To see a complete list of all movie polls, click here
Read more →John Wayne
This Week In Film History, 03.04.12
March 10, 1910: D.W. Griffith launches the Hollywood film industry with In Old California, the first film to be made in the new municipality. March 5, 1919: Pioneering black producer/director Oscar Micheaux releases his first film, The Homesteader. March 5,…
Read more →The Longest Day (1962): Movie Review
Guest blogger Nathanel Hood writes: In hindsight, it’s a little unfair that The Longest Day was destined to be released in 1962, the same year as David Lean’sLawrence of Arabia. As a result, The Longest Day will always be overshadowed by…
Read more →Angel and the Badman: Classic Movie review
Angel and the Badman (1947) is one of my very favorite John Wayne movies, one which I revisit on a regular basis. The movie is a simple tale about gunslinger Quirt Evans (Wayne) who is wounded and nursed back to health…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 08.07.11
August 9, 1930: The Fleischer Studio’s Betty Boop sashays onto the screen (as a dog!) in the cartoon short Dizzy Dishes. August 10, 1950: Director Billy Wilder is accused of biting the hand that feeds him with his darkly funny…
Read more →Fort Apache (1948): Classic Movie Review
Movie Review of the 1948 classic Fort Apache: Director: John Ford Writers: Frank S. Nugent, James Warner Bellah Photography: Archie Stout, William H. Clothier Editor: Jack Murray Cast: John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, John Agar, Ward Bond, Pedro Armendáriz,…
Read more →This Week In Film History, 04.03.11
April 7, 1927: Upon the centenary of the military leader’s death, director Abel Gance releases an epic achievement, the landmark Napoleon. April 4, 1958: Cheryl Crane, 14-year-old daughter of Lana Turner, fatally stabs her mother’s lover, tough guy gangster Johnny…
Read more →Movie Poll: Which John Ford/John Wayne Film Is Your Favorite?
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962): Movie Review
Alright, in the interest of full disclosure, yours truly has seen bits and pieces of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance before. It was a film that “we” often used to run on the overhead screens behind us at the…
Read more →