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Don will appear at the Festival of the
West in Phoenix, Arizona, March 13-16, 2007, along with Bob Hoy
(Joe Butler on The High Chaparral).
National Festival of
the West
Location: Rawhide in Phoenix Arizona
Internet: www.festivalofthewest.com
email: email@festivalofthewest.com
Telephone: 602-996-4387
Experience the old west as never before! 250 western exhibitors, 4
stages of continuous western entertainment, Chuck Wagon and Duch
Oven Cook-offs, Mountain Men, Native American Experience, Cowboy
Mounted Shooting, Log Home Show, Film Celebrities, Reenactments,
Food and much, much more, held at the authentic Old West theme park
of Rawhide.
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Don will appear at the
3rd Annual Wild Western Festival, in Phoenix, Arizona, September 28
- 30, 2007. In a special salute to The High Chaparral, Don will be
joined by co-stars Bob Hoy and Ted Markland, with special Chaparral
guest star, BarBara Luna. Other celebrities include Western greats
Peter Brown and Whitey Hughes.
http://www.wildwesternfestival.com/
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Don's CD is available -
Arizona Twilight Tales by Jane Eppinga. Six spooky Western
tales read by Don Collier. Click here to
purchase a personally autographed copy.
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Don assists Fred Imus on the new
Sirius radio show, Fred's Trailer Park Bash. Tune in every Saturday
at 6:00AM ET (with a repeat on Sunday at 10:00AM ET and Monday at
12:00AM ET), on Sirius Radio's Outlaw Country, Channel 63.
click on the player to listen to Don's
intro:
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DON COLLIER IS
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Don Collier’s
newest project is as the Star of West of the Story, an hour
long radio show that brings a new look to old time western radio
drama. Joined by Radio Personality Fred Imus (brother of the lesser
known Don Imus) and Veteran Actor Billy Jo Patton, Don stars as
ranch owner Duke Hardaway. Together with Billy Jo Patton (as Dusty
Clark) and Fred Imus (as Wheezer), the Trio find themselves in the
middle of some of Western history’s biggest events. Whether it is
the shoot out at the Ok Corral or an ill-fated trip to collect a
debt from Wild Bill Hickock in DeadWood, Don is never far from the
action. In addition to Don, Fred and Billy Jo, The new radio show
will feature guest appearances by other actors from the golden age
of the Western.
invest IN THE west
With four complete
shows in the can, West of the Story is planning production for an
additional nine episodes. As West of the Story enters the final
phases of preproduction and organization, opportunities still exist
for Investors to participate in putting Don Collier back in the
saddle and West of the story on the airwaves.
(westofthestory@dc.rr.com)
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Dick Fisher tapped to helm film in the Tucson area.
The narrative short subject, INCIDENT AT ALMA, is a period
piece set in 1935, to be shot at the movie set town, Gammons
Gulch, north of Benson.
Tucson, AZ, September 12, 2005:
The cameras will roll at the end of
this month on the dramatic short subject film, INCIDENT AT ALMA.
The film is a cautionary tale of race prejudice and personal
redemption. It tells the story of the last few minutes before
the "legal lynching" of a black farm hand in a small rural
community in Arizona. A preacher (played by Colin Cunningham,
Stargate-1, CSI: Miami, House, M.D.) is given ten minutes by
the local sheriff
(veteran western actor Don Collier)
to
minister to the condemned man (introducing Kwane Vedrene). Their
brief conversation creates an unsettling bond between the two
and reveals more than the preacher was prepared for. The
experience leaves the preacher, and ultimately the rest of the
town, changed forever.
"When I first read the script I saw elements of TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD mixed with THE GREEN MILE," said director Dick
Fisher. "It’s a timely, dramatic piece with a lot to say about
the human spirit." Fisher, who was the co-creator of the
Sundance grand prize winner, THE BROTHERS McMULLEN, is teamed
once again with producer/writer/actor David Lee Rawlings who
created the 2004 Arizona International Film Festival favorite
DAY OF REMEPTION.
INCIDENT AT ALMA will be shot on location at GAMMONS GULCH, a
movie set village north of Benson. Proprietor Jay Gammons has
assembled an impressive collection of antiques in his recreation
of post-Depression Arizona. "Dick and I chose to shoot the film
at Gammons because of the authentic depth of detail which allows
us to create a period drama on a limited budget," said producer
Rawlings. "Plus Jay and Joanne Gammons, as usual, couldn’t be
more accommodating."
The film is designed to be a showcase for the talents of
Arizona filmmakers and, when completed, will be distributed for
screening at film festivals worldwide.
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Contact: Dick Fisher
Videography
Productions, Inc.
Phone 520 907-1900
Fax 425 969-2649
5142 N. Placita
Barra
Tucson, AZ
85718
DickFisher@gmail.com |
Videography Productions |
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The Incident at Alma has won the Best
Short Film Award at the 2006 Black Film Showcase in Phoenix and has
been nominated by the panel of prestigious judges at the Damah Film
Festival to be held in Culver City, CA in mid-May 2006 for Best of
Show, which is their highest award. The film will also be shown in
Tucson on Saturday April 22nd, 2006 at the Arizona
International Film Festival.
Click here to learn more about West of the Story
Click here to see photos from Incident at Alma
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