John Wayne

COEN BROTHERS REMAKING JOHN WAYNE OSCAR-WINNER "TRUE GRIT"

source: cinemaretro.com

The Coen Brothers are about to put up their Dukes by remaking John Wayne's 1969 Oscar winner. Oscar winners Joel and Ethan Coen are remaking the 1969 Western classic True Grit. John Wayne won an Oscar for playing the drunken, rascally Marshall Rooster Cogburn, who reluctantly assists a you...

Published Tue, Oct 27

Natural Born Gunslinger - Tommy Lee Jones' Trips to the Wild West

source: blogs.amctv.com

Now, is this one really a Western? It certainly feels like one. Jones plays Sheriff Ed Bell, an old hat who finds himself completely out of his element when faced with a new, vicious breed of killers. Tones of The Wild Bunch abound, and as far as mythic Western landscapes go, No Country for Old M...

Published Fri, Oct 2

'POV' offers four short films worth watching

source: SouthCoastToday.com

A daylong salute to John Wayne movies includes the 1969 Western "True Grit" (10:15 pm, Eastern, TCM), providing the Duke's Oscar-winning role. ... and more »

Published Mon, Aug 17

Golden year

source: The Free Lance-Star

In February, John Wayne staked his claim to iconic cowboy status as the Ringo Kid in John Ford's classic Western "Stagecoach." And just four months after ...

Published Sun, Aug 16

Special screenings: Salt Lake City Film Festival, 'The Searchers ...

source: Salt Lake Tribune

The Searchers," John Ford's 1956 Western (filmed in Utah's Monument Valley) starring John Wayne as a returning Civil War veteran facing his own racism when ...

Published Fri, Aug 14

Critic lists his Top 10 all-time Hollywood stars

source: Poughkeepsie Journal

John Wayne: Embodies the Western, a larger-than-life movie cowboy. Check out "The Searchers" and "The Shootist" (his last film) for his best work, ...

Published Wed, Jul 29

It's a Wonderful (Outlaw) Life - The Best James Stewart Westerns

source: blogs.amctv.com

While some pin these dark undercurrent on Stewart's combat experiences during World War II, what's more obvious is that the Western has always treated actors well who seem to be nursing an unspoken wound: Just ask John Wayne. For those looking for a place to start, here's five of the actor'...

Published Fri, Jul 10

TV4U.Com Adds Six Classic Series to its TVS Western.Com IPTV Channel - The Open Press

source: press release

The Open Press (press release) Com channel is one of our most popular and our Western fans are always looking for another series they can rediscover from their youth." Also on TV4U.Com is a Western Movie series, a John Wayne Mobie series, as well as a Spaghetti Western movie series. ...

Published Tue, Jun 16