John Wayne’s final movie The Shootist (which is on ITV4 today) hit cinemas in 1976, just three years before he died.For the past 15 years, Duke...
THE BIG PICTURE John Wayne’s final film, The Shootist, is being released on Blu-ray by Arrow Video in March 2024. The Blu-ray edition will include a new 2K...
Although I don’t remember if the author mentioned this song, I accidentally ran across it on Youtube: Jesus and John Wayne (or Between Jesus and John...
Politics and cinema have always been uneasy bedfellows, a sentiment that dates back to the advent of the moving image. Few high-profile Hollywood heavyweights have ever...
SUMMARY Though set in the Wild West, the resonant quotes and timeless themes found in classic Westerns continue to echo meaningfully for modern audiences. From meditations on...
Throughout the 20th century, John Wayne burned himself into the minds of America with remarkable portrayals of the cowboy archetype. A true hero of the films of the...
John Ford was a legendary filmmaker and Hollywood icon who directed some of the greatest movies of all time including The Searchers, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Man Who Shot...
Standing high and mighty as two proud pillars to the chamber of Hollywood’s inner sanctum are Kirk Douglas and John Wayne, two true icons of American cinema....
SUMMARY Clint Eastwood believes John Wayne’s best Western performances can be found in his work with director John Ford, particularly “Red River” and “The Searchers.” Eastwood praises...
Back in 1968, having shot his Oscar-winning performance as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, John Wayne made another Western with Rock Hudson.The Undefeated followed the French Imperial intervention...
