It is subtle and so quiet, the costumes seem to fit just any old Western, but that's not quite true. ", THE COMANCHEROS (Michael Curtiz and, uncredited, John Wayne, 1961) ***, Nice Western with the Duke as Texas Ranger battling a band supplying liquor and firearms to the Comanches, Pretty Good John Wayne Vehicle for John Wayne Fans. About 100 members of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Club from across the country had been in the capital last August for the gangs 2017 memorial run. Last week, investigations and counter-terrorism deputy commissioner, David Hudson, told a parliamentary hearing there had been 11 gang-related homicides in the last two years sparked by rivalries in Sydneys criminal underworld. It didn't take me long to get beyond the opening scene's mention of it being 1843, and the idea that Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) got to walk away from a hanging for killing the son of a ranking official in a duel. Subscribe to receive the latest local voices straight to your inbox. It was a small role but to my thinking probably the best acting in this or many other movies. However, Mr Williamson told the court the defendant had been observed wearing Comanchero clothing, which was not tolerated for non-members. The Outcome MattersNext Level dentistryNext Level Outcomes. Paea Talakai, 27, speaks on the phone. Along the way confront bad boy (Lee Marvin) and a gang of liquor-and-gun running nasties of the title commanded by a villain ( Nehemia Persoff) whose daughter (Ina Balin) falls in love with Paul .
The Comancheros" , Curtiz's last film , deals with a Texas Ranger named Jake Cutter ,a big man with soft heart , (the Duke John Wayne), assigned to bring a dandy gambler named Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) for killing . The fight then escalated to a wild brawl, with a number men pulling off their shirts to join in. I really enjoy this film, though it's more about how much I love the sights in the American Southwest, and William Clothier's Cinemascope photography of locals in Utah and Arizona is simply stunning here, and the wonderful Elmer Bernstein score, and less to do with the conventions of the Western genre in general and John Wayne movies in particular. A police strike force has been established after another gang-related shooting in western Sydney that left a Comanchero bikie boss fighting for life and his brother dead. "Nuff sed". I could explain the difference but it's probably better if you look it up. Never a huge fan of John Wayne, I watched this because I knew it was the last film by Michael Curtiz (he died soon after filming was completed). In fact the clothing makes an exceptional impression.
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| Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. Music, festivals, charity events - everything thats happening in the Canberra region. A later search of the paper towel dispenser bin identified a wallet inside of it containing photographic identification in Budacks name, the facts state. Mr McKenna said his client was not a member, but had been at the club as a friend of a Comanchero. READ ALSO Five appear in court over Kokomos brawl that killed Canberra Comancheros boss.
No Novels Long Diatribes. Many of the members had congregated at the Capital Men's Club, in Fyshwick, on August 20 when the brawl started about 3am.
One way this shows itself is, although the movie was made in 1961, it really seems and feels like a much newer movie, made 5 or even 10 years later than it was. A beautiful letterboxed transfer of this movie was done for laserdisc in 1993.
Another five alleged gang members are expected to appear before the court on similar charges next month. "Monsieur, words are what men live by, words are what they mean". | Since June 2020, there have been more than 40 major known violent incidents between gangs in NSW. NSW Labor has renewed its calls for the premier, Dominic Perrottet, to take action on western Sydney gang violence. CCTV played in court today showed an argument between two men escalating into a punch-up in the smoker's area of the club.
The footage shows Talakai - wearing a black business shirt - entered the fight after it had started, throwing a punch at one man, before removing his shirt and repeatedly attacking another.
If you are part of Sydneys underworld, if you are involved in criminal activity we are going to hunt you down and we are going to stamp out this kind of activity and this behaviour, he said.
Wayne plays Texas Ranger Jake Cutter. He has pleaded guilty to affray in the ACT Magistrates Court after a wild bikie brawl in a Canberra strip club, the Capital Mens Club. At one point a man was knocked to the ground and kicked and punched before being left unconscious.
Texas Ranger Jake Cutter arrests gambler Paul Regret, but soon finds himself teamed with his prisoner in an undercover effort to defeat a band of renegade arms merchants and thieves known as Comancheros.
