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"Giant" was the third and final major film role for actor James Dean, who died in a car crash in 1955 at age 24.(Warner Bros.) Like film buffs everywhere, Texans mostly love George Stevens’ 1956 ...
Just in time for summer’s blaze, San Antonio's Briscoe Western Art Museum is kicking off its annual film series with a Sunday, June 16, screening of the seminal Western drama Giant (1956).
The Texas Canon: How 'Giant' shows Texans are capable of change The 1956 film looks at ranch tycoons, the oil boom, and racism in 20th-century West Texas.
As part of their expanding relationship, the 1956 classic will be screened in all its renewed glory at the TCM Classic Film Festival, with Steven Spielberg and George Stevens Jr. on hand.
Veteran Austin author Don Graham tells the story behind one of Texas's iconic movies in Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber and the Making of a Legendary American Film ...
A new book by Don Graham, an English professor at the University of Texas in Austin, delves into the making of the award-winning 1956 film based on Edna Ferber’s novel, Giant, and explores the ...
On Nov. 24, 1956, George Stevens’ 195-minute epic Giant hit theaters. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the film, which nabbed 10 Academy Award nominations, is below.
A new documentary, "Children of Giant," examines the Mexican-American child actors who appeared in the 1956 blockbuster movie "Giant," but later were forced to view the film in segregated theaters.
A new documentary, "Children of Giant," examines the Mexican-American child actors who appeared in the 1956 blockbuster movie âGiantâ but later were forced to view the film in segregated theaters.
He said yes. Weeks later, Valenzuela found himself singing the national anthem in front of Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor in the 1956 blockbuster movie “Giant.” ...
The sprawling 1956 epic "Giant" is remembered for a lot of reasons. It marked James Dean's last screen appearance and earned the actor a posthumous Oscar nomination. The Texas-based drama was a ...