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[59] The location for Bound for Glory was first announced during a promotional video package which aired during TNA's Slammiversary PPV event on June 21, 2009, stating that it would be held in Los Angeles. But mostly it was the acting, which is uniformly excellent in a naturalistic way that is rarely seen these days. [36] All three of TNA's active championships at the time were defended at the event. [57] The Six Person Intergender Tag Team match was given the lowest at 1 star. TNA X Division Champion Jay Lethal defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the championship, while A.J. [5] The TNA X Division Championship was also defended by A.J. As a Bob Dylan fan, I wanted to love this. Some will rob you with a six-gun and some will rob you with a fountain pen" Woody Guthrie. Woody spoke for the people, the real people, - disenfranchised, broken up, busted down - the man/woman who has no idea where his next meal is coming from, let alone where in the hell he's going to sleep that night. But the movie grows on you. Carradine and Wexler make it worth it, but I feel like somebody really dropped the ball here, and that this is one of the times where I think a remake is definitely warranted. For other top rated matches, Anderson-Bully Ray received a 7 out of 10, Rob Van Dam-Jerry Lynn got 7 out of 10, and Austin Aries-Brian Kendrick got 7 out of 10. [47] Samoa Joe defeated Christian Cage with Matt Morgan as Special Outside Enforcer in another featured contest. Inspired by a singer named Ozark Bule (Ronny Cox), he uses his musical talents to give voice to the scores of Americans who were struggling to get by. A real QUALITY film. He runs off to ride the rails and becomes one of the most influential folk singers. By Laurie Baron. Bound for Glory breaks the trends of the usual bio-pics on musicians because Woody Guthrie, unlike most, sincerely wasn't out for fame in the usual sense. The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer.The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer. Bound for Glory (1976) - HD Trailer [1080p] Blazing Trailers 6.88K subscribers Subscribe 144 15K views 6 years ago Get it at Amazon! [16][17] Like previous monthly PPV events hosted by TNA, it was scheduled to take place at the TNA Impact! He joined up with Ozark Bule(Ronny Cox)on the radio. The action begins on the LIVE Countdown to Glory pre-show! It definitely captures the essence of the era, so maybe the TV feelings come from the execution. He left his wife and kids with her family and jumped on a west bound freight. Music outstanding. [26][27] This announcement meant that this would be the first monthly PPV event hosted by TNA to be held outside of the Impact! The main event will be a title battle where Christian Cage defends his Impact World Title against Josh Alexander. Did a great job of showing how things were at the time. The show featured exclusive interviews with wrestlers talking about their memories from previous Bound for Glory events. He couldn't be bought off. An unusual film, it starts by depicting the harsh life that many had to live during the Depression era, but then about halfway through it takes a sharp turn to become a biography of a musician. [34] Approximately 3,600 people were in attendance for the event,[35] which was 900 people less than the maximum capacity of the Compuware Sports Arena. 2014 marked the first time since the inaugural event that the World Heavyweight Championship was not defended in the main event. One can go into this film from several different angles, and be rewarded at every turn. [21] Both versions have English subtitles. Unreadable and rambling to the point of borderline incoherence. Guthrie decides that the best way for him to do his part is to become a folk singer for the poorest peoples of Northern Texas and depression-era Oklahoma. I fear younger viewers who expect to have cars blowing up and a hero who can defeat a half dozen opponents at once will be disappointed. Privacy Policy The biggest revelation, however, was David Carradine, who gives an amazing performance as Woody Guthrie. As a migrant worker in the San Fernando Valley, he continued writing songs about the sights he had seen and the sorrows he shared. [41] The date for Total Nonstop InterAction was later released in early August 2007, when the event was booked for October 13, 2007. I finally decided to read it and picked the audio book with Arlo Guthrie reading the book. Could I have suffered so much and still been able to see the country in all its beauty or would I become hard and mean. He was a hero to millions of people, especially the poor and destitute, who worked for long hours and low wages when they could find any employment at all. Ukraine will prove greater. "And he had a to hell with you attitude. Carradine did his own singing which is impressing itself. She ordered two copies. He saw the places and lived the life that he sang. Bob Kapur, from CANOE Slam, said that he enjoyed the event overall. The inaugural Impact Grand Championship was crowned. Zone, though no official announcement was made. But Woody Guthrie was much more than just a simple musician. I had the impression I was peeking in on real people and events, not on movie actors playing out a script. Woody is of course a good wordsmith and his descriptions are crisp and interesting. In retrospect, I can now see some reasons why the film held me so. Haven't seen _Kung Fu_ (yet). [20][N 1], The first installment of the Bound for Glory chronology took place on October 23, 2005 at the TNA Impact! [50] The next installment in the Bound for Glory chronology was listed as being scheduled for October 12, 2008. Enjoyed this film from beginning to the very end because it was so down to earth and told a great story about Woody Guthrie played by David Carradine. I said the film feels cheap, but that's