Exciting, action-packed, chock-full of engaging characters, coupled with a lively and evocative soundtrack, all combine to make this a real treat. ACT overhauls rego system to drive EV take-up, Bargains galore in store at Farrah's Liquor Collective third birthday bash, A winter night market is sliding into Queanbeyan this weekend, Bring on the Castle Lager: Canberra's only South African store announces bar, restaurant plans, Everyday stories helping to shape Chinese and Fijian Australians at the National Library, Invisible disability needs to be heard, says deafness resource officer, Don't pooh-pooh this fundraiser: Gunning folk unearth gardening gold, Things to do in Canberra this week (22 - 28 July), New petrol cars to be banned from 2035 as ACT waves goodbye to fossil fuels, 'It was bad enough giving birth to a dead baby': another traumatic birth experience at Canberra Hospital. Prosecutors allege the Queensland man was a member of the Comancheros Outlaw Motorcycle Gang at the time of the incident - an allegation he denies. All in all, it is a very good film.
Auto news:Uber of the future revealed - drive.com.au. It may not rank right up there with the great John Ford westerns and other films The Duke was in, it nevertheless presents the essence of John Wayne during this phase of his career (call it "mid-career"), and actually foreshadows the John Wayne we would see for the rest and remainder of his career. The obligatory love interests are Ina Balin and Joan O'Brien. Their lives have been at risk because one is a senior member of the Comanchero motorcycle group, which is Australias largest criminal organisation, he said. It has all the makings of a rustic James Bond situation. You can also tell that everyone seems to be having a very good time making this movie. I believe that is the first time that I have seen this film completely.
Prosecutor Luke Crocker said it was expected the sentencing would take an entire afternoon as significant CCTV footage would be played. Business and technology stories from the Canberra region. Just like your first rattler. As a 'serious' Western it can be dismissed; it's about as historically accurate as "Blazing Saddles" and I don't know what's supposed to look worse, the scalped head make-up Lee Marvin (who practically steals the film) wears or the wig-pieces Wayne sports. But not any of the comments mentioned the truly standout performance by unknown "Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams" in the part of Ed McBain, the gunrunner. It also featured commentary by stars Stuart Whitman, Patrick Wayne, Michael Ansara and Nehemiah Persoff, as well as production stills, script pages, posters and lobby cards.
But he is soon captured by Texas Ranger, Jake Cutter (John Wayne), who sets about returning him to Louisiana to be hanged. Do you think the ACT taxpayer should support the horse racing industry? Tarek Zahed suffered up to 10 gunshot wounds to his body, including to his head, and was taken to Westmead hospital in a critical condition where he underwent surgery. Really it's not hard ! Another five alleged gang members are expected to appear before the court on similar charges next month.
We Reserve The Right To Add Additional Rules As People Find New Ways To Be Unethical. Another man who cannot be named is also charged with affray and will also appear in court later this year.
Emergency services were called to the Body Fit gym on Parramatta Road in Auburn after reports of a shooting at about 8pm on Tuesday. Sign-up now for trusted local news that will never be behind a paywall. Mr McKenna argued that the brawl had occurred in a private venue at an early hour, reducing the impact on the community. This is an action packed western starring John Wayne as Texas Ranger Capt.
Many of the members had congregated at the Capital Men's Club, in Fyshwick, on August 20 when the brawl started about 3am. That Just Wastes Everybodys Time. John Wayne lightens his customary toughness with dry humour, calling Regret "Monsewer" and complaining about strangers calling him "Friend". Canberra company reveals 'excessive data harvesting' by TikTok, users urged to hit delete, Child abuser jailed as warning to 'all older men contemplating molesting children', Kokomo's murder suspect admits he killed bikie boss in nightclub brawl, Court documents allegedly detail night Canberra Comancheros boss was killed at Kokomos, Sentencing for men in Kokomo's brawl delayed due to COVID-19 lockdown, Five appear in court over Kokomo's brawl that killed Canberra Comanchero's boss, Kokomo's murder accused requests one-week adjournment for court case, Fatal fight at Kokomo's was filmed by bystanders, Suspect pleads not guilty to murder of ACT Comanchero's boss at Kokomo's, Three Kokomo's brawlers sentenced over 'unrelenting violence' of night bikie boss killed, Mourners gather at Kokomo's to remember slain bikie leader. Gangland violence has killed 11 in Sydneys south-west in just two years, NSW police say, Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The prosecutor said staff at the club had every right to feel safe in their workplace. John Wayne's sense of humor in the midst of danger. Mr Tuifua has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder over the death of Mr Ulavalu. Compare the costuming here to that used in Leone's "Good, Bad, and Ugly," and notice more than a little resemblance in style. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the man who made Casablanca and The Sea Hawk, this film rises above most John Wayne movies of the era. Comments Must Be Relevant To The Current Post Or To Previous Comments Regarding That Post. I Recently got The Comancheros on DVD and watched it last night. All rights reserved. Mr McKenna argued the conduct had been mid-to-high range offence, and submitted that a suspended jail term would be an appropriate sentence. Hyperlinks May Not Be Used As A Substitution For Rational Dialog, However Peer-reviewed Sites May Be Used As A Reference Or For Additional Details.
