Hollywood started to drastically change during the late 1960s and early 1970s, with many filmmakers looking for new ways to innovate the medium, turning away from rigid...
Image via United ArtistsThe theatrical version of Red River, familiar to audiences, sees Wayne’s Dunson and his adopted son Matt reconcile after a fiery fistfight, in a...
Appearing in 150 movies in his career, the noted western icon would have to wait until the latter stages of his time in Hollywood before he...
This week marks the 78th anniversary of the release of 1945’s They Were Expendable, a film set during the Battle of the Philippines which took place...
SUMMARY John Wayne believed that High Noon was “un-American” due to its protagonist’s disrespect towards law enforcement and its apparently communist sensibilities, which clashed with Wayne’s...
John Wayne was one of the popular icons in Hollywood’s Golden Era! With a spectacular career spanning over five decades, he even became a symbol of...
SUMMARY The Western genre has produced some of the greatest ensemble casts in cinema history, with star-studded lineups featuring screen icons like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood,...
Stanley Kubrick’s Oscar-winning Roman epic was incredibly controversial upon its release in 1960.Kirk Douglas allowed blacklisted communist screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood Ten, to pen Spartacus without...
SUMMARY Kurt Russell’s Bone Tomahawk plays like a stealth remake of John Wayne’s The Searchers. Russell previously starred in TV Western The Quest, itself an unofficial Searchers...
Even if you’ve never watched a western movie, you will undoubtedly be familiar with John Wayne and his close association with the genre. Beginning his career in the...
