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6 days ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
Some people think critics and journalists should never mention that a movie has a surprise twist, because just saying that may give too much of the game away. But when it came to interviewing Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman star William Shockley about Long Shadows, his debut effort as a feature filmmaker, I must admit I had to tread lightly, because — well, there is a honking big twist near the end, and neither one of us wanted to spill any beans.
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1 week ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
During the past few weeks, there have been rumors circulating on various online platforms about Oscar nominee and C&I cover star Sam Elliott allegedly joining the cast for Season 2 of Landman, the Taylor Sheridan-produced drama now shooting in the Fort Worth area. Until now, however, there has been no official confirmation from Paramount+. But never mind: Billy Bob Thornton, star of the series, has already spilled the beans.
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1 week ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
C&I cover stars Mo Brings Plenty and Leonardo DiCaprio have joined forces with Kul Wičaša Lakota actor Michael Spears (1923, Dances With Wolves) for Sitting Bull, a two-part epic documentary event set to air at 9 pm ET/8 p.m. CT May 27 and 28 on The HISTORY Channel.
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1 week ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
Neal McDonough is back in the saddle again. The veteran actor whose credits include The Warrant, The Warrant: Breaker’s Law, and Outlaw Posse, and who has made memorable impressions while guesting on such TV series as Justified and Yellowstone, is the star of The Last Rodeo.
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1 week ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
Warning: This is an overview of Episode 6 for Season 3 for Dark Winds, so there will be scads of spoilers here. We strongly recommend that you not read this if you have not yet watched the episode on AMC or AMC+. Joe takes a bad trip down memory lane. What are we to make of this? Here are our five takeaways from “Ábidoo'niidę́ę́ (What We Had Been Told),” Episode 6 of Season 3 for Dark Winds. Takeaway No. 1Well, that certainly was something, wasn’t it?
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1 week ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
1923 may have reached the end of its two-season run, but the entire series continues to stream on Paramount+, now and for the foreseeable future. Longtime fans and curious newbies are free to rewatch repeatedly, following the various story arcs to see how hints were stealthily planted before eventually paying off, and focusing on the many and various outstanding performances by the ensemble cast assembled by producer Taylor Sheridan.
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1 week ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
Graham Greene has loomed large in so many movies and TV productions during his decades-long acting career that he’s used to being recognized in public. Trouble is, some of the folks who approach him can’t remember why they recognize him. “Yeah,” he told C&I during a 2021 interview, “I’ll have people come up to me and say something like, ‘Hey, where do I know you from?’ And when they do, I’ll usually say, ‘Man, just Google it.’”Mind you, Greene chuckled when he said that.
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2 weeks ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
Country music up-and-comer Billie Jo Jones is about to make another jump up the charts. Her last single, the rousing “Some Girls Don’t Cry,” hit the No. 1 spot on both the Texas Regional Radio and CDX True Indie charts, and continues to be one of the favorites fans call out to hear as she has shared the stage with such notables as Gene Watson, The Oak Ridge Boys, Diamond Rio, Justin Moore, Pat Green, and many others.
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2 weeks ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
It seemed like a good idea at the time. After he was tapped by no less of a music industry legend than Clive Davis to establish the Nashville branch of Arista Records in 1989, producer/songwriter Tim DuBois set about signing an impressive roster of talents that included Alan Jackson, Diamond Rio, and Pam Tillis. To that lineup, he decided he should add a duo of heretofore solo singer-songwriters: Two guys named Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn. But it turned out not to be a good idea. It was a great one.
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2 weeks ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon
The late, great James Garner amassed a passel of credits during his 50-plus years in movies and television. In addition to making his mark in Maverick, a 1957–62 prime-time attraction, he also appeared in several big-screen westerns.