Also, newly released court documents submitted as part of their guilty pleas have shed more light on the events that took place before the death of Pitasoni Soni Ulavalu.
Mr Williamson said the location - a strip club - may be taboo, but it was a lawful establishment and open to the adult public. We will actually kick down doors, we will raid homes, we will raid businesses.
ACT Police were called to the scene over a disturbance involving about 15 people.
Happy Birthday,Duke. Comanchero boss Tarek Zahed, 41, is in a critical condition and his brother Omar died after they were sprayed with bullets in the foyer of a gym in Sydneys west on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, another man is chased and repeatedly punched by a number of men, including Talakai.
The brawl finally ends with a group of men leaving the club, but one last glass is hurled in their direction and hits a wall. Please try again later. The hearing was adjourned so prosecutors could present photographic evidence they claim shows Mr Talakai was a Comancheros member at the time of the incident. But prosecutor Anthony Williamson told the court the charge should fall into the "worst category". The court heard Talakai had sought counselling for issues with alcohol, anger management, anxiety, and depression. Access unlimited news content and The Canberra Times app. A brilliantly eccentric Mr L.Marvin had a lot of fun as the psychopathic Crow and Mr N.Persoff recently an absolute treasure in "Some like it hot" was once more totally unrestrained. READ ALSO Alleged prison bashing over tattoo gun left victim with basketball-sized head after assault.
But for pure entertainment value this is the quintessential Duke.
The facts say the two groups the Comancheros, and Mr Budack and the Kupus began pushing and punching each other. Many of the members had congregated at the Capital Men's Club, in Fyshwick, on August 20 when the brawl started about 3am. Mr McKenna argued the conduct had been mid-to-high range offence, and submitted that a suspended jail term would be an appropriate sentence. Police attended the scene on Wednesday morning of the double shooting at the Body Fit gym in Auburn. Jake Cutter on a mission to stop an outlaw gang that's selling guns to the Indians, who share them with Comancheros. After winning a duel with a prominent and connected New Orleans man, gambler Paul Regret (Stuart Whitman) has to flee on account of impending arrest for murder. Ambulance officers later pronounced him dead at the scene. An unconscious bikie was kicked and punched by other gang members as he lay on the floor of a Canberra strip club during a wild Comanchero-on-Comanchero brawl.
However, capturing Whitman is just the beginning, as there are quite a few plot twists and ultimately the two join forces to both save a group of settlers and get to the bottom of a gun-running operation led by the Comancheros (Hispanics living in New Mexico and Western Texas who got along with and traded with the natives according to Wikipedia).
He has pleaded guilty to affray in the ACT Magistrates Court after a wild bikie brawl in a Canberra strip club, the Capital Mens Club. A lot of stuff happens but basically Cutter grows to respect and like Regret and the two team up to take on the Comancheros and the Comanches. Mr McKenna said the defendant had an "unenviable" criminal history, however, had abided by strict bail conditions, including not to associate with the gang, in Queensland since December. Defence lawyer Adrian McKenna, in submissions, said his client accepted his conduct had been wrong. At about midnight, Frederick Elijah Mercy Tuifua, 26, entered Kokomos and allegedly rushed towards one of the Comancheros while holding a knife. Were working to restore it. The police commissioner, Karen Webb, announced Strike Force Leary would be established to investigate and 30 additional officers would be deployed to Strike Force Raptor the squad targeting outlaw motorcycle gangs. About 100 members of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Club from across the country had been in the capital last August for the gangs 2017 memorial run. Watch the final season of Better Call Saul now on Stan. This was the period when the studios were stills casting John Wayne in assorted roles with greater for lesser degree of success(who could forget him as the Mongolian emperor?) Premium subscribers also enjoy interactive puzzles and access to the digital version of our print edition - Today's Paper. Thought-provoking pieces written by local Canberrans and community leaders. "Yah, Here Come The Rangers, The Best in Texas.
