For as long as there have been movies, there have been westerns. The picturesque scenery showcasing the Old West, the tales of good-versus-evil, damsels in distress and heroes on horseback are as American as the Old West itself. Coming to the big screen during the early part of the 20th century, just as the real cowboys were beginning to disappear from the stage, these movies helped to keep alive a spirit of rough and ready independence that has inspired generations of fans! Packed with deserts and dust-ups, ranchers and rogues, heroes and horsemanship, showdowns at noon and satisfying rides i... [Read More]
El Dorado El Dorado (1967) doesn't quite have the scope or ambition of Howard Hawks's greatest Westerns, Red River and Rio Bravo. But this relaxed picture, made near the end of Hawks's marvelous career, still shows the steady, sure hand of a master. Hawks reunites with John Wayne, playing a hired gun mixed up in a range war; Robert Mitchum is Wayne's old pal, now a sheriff in the midst of a hopeless drunken bender. James Caan, in one of his first sizable roles, plays a kid who can't shoot straight and wears a funny hat (every character in the movie makes fun of this hat). As the plot moves alo... [Read More]
This superb collection of classic British War Cinema includes 10 of the most prominent examples of British film making at its finest. Crackling with suspense and drama, these well-crafted films showcase great scripts, beautiful black and white cinematography, great dialog and some of the best actors then working in film, including Dirk Bogarde The Wind Cannot Read, Peter Finch Operation Amsterdam, Deborah Kerr The Day Will Dawn, James Mason Secret Mission, Stephen Boyd Seven Thunders, David Niven and Glynis Johns Appointment with Venus. A must-have for serious film buffs, Anglophiles and anyon... [Read More]
The New York Times bestselling biography of John Wayne: “authoritative and enormously engaging…Eyman takes you through Wayne’s life, his death, and his legend in a detailed, remarkably knowledgeable yet extremely readable way” (Peter Bogdanovich, The New York Times Book Review).John Wayne died more than thirty years ago, but he remains one of today’s five favorite movie stars. The celebrated Hollywood icon comes fully to life in this complex portrait by noted film historian and master biographer Scott Eyman. Exploring Wayne’s early life with a difficult mother and a feckless father... [Read More]
The Duke's inimitable drawl delivers a series of heartfelt, patriotic speeches over a bed of stirring music on this 1973 album, here released in its puff-your-chest-out-with-pride entirety!
05-83315 John Wayne 8 Hours The Best Of John Wayne Vol 1 & 2 includes: The Best of John Wayne Volume 1 • John Wayne: American Hero of the Movies • The Dawn Rider • Texas Terror • The Trail Beyond The Best of John Wayne Volume 2 • McLintock! • The Star Packer • The Hurricane Express Approximately 486 Minutes
The family photo abums, the classic film costumes, the telgrams and medals, from the internationally-beloved icon, The Duke! All collected here for the first time. An undisputed American icon, John Wayne is recognized the world over for his signature drawl and confident swagger; the ultimate personification of American courage and honor. This fall, John Wayne Enterprises has chosen powerHouse Books to produce the first-ever exclusively authorized photographic record of his life, both on-screen and off. John Wayne: The Legend and the Man celebrates Duke’s life and legacy through film stills ... [Read More]
THE SHOOTIST: About ten minutes into The Shootist, Doctor Hostetler (James Stewart) tells aging western gunfighter John Bernard Books (John Wayne) "You have a cancer." Knowing that his death will be painful and lingering, Books
John Wayne remains one of the most beloved icons in the history of American film. His prolific career established him as the symbol of an American West that epitomized the virtues of courage, toughness, humor
CHISUM (1970) - Wayne stars as John Chisum, a real-life cattle king determined to protect his empire against a land-grabbing developer (Forrest Tucker). Wayne's no-nonsense persona snugly fits this lively reworking of the events of
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