Blu-ray Review: Three Faces West
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 the actor’s body of work. While it holds some historical curiosity, only the biggest of […]
Blu-ray Review: Hondo
In a career that spanned five decades and roughly 142 films, John Wayne became one of the biggest stars of the silver screen. Released in 1953, Hondo is probably Wayne’s most beloved film not directed by John Ford or Howard Hawks. Instead, John Farrow (Wake Island) was at the helm. To Farrow’s credit, while he […]
Hondo Coming to Blu-ray June 5th
As Paramount continues its centennial celebration, the studio has announced the June 5th Blu-ray release of Hondo. The classic western stars John Wayne (True Grit) as the title character, a cavalry despatch rider who becomes the unwitting protector to a family living in dangerous Apache territory. Directed by John Farrow (Wake Island) the film also […]
Blu-ray Review: True Grit
Paramount Pictures | 1969 | 127 mins. | G Sixty-two year-old John Wayne’s Best Actor Oscar in 1969, for True Grit has generally been considered as a belated, long-overdue ‘career’ Oscar award or ‘sentimental favorite’ award. That reasoning is hard to argue with—long a box office superstar, True Grit was Wayne’s 139th film, and only […]
Blu-ray Review: The Green Berets
Warner Bros. | 1968 | 141 mins. | Rated G A steadfast supporter of the war in Vietnam, John Wayne sought, and received, the support of the Johnson Administration for the making of 1968’s The Green Berets. Wayne had spent time in Vietnam entertaining the troops there, and made the film as a tribute to […]