The scene where the Duke Wayne character (Texas Ranger Jake Cutter) meets the Joan O'Brien character (Melinda) after a long time away. I was also impressed by Big Boy Guinn Williams in his last movie appearance, looking a lot older than I'm used to, but delivering the 'real' Ed McBain in a credible role. Your web browser is no longer supported. This is a high quality, well-made film --probably a testament Michael Curtiz's directing-- and the quality of the film, and its obvious production values, are evident throughout.
Mr Budack then pushed one of the Comancheros in the chest before being taken out of the venue by security. A Texas Ranger teams with a gambler in pursuit of gun runners.
But in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday (16 March), the three each changed their pleas to guilty for a single charge of affray with five or more people present and had other charges withdrawn. The footage shows Talakai - wearing a black business shirt - entered the fight after it had started, throwing a punch at one man, before removing his shirt and repeatedly attacking another. Police are also investigating a targeted shooting at a home on Milford Road, Londonderry, in Sydneys north-west, just before 9pm on Tuesday.
Magistrate Glenn Theakston stood the matter down until next week so further evidence could be put before the Court. Solid cowboys and Indians western with a good cast. O.K. No One Wants To Wade Through Pages And Pages Of Your Person Opinions. With chutzpah in inverse proportion to our folding green we gladhanded him and,somewhat bemusedly,he escorted us to the 3/9d seats where we then proceeded to bum half a dozen "Strand" from him before settling down to watch "The Comancheros".One of the funniest films we'd ever seen. Paea Talakai, 27, of Loganlea, pleaded guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday to affray for his part in the melee.
Thursday's sentence hearing was abruptly adjourned after the the prosecution and defence disagreed on whether Talakai was a patched member of the gang. So the government isn't then View, If I can get one of these as a EV for less than $50000, then Ill be interested. I love Elmer Bernstein's score as well, it is in my view one of his best and certainly most elegiac.
Punches were thrown and the fight spilt into a public section of the club, where dozens of Comanchero bikies had been drinking. So only recently, I have been rediscovering his great performances in his middle period. He then argued with them about a lost or stolen bag. Then there was Edgar Buchanan in the kind of role he was born to play as the conniving Circuit Court Judge who gets to see it the Ranger way. With all these shootings and people being killed theres opportunities for people to try to take their places, he said.
It's alleged a number of high ranking members of the Comancheros were in the club at the time, including former Melbourne model Hasan Topal, who became involved in the scuffle and at one point can be seen bleeding from the head. Experts in buying, selling & rentingYour property, your future. Metacritic Reviews. No Lying, False Information, Or Unsubstantiated Claims. Awards Paea Talakai, 27, gestures during a wild bikie brawl in a Canberra strip club, the Capital Mens Club. The acting is very fine too, while John Wayne is the one who dominates the movie, he gets lively support from Stuart Whitman and in a star-making role Lee Marvin is just terrific. The fight turned into an all-in brawl in the main bar with dozens of men wearing Comancheros branded clothing becoming involved. Nice support from Lee Marvin, Nehemiah Persoff, Jack Elam, Bruce Cabot, and Patrick Wayne. After Mr Budack, 26, approached two of the bikies, they appear to enter into a disagreement, the facts state, before he put his bag onto Mr Ulavalus table. The latest shooting, just two weeks after gangland figure Mahmoud Brownie Ahmad was slain on a Greenacre street, prompted authorities to warn doors would be kicked down and criminal gangs members will be harassed in an effort to find the killer. Video of a brutal all-in brawl at a Canberra strip club has been played in court as the first of several men charged over the incident pleads guilty. Magistrate Glenn Theakston stood the matter down until next week so further evidence could be put before the court. None of the trio is accused of killing Mr Ulavalu. Paea Talakai, 27, of Loganlea, pleaded guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday to affray for his part in the melee. Visually, it is beautifully mounted with the scenery and cinematography wonderful to look at. Comancheros is a word that refers to those who favored or advantaged of Comanche Indians by selling weapons and alcohol . John Wayne made better films with John Ford and Howard Hawks and he even made more historically accurate films. Three more men charged over the Kokomos brawl in which the Canberra Comancheros commander was killed have admitted their roles in the fight.
I just read all the other user comments listed about this film. However, Mr Williamson told the court the defendant had been observed wearing Comanchero clothing, which was not tolerated for non-members.
