John Wayne

Led by a John Wayne-channeling Dennis Quaid as the suitably macho-named Gen. Hawk, the GI Joes include a representative cross sample of wisecracking heroic ... Good Guys Meet Bad Guys; Cue ExplosionsNew York Times GI Joe: The Rise of CobraDVD Talk Tampabay.com -Newsday -Big Hollywood

We think, John Wayne is that guy. That's Mr. America, whether he was kicking Japanese butt or Nazi butt or in one of John Ford's Westerns, ... Spike Lee is doing the right thing National Post Review: 'Miracle at St. Anna' Los Angeles Times San Jose Mercury News - USA Today

By travelagentbusiness1909 I cannot think of another actor I would pay to see act than John Wayne, the performance is well worth the price of a ticket. John Wayne performance in Hondo (Full Screen) is no exception, the way John Wayne and Geraldine Page work ...

The John Wayne Centennial reminded people of better movies that involved storyline, character development and impressive visuals. One free screening of "The Searchers" easily outclassed "Shrek the Third," "Spider-Man 3" and "Pirates of ...

New DVD releases include 'Pirates of the Caribbean'  PA - John Ford is best-remembered as the man behind such John Wayne classics as "The Searchers," "The Quiet Man" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," yet this ...

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By Ian Woolstencroft Wayne looks like he’s having a good time and with much of the film shot on location in Hawaii, it’s no wonder. From an acting point of view he seems uninterested but this isn’t a film about character it about making a political statement. Big Jim McLain makes Wayne’s The Alamo and The Green Bere...

By Ian Woolstencroft The misjudged True Grit sequel, Rooster Cogburn (1975) followed before Wayne’s final film, The Shootist (1976). Let’s take a closer look at that film and the other high points of the decade. Big Jake (1971) The Cowboys (1972) The Shootist (1976)

By Ian Woolstencroft

By Ian Woolstencroft The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) The ‘60s was Wayne’s decade for making fun films, even when not out-and-out comedies like McLintock! his westerns, with the exception of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, had a easy going sense of fun that is hard not to like. True Grit (1969)

By El Bicho This year we celebrate one hundred years of John Wayne, his life and his work. He is one of cinema’s greatest heroes and an American icon. In True Grit we get to see him shine in the role that won him an Oscar for his portrayal of Rooster Cogburn.

By Ian Woolstencroft Blending elements of True Grit and The African Queen must have seemed like a good idea at the time but it inevitably draws comparisons with those superior films. Wayne was almost always at his best with a strong director behind the camera - John Ford and Howard Hawks are, between them, respo...

By Ian Woolstencroft This follow-up to True Grit sees Wayne reprising his Oscar-winning role as Marshal Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn six years after that western classic. The pairing of John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn should have been a recipe for cinema gold, but thanks to a less than original story and some o...