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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2004
Page
7
Film consultant Frank Thompson discusses the most historically accurate portrayal of the Alamo. He addresses Crockett’s death, Travis’s line, costumes, coonskin myths, and casualty estimates, noting battles fought at dawn and the perimeter patrols that shaped the final assault.
In San Antonio AP report Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel announces Remember the Alamo an album inspired by the Battle of the Alamo. The project features songs about the siege and figures like Crockett Travis and Bowie, plus cultural references from the era and a Disney era ballad.
Actors Jason Patric Billy Bob Thornton and Patrick Wilson describe The Alamo on set in Dripping Springs and San Antonio as joyful and hard. They praise the film's authentic set and its power to evoke Texas history and the 1836 siege.
FX's docudrama follows Stan Williams, the Los Angeles gang figure on death row, as he seeks redemption through anti gang books and self study. Jamie Foxx stars as Williams, supported by Barbara Beenel and Lynn Whitfield in a portrait of inner transformation amid San Quentin.
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