surprising since Haskell Wexler's cinematography is quite good. [22] The event was dedicated to Reginald "The Crusher" Lisowski, who had died the night before. Carradine's performance is mesmerizing to say the least and his underdog is more than likable. This might be based on folk legend Woody Guthrie's autobiography, but it comes off as less of a biopic, and more of an origin story of sorts, basically a tale of how a situation not all that dissimilar from The Grapes of Wrath led to a man changing the face of folk music and specifically politically charged protest tunes. [53], Chris and Bryan Sokol of the Slam Sports section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a 7 out of 10. Cinemark Great performance fromDavid Carradine!! Carradine's performance in "Bound for Glory" reminds me of two other, more recent performances in similar films: Ashley Judd in Victor Nunez's "Ruby in Paradise" and Peter Fonda in the role that gave him an Oscar nomination, "Ulee's Gold", also by Nunez. [20] All three of TNA's active championships at the time were defended at the event. If you would've asked me, what I thought of the movie, right after I saw it, I would've probably gave it a lower rating. Ronny Cox is also good, probably the second best one here, but where Melinda Dillon and Randy Quaid are concerned, I was let down. In execution, it turns out to be a lot more. You see where he began to take his inspiration from when you see how his mother affects him in the early years. Guthrie's singing partner on KFVD radio in Los Angeles was not named Memphis Sue. Determined to make some move away from his hardscrabble existence, and plagued by a case of wanderlust, he takes leave of his family and heads for California. It took place on October 24, 2020 at the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Tickets for the event went on sale June 7, 2013. The early life of Woody Guthrie as a vagabond folk singer. Styles and Christopher Daniels lost the championship to Homicide and Hernandez of The Latin American Exchange; the ring was surrounded by a steel cage in this match. But- and this is from the looks of the film and from what else has come up about Guthrie- he never sold out. I love those two, but they just didn't do it for me. Terms and Policies Found the movie to be "real". You like history? I read the whole thing hoping it would get better, and it did for short segments, but there was plenty of room in between. For the adventure genre that the film best fits into, it is also relatively unexciting. The railroad assembled a train of 34 freight cars. 9? This book was in the house I grew up in (actually, apartment but you know what I mean). [57] Wade Keller commented on the main event match in his review stating it was "another fine match that fit its slot on the PPV well. The 2019 edition took place on October 20, 2019 at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois, Chicago, In addition with the Impact Roster wrestlers from Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), and Japan's Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), with which Impact Wrestling has partnerships, also appeared on the card. [34], Bound for Glory 2006 met with generally positive reviews. Coming Soon, Regal We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Nothing much was happening. It came from a sense of caring about people. Bound for Glory was met with mixed to positive reviews. He not only sang his songs of union organizing, he was proud of his share of brawling against union-busters. [32], Hailing from Plymouth, Michigan at the Compuware Sports Arena on October 22, 2006 TNA held the second annual Bound for Glory event, where it featured eight professional wrestling matches. But it is one of the best-looking films ever made, in its photography, in its . You Can't Scare Me, I'm Sticking to the Union. Regal It has some of Woody's drawings in it. rating sees a drop, "Bound For Glory" + TV tapings tonight", "Bound For Glory tickets, TNA/UWF events & more on Samoa Joe reports", "TNA Issues Press Release For "Bound For Glory" Ticket Info + Sale Date", "Tickets for TNA 'Bound For Glory' PPV on October 22 on sale today, more", "TNA "Road To Glory" special to air this Saturday night on Spike TV more", "Caldwell's Bound for Glory PPV Report 10/22: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV", "Bound For Glory PPV Results 10/22/06 in Plymouth, MI (New Champs)", "Bound for Glory 2006 at Pro Wrestling History.com", "Under the Microscope - TNA Impact 6/25: The return of a former interviewer, Kurt Angle's outdated commercial, Record Name-Drop Night for Sting, Who is Sarita? You like music? One of the best books I've read in ages, don't know since when. In October, the final Impact! Ukraine is bound for glory . The 2016 edition took place on October 2, 2016 at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. [2], Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson both turned down the role. All in all I liked it, even though I felt I was going through quagmire in the middle. High apple pie in the sky: this film isn't a lie! Bound for Glory (frequently abbreviated to BFG) is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced annually in October by the American Impact Wrestling promotion. "[33] Caldwell also felt that the NWA World Tag Team Championship match was "just a notch below Sabin-Senshi for match of the night so far. Mike Johnson, from PWInsider, said that the main event was "Really good, hard hitting, well told story here. In retrospect, I can now see some reasons why the film held me so. