If all-powerful movie star John Wayne can lose his life savings not once but twice to people he trusted, what chance do you have? In a...
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...
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...
In Big Trouble In Little China, Kurt Russell is essentially playing John Wayne playing Jack Burton. Director John Carpenter and Russell made five movies together, including TV film Elvis. Whilst The Thing and Big Trouble...
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...
The Longest Day producer Darryl F Zanuck had managed to negotiate $25,000 fees from his ensemble cast for what was mostly cameos. However, Wayne demanded $250,000...
The legendary Clint Eastwood turns 92 this year, and it seems like after one of the longest careers in Hollywood, he’s finally settling down. It’s ironic...
