Let’s start with the obvious: Unforgiven is a masterpiece. Clint Eastwood’s gritty deconstruction of the Western genre easily stands as one of the best of its kind. From...
From his Hollywood debut in 1926 to his tragic death in 1979, John Wayne amassed nearly 200 acting credits, becoming a symbol of Americana and a true icon...
John Wayne wasn’t a fan of Clint Eastwood. In fact, the legendary cowboy even once sent his younger successor an angry letter over a movie. That movie in...
The Cowboys earned high praise for the adventure that starred John Wayne and Bruce Dern. However, the third act pivoted into a more violent direction than most of the legendary Western...
John Wayne made three Westerns with director Howard Hawks about a sheriff defending his office from outlaws. In between 1959’s Rio Bravo and 1970’s Rio Lobo,...
Actor Clint Eastwood is one of Hollywood’s most accomplished actors who’s only added to his legacy by succeeding as a filmmaker. But when starting out, he was far...
One of the key scenes in Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven was inspired by John Wayne’s final movie, The Shootist. Eastwood made his name on the big screen with Westerns like...
Hello Mr. Douglas. Is that a tape recorder? I’malways amazed how these tape recorders get smaller and smaller. It’s digital, so there’s no tape, just a...
Here are John Wayne’s Favorite Films of his own – which just happen to include two movies he starred in. Wayne had to work his way...
Move aside Hitchcock, Welles, Ozu and Ophüls. They only managed to make what I consider the greatest movies. Howard Hawks made the ones I love. Rio Bravo, not to be confused with Rio Lobo or...