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering the suffering and strength of America's working class . However over time he reconsidered. Woody discovers the low pay and absence of job security of California's casual labor fruit pickers and joins Ozark Bule in using music to fight for people's rights. It didn't help that Guthrie turned out to be pretty selfish early on, and yes, a lot of famous people are flawed, but if you were to watch the first half of this movie without knowing who Guthrie is, you would wonder what the movie was about besides some random guy living through the dust bowl days. [18] A fanfest, which TNA calls "Total Nonstop InterAction", was also being planned as early as June 2005 to stress the event being their biggest of the year. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Guthrie's politics were central to his music, and yet in the film they seem almost superfluous; the politics could have emerged organically from the narrative, instead of being shoehorned in. (There is no mention of him leaving his wife and children behind to go on all those adventures). He carries the film, and ultimately saves it from being worse. This was a series of fan interaction sessions, which allowed fans to get close and personal with their favorite stars for opportunities such as pictures, autographs and special interviews. The first part of this book was really interesting and I loved reading about his childhood and at times it really grabbed me. There are several musical selections in the book performed by Woody himself. It certainly doesn't go into any of the time when Woody started to get sick with Huntington's disease. Outstanding! Both images derive from albums . Un libro eccezionale, un "Furore" visto non dal punto di vista di un colto Steinbeck, ma da quello di un autentico Tom Joad. In one of his many masterpieces throughout the '70s, Hal Ashby tells the story of Woody Guthrie (David Carradine) during the folk singer's Depression-era travels, and how he got politicized. And the movie isn't an interesting enough version of that sort of movie. I had a hard time getting into the first chapter, but once Woody started talking about his childhood, I was entranced. It also is the first time that I actually felt rather underwhelmed and let down by Hal Ashby. I used it to build home for my dolls before I was old enough to read it; I read it before I was old enough to understand it (8? Director Hal Ashby's screen presentation of Woody Guthrie's autobiography is cinematic pleasure. Mostly, his story focuses on the earlier part of his life--when his sister, Clara, died in the fire and his mother was institutionalized, and culminates with the farm worker protests era. Plus, this film featured what I believe was the first steadicam-based long take tracking shot, and I generally just go nuts for that sort of things. In 2012 it was also released as a CD by Intrada Records.[19]. An excellent & absorbing Woody Guthrie bio film with a top-rate David Carradine performance, Evocative, thoughtful, gritty, and sometimes funnybut without a dynamic core. Bound for Glory is the first film to ever use the new tool. I mean--what has the guy ever done before or since that even hinted at the fact that he could act so damn well? [19] The fanfest help gross US$45,000 in revenue for TNA. Scenes showing locomotives utilized three steam locomotives owned by the Sierra Railroad, and were filmed in and around Oakdale, California, and the roundhouse scenes were filmed at what is now Railtown 1897 in Jamestown, California. The 2020 Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling. Bound for Glory was received with mixed reviews. [21] The main event on the card was Jeff Jarrett defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Rhino with Tito Ortiz as the Special Guest Referee, which Rhino won. [53] The maximum capacity of the Sears Centre is about 11,800,[54] however, only 5,000 were in attendance for the event. Haskell Wexler has chosen some interesting angles to shoot the film from, and the songs are fitted into the material quite well. This movie captured the feel of America and her people during a deliberate and testing time. [23], Bound for Glory 2005 met with generally positive reviews. [57] Another featured match was Jeff Jarrett versus Kurt Angle with Mick Foley as the Special Guest Enforcer, which Jarrett won. Director Hal Ashby Writers Robert Getchell (screenplay) Woody Guthrie (autobiography) Stars David Carradine Ronny Cox Melinda Dillon On June 19, 2005 at TNA's Slammiversary PPV event, TNA commentators Mike Tenay and Don West announced that the first Bound for Glory event would take place on October 23, 2005. Carradine and Cox give amazing performances, but the film falls a little short. At Victory Road, Christian Cage successfully retained his IMPACT World Title against Ace Austin in a hard-fought contest. I read once that Bob Dylan stated that this book was more influential to him than "On the Road." Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". He keeps the characters somewhat honest but tends, rather unusually, to lean on the postive side. [27] Another Total Nonstop InterAction event was also planned for this event, which took place on October 21, 2006. "Bound for Glory" is quite appropriately one of the greatest American films of all time, as well as one of the most criminally overlooked, despite two Academy Awards for cinematography and score, and four more nominations including 'Best Picture' (losing in that category to "Rocky"). It is not the usual boring biography, he is simply telling stories, in his own unique way. [41] This was later confirmed more publicly when they published a press release via their official website. Talented Hal Ashby directed this Depression-era dramatization of folk singer Woodrow "Woody" Guthrie from a screenplay by the estimable Robert Getchell (adapting Guthrie's autobiography). An accurate glimpse at life in tougher times. Bound for Glory Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger (Foreword) 4.14 5,502 ratings304 reviews Want to read Kindle $9.99 Rate this book First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. 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