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Season's greetings from Gene Autry.

Cowboys and Indians and E.T.'s, oh my!

Over 70 years after Gene Autry starred in a sci-fi Western cliffhanger, a movie titled Cowboys & Aliens has been announced as a joint project of Universal and DreamWorks. No kidding.

One more starring role for Gene Autry

From the L.A. Times: "If you think of Gene Autry as just that guy on a horse playing guitar and singing, an impressive new exhibition at the Autry National Center's Museum of the American West is determined to change your mind.

"Imposingly titled Gene Autry and the Twentieth-Century West: The Centennial Exhibition, 1907-2007, this show, which opens Friday in Griffith Park and runs through Jan. 13, reveals Autry as someone who accomplished so much in so many areas it practically makes your head spin. It's no wonder that close friend and co-star Smiley Burnette said, 'Whenever the wolf came to the door, Autry ended up with a fur coat.'"

But wait, there's more: The legacy of America's favorite singing cowboy survives and thrives on new and newly reissued CDs.