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Another five alleged gang members are expected to appear before the court on similar charges next month. Regarding Hyperlinks: An Occasional Link Is Acceptable Providing The Linked Website Itself Adheres To Ethical Standards. Mr Williamson told the court that though the industry is "taboo" for some parts of the community, the workers had "just as much a right to feel safe in their workplace as anyone else". Soon after, he and the Kupus were arrested over the brawl. Whitman is wanted for murder (though he wasn't entirely guilty) and Wayne is a Texas Ranger who captures him.
The prosecutor said staff at the club had every right to feel safe in their workplace. Thursday's sentence hearing was abruptly adjourned after the the prosecution and defence disagreed on whether Talakai was a patched member of the gang.
It's hardly cynical, tries to reinforce ideas of right and wrong, and knows it's not to be taken seriously anyway. 1.
Police found Mr Ulavalu lying face down in the gutter on Genge Street, near the entrance to Kokomos. Lets get real: how easy is it to drive an EV from Canberra to Sydney?
The fight then escalated to a wild brawl, with a number men pulling off their shirts to join in. Mr Budack and the Kupus later approach the bikies in the club, and Mr Ulavalu tapped Mr Budack on the shoulder several times while pointing at the bar area. Theres a real power struggle within different criminal networks and that could be one of the lines of inquiry we look at.. Also the scenes where The Duke is jesting with his real life son ("we didn't beat this boy enough when he was growing up") and where he lovingly takes his real life daughter in his arms (scene at Melinda's small farm) are first rate. Where to eat, what to drink in the Canberra region. Your one-stop destination for the latest Capital region property and real estate news.
Wild bikie brawl at Canberra strip club caught on camera. This film stars John Wayne and Stewart Whitman--and odd choice for a co-star for Wayne, but he more than held his own. This is an entertaining John Wayne movie, with a good cast. One man is knocked to the ground unconscious, where he is kicked and beaten by a number of gang members. To improve your experience.
In the background, a bikie attempts to get hold of a glass bottle, before staff snatch it back and move all glassware out of arms length. Prosecutor Anthony Williamson said the nature and intensity of the "extreme violence" pushed it into the most serious category. Shorter Comments Will Be Posted More Quickly Than Longer Ones.
Police later found one of the bikies wounded in the fight had been stabbed in the leg, had a broken nose and a fractured cheekbone, while another had a broken nose. In uncertain times,we give you certainty. Footage of the incident, played in court on Thursday, showed the fight started after an argument between a small group of men in the smokers area.
On 4 August, Mr Budack was taken to the Canberra Hospital with three gunshot injuries. READ ALSO Court documents allegedly detail night Canberra Comancheros boss was killed at Kokomos. The stories behind the people and places that make Canberra what it is. He has pleaded guilty to affray in the ACT Magistrates Court. "The Comancheros" was our favourite film of 1961. Paea Talakai, 27, (right) throwing a punch. We Would Still Like To Allow Critics To Post On Here. Mr Williamson said the location - a strip club - may be taboo, but it was a lawful establishment and open to the adult public.
No Trolling. 2. Defence lawyer Adrian McKenna told the court Mr Talakai admitted becoming involved was wrong and had since undergone alcohol and psychological counselling. It has enormous scale in the rocky horizons of the Southwest, lots of action and heroism, a young and beautiful Ina Balin, and an inspiring sound track courtesy of Elmer Bernstein, who was working up to his movie soundtrack masterpiece, The Magnificent Seven.
Enjoyable western with the surprisingly nice pairing of John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. The prosecutor said staff at the club had every right to feel safe in their workplace.
Mr J.Wayne our absolute hero since "She wore a yellow ribbon" was a Texas Ranger tasked with Regret's extradition and hangin' (after a fair trial,natch).When Regret hit Duke over the head with a spade and made good his escape I think it fair to say we were ambivalent about it. The state of Lousiana is looking to extradite a gambler Paul Regret(Stuart Whitman)wanted for an illegal duel of all things. John Wayne will probably be always remembered as the most representative western film star. 6. The latest news as it happens from Canberra and the surrounding region.
Mr Williamson said the location - a strip club - may be taboo, but it was a lawful establishment and open to the adult public. Somebody at Fox at the time thought the movie deserved this 'Collector's Edition' treatment, so I can only hope that person is still there and that this will be replicated on DVD soon. Passing a cinema just off the front we spotted an old school chum whom we knew to be employed in some minor managerial capacity. Both had become pretty stale by the time this picture was made. Prosecutor Anthony Williamson said the nature and intensity of the "extreme violence" pushed it into the most serious category.