount Centennial Collection Paramount Studios releases two more classic titles from its library on special edition DVD: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is John Ford’s last masterpiece (although he would go on to direct two more very good films) from 1962: about an Eastern lawyer (James Stewart) who travels west only to find primal brutality in the form of sadistic bandit Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin, great as always) and pragmatic brutality in local rancher Tom Doniphon (John Wayne), each two sides of a coin that represent a way of life slowly dying out as Stewart’s modern brand of civilization tames the West. A perfect film, period. Howard Hawks’ El Dorado is essentially a remake of his earlier classic Rio Bravo, with John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and a young James Caan as lawmen joining forces against corrupt cattle barons. Great fun. Two disc sets. »

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Lana Wood: Bond Girl Forever

9 January 2009 3:32 AM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

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By Tom Lisanti

“Hi, I’m Plenty,” said Lana Wood to Sean Connery’s James Bond at the gaming tables of Las Vegas in Diamonds Are Forever (1971).  “Plenty O’Toole.”  Glancing at her cleavage, Bond wittily deadpanned, “But of course you are.”  With this small exchange audiences were introduced to one of the most popular Bond girls to ever hit the screen.  As Plenty, Lana Wood was finally able to step out of the shadow of her sister Natalie Wood.  On screen for only a few scenes, she almost steals the movie with her amusing performance and remains forever remembered for this role.  “Isn’t that bizarre,” exclaims Wood with a laugh.  “I’m only in the movie for three minutes! 

Lana Wood was born Svetlana Zacharenko Gurdin in Santa Monica, California.  She followed her older sister into the acting profession and »

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