Every time I get in front of the camera, I think of it as an attractive man I am meeting for the first time–Capucine
John Wayne: Movie Star–Wayne Vs. Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Cary Grant
April 14, 2011 by
John Wayne stands in sharp contrast to Clark Gable and especially Robert Taylor, who were literally the creations of MGM’s publicity machine.
Gunfighter, The (1950): Henry King’s Adult Psychological Western, Starring Gregory Peck (Role Rejected by John Wayne)
October 1, 2009 by
Considered to be one of the first mature ("psychological") Westerns in the post-WWII era, Henry Koster's The Gunfighter features Gregory Peck in top form, as an aging, over the hill gunslinger, who wants to lay down his gun but may be doomed.
Movie Genres: War Films–Conventions, Values, and Myths
August 12, 2008 by
In these articles, American war films are analyzed thematically, in terms of unit-ideas that deal with basic issues: individual versus community, community versus society, stability versus change, integration versus anomie, the sacred versus the profane, and the public versus the private domain. These core ideas, stated as conceptual opposites (theses and anti-theses), have recurred in most WWII films.
Alamo, The (1960): John Wayne Directs Oscar-Nominated Historical Epic
February 23, 2007 by
The Alamo reflected John Wayne’s personal politics more than any other of his movies. He worked on the movie intermittently for 14 years, but the end result was deemed mediocre.
