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...
John Wayne’s 1956 Western “The Searchers” will debut a new restoration as part of the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival in April.This marks the second Wayne...
Back in 1963, John Wayne starred in a Western comedy loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew.Duke played an ageing rancher called George Washington McLintock,...
SUMMARY Martin Scorsese considers John Wayne’s The Searchers to be the best Western ever made, describing it as a masterpiece with a deeply painful core. The Searchers...
The world learned of the unspeakable crimes of John Wayne Gacy right after his final victim, Robert Piest went missing. Officials were keeping a close eye...
