After nearly thirty years making movies, John Wayne earned his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor in Sands of Iwo Jima. His role as Sgt. John M. Stryker doesn’t stray from the hard leader types that had made Wayne a…
The final collaboration between director John Ford and star John Wayne, 1963’s Donovan’s Reef is a family comedy set in set in a fictional place called Haleakaloa where they once fought the Japanese. Not known for his comedic skills, Wayne…
Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards (John Wayne), who fought for the Confederacy, returns home to Texas and the family ranch several years after the war has ended. Nobody has any idea why Ethan is home, but he quickly finds himself…
Directed by Howard Hawks, Rio Bravo stars John Wayne as John T. Chance, sheriff of a small Texas town, Rio Bravo. He’s assigned to take custody of a murderer (Claude Akins) whose brother (John Russell), a powerful rancher, is plotting…
One of the great westerns in film history, Paramount has delivered an excellent 4K transfer.
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon is probably not one of director John Ford’s finest films, but it’s among his most beloved. The second of the unofficial “Cavalry Trilogy” between Fort Apache and Rio Grande, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon was…
Paramount has released an “Authentic Collector’s Edition” of McLintock! on Blu-ray, almost a year to the day that Olive Films delivered their acclaimed, albeit featureless edition. The film has been in the public domain for decades; Paramount’s release has been…
By 1942, America was fully entrenched in World War II. Largely known for his Westerns at the time, John Wayne lent his name and persona to the war effort in Flying Tigers. A fictionalized account of the real American pilots…
While definitely not one of John Wayne’s best films, North to Alaska is a lot of fun. A blend of comedy, romance, and Western expressions, North to Alaska had a bit of a troubled production history before its release in…
Released in 1940, Three Faces West is a lesser known entry in John Wayne’s long and varied filmography. Part The Grapes of Wrath and an anti-Nazi propaganda movie, Three Faces West is a bit of an odd duck when considering…