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`Geronimo' Leads as Westerns Sweep Onto Movie Screens
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NEWSDAY Geronimo, the legendary Chiricahua Apache leader whose
name is on the tip of the tongue of every schoolkid about to try
something daring, died on a reservation in Oklahoma in 1909.
"Geronimo," the movie that director Walter Hill hoped would help set
the record straight about the man behind the legend, died four years
ago in Hollywood.
Or, so it seemed.
"We had a really good script, but I couldn't make any headway
with it," said Hill, whose association with the "Alien...
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Review; Paleface's `Geronimo'; The Apache's Tale, Lost in the Scenery
The Washington Post
; "Geronimo: An American Legend" is clearly a better title than "Gatewood: Chasing an American Legend," but Walter Hill's visually spectacular, guilt-ridden western would be more accurate sporting the latter title. You've got to be suspicious when Wes Studi, the steely-eyed Cherokee actor who made
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`Geronimo' Leads as Westerns Sweep Onto Movie Screens
Chicago Sun-Times
; NEWSDAY Geronimo, the legendary Chiricahua Apache leader whose name is on the tip of the tongue of every schoolkid about to try something daring, died on a reservation in Oklahoma in 1909. "Geronimo," the movie that director Walter Hill hoped would help set the record straight about the man behind
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A noble last march for `Geronimo'
The Boston Globe
; GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND Directed by: Walter Hill Screenplay by: John Milius, Larry Gross Starring: Wes Studi, Jason Patric, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Matt Damon, Rodney A. Grant, Kevin Tighe Playing at: Cheri, suburbs Rated: PG-13 (violent killings) Walter Hill's "Geronimo: An American
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Geronimo.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
; Cowboys and Indians is a popular childhood game and maybe that link to the past has led to our fascination with the tribes, legends and faces of the native American Indians. We'd love to visit their ancient tribal lands in North America and to ride horses along the canyons and ridges that we saw on
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Appeals Court Strikes Blow To Black Panther Geronimo Ji Jaga
Sun Reporter, The
; Max Millard Sun Reporter, The 09-28-1995 Appeals Court Strikes Blow To Black Panther Geronimo Ji Jaga. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has once again dealt a blow to former Black Panther leader Geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt). On September 18, the court reversed a ruling issued by U.S. District Judge
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Native American hero The emblematic life of Geronimo gets popular culture's full attention
The Boston Globe
; The story of the fierce and ingenious Goyathlay, the Indian we know better as Geronimo, includes some of the most sordid and tragic aspects of American history. It encompasses racism on the part of Mexicans and white Americans, the mercenary extermination of women and children, the repeated
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Director wanted 'Geronimo' to be authentic, fair _ and entertaining. (Originated from Orange County Register)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; HOLLYWOOD _ It is no surprise that director Walter Hill is riding the new wave of Hollywood westerns. During the last western window of opportunity, Hill directed ``The Long Riders a stylish recounting of the notorious James Gang. This time out, Hill has tackled a no less exemplary tale, the story
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At Geronimo's Grave
News From Indian Country
; ... filled with sadness, anger and the injustice of violence against others, all connected through the warrior Geronimo. At Geronimo's Grave. ISBN 1-55050-176-3 Coteau Books <www.coteaubooks.com> Article copyright News From Indian Country. V.XVI
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`Geronimo' Eludes Another Army
The Washington Post
; THERE IS a stirring story to be told about Geronimo, who confounded 5,000 U.S. cavalry men between 1885 and 1886 with just 34 men, women and children. There's a deep, touching tale to relate about the man who went from Apache chieftain to circus has-been, selling his autographs for money. But don't
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SUDDENLY, GERONIMO
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
; VIRGINIA MANN The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-05-1993 SUDDENLY, GERONIMO By VIRGINIA MANN Date: 12-05-1993, Sunday Section: LIFESTYLE / ENTERTAINMENT Edition: All Editions -- Sunday For many of us, "Geronimo" may have been relegated in memory to either a catchy battle cry or a mediocre Chuck
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