Posted on 03/19/2002 3:09:55 PM PST by chance33_98
Ron Howard Planning Alamo Movie
The battle of the Alamo may be coming to the silver screen. Director Ron Howard says there's a very real possibility it could be filmed in the Austin area. Howard outlined his plans at the Governor's Mansion Tuesday afternoon. "We're considering making a film about the Texas Revolution and the Alamo. And it was suggested to me by Russell Crowe that I go and pick the governor's brain," director Ron Howard said. Then masses of media get their chance to pick his brain regarding his plans. "While we're still in early stages of developing the Alamo, it's not too soon to start being serious about some practical matters involved," Howard said. Like where to film it. "We have our eye on Texas. It wouldn't quite make sense to make the movie anywhere else," Howard said, "And I've never had a chance to shoot in Austin but every time I get here it's always a great visit." If Howard's crews do choose Austin our local economy could be looking at a boost and local talent could be looking at new jobs. "Our intention would be to work with as many people as possible I had very good experiences working that way when I was making television movies here," Howard said, "I'm not giving away the story." Howard says when he does bring the battle to the silver screen it'll be different from anything you've seen before. "Whether that's going to be satisfactory to everyone. I doubt it. Whether it's going to be fresh and original and more authentic than anything done before. If it isn't, I wouldn't do it," Howard said. Howard says he has no timeline for the movie right now and expects the movie's production will draw its share of controversy. In the past year alone more than 41 movie and television productions have pumped more than $274 million into the Texas economy.
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Got jilted by a Texas Big-Haired gal, did ya? ;-)
I may be wrong, but I think that Baldwin has ALREADY played Travis, in a TV movie version of the Alamo about a decade ago. I though he was better than Lawrence Harvey was in the part -- closer to the right age, for one thing.
If Fredericksberg makes one false move...Kerrville invades!!
It seems to me that you entirely forget the characterization of Santa Ana and the Mexican army in the John Wayne movie. You must know that Wayne deeply respected Hispanics, to the extent that he kept marrying them! In his movie, Santa Ana is shown as a dictator, but much more chivalrous than he actually was. Nothing about executing the few survivors and burning the bodies, for example.
As far as the soldiers were concerned, I remember the scene where some of the Texans are talking about how they respected them, that they 'felt proud of them even while' they were killing them, that it 'speaks well of a man' that he would be willing to die for what he thinks is right. I guess this means that John Wayne is just too PC for you.
And bad acting in a government created historical recreation, I am shocked, shocked, I tell you!
It seems to me that New Braunsfels would have Kerrville completely outflanked in this exercise.
John Wayne wrote and directed the movie you're referring to, or are we just projecting? Actors are hired help who play (usually) two dimensional fictional characters in movies and are typically held in low esteem by producers who hire screenwriters and directors and whether or not they "deeply respect Hispanics" don't mean squat to nobody!
Not too familiar with this movie, are we? The movie was a pure John Wayne production, he created it, produced it, directed nearly all of it, and, as producer, was in control of the writers. When Young Americans for Freedom had its rally filling the old Madison Square Garden in 1962 they presented a special award to John Wayne for this great patriotic work.
I guess that the fact that I read about this rally in the NY Times when it happenned, joined my chapter of YAF the next week, and had a recording of the speeches at the rally gave me a bit of an advantage on this subject, not to mention watching it on AMC where they emphasized the fact that it was strictly Wayne's baby!
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