Mal, good to see you! I was just wondering where the hell you were.Try 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'. My personal John Wayne fave and it stars Jimmy Stewart as well.
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Mal, good to see you! I was just wondering where the hell you were.Try 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'. My personal John Wayne fave and it stars Jimmy Stewart as well.
....you must remember he was a product of the times....no excusing the incorrectness, but his generation held to those beliefs-and, other icons felt the same, their views just never became public record...
...not many people know, but Scatman had the Shining in that flick as well.....Got The Shootist on right now. Duke, Lauren Bacall, Jimmy Stewart, Scatman Cruthers, Ronny Howard, directed by Don Siegel. You don't like this one, fine--don't hang out with me.
Howdy Danie, I've been away dealing with some stuff and various other things, which could be referred to as stuff as well. Glad to be back and I'll have a lot of reading to do to catch up. I would relish the chance to ketchup. All the best, mal.Mal, good to see you! I was just wondering where the hell you were.
I discovered that movie while looking for something on TV to deaden the pain of ironing. Fell in love with it in the first 10 minutes.The Cowboys.
Yeah, stagecoach is great but it is 1939. I love the actor that plays the gambler (is it John Carradine? or Thomas Mitchell? i mix their parts up in my head. Too long since i saw it. It is possible that wayne picked up some advice from Wyatt Earp in the 20-ties. It is known that Earp was around as advisor in the studios in these years, both at John Ford movies and Raoul Walsh movies. Earp became friend with Tom Mix, big silent western star who helped carry his coffin when Earp died in 1929. Wayne was a small bit actor in short movies in these days but he was there.Kurben was the one who nailed it:
if you're going to see a John Wayne movie, let it be Stagecoach. He's young and handsome in it, but he's not the focal point - it's an ensemble cast, and it's a well-made cinematic miracle that was astonishing for its time (1929). It's really well-done, given how young Hollywood was and what kind of cinematic tricks they had at their disposal (none). Forget whether he was a racist; he is an icon and there's a reason for it. IMO, he was truly himself when he filmed Stagecoach, with none of the false bravado that he used in other films.
Kurben was the one who nailed it:
if you're going to see a John Wayne movie, let it be Stagecoach. He's young and handsome in it, but he's not the focal point - it's an ensemble cast, and it's a well-made cinematic miracle that was astonishing for its time (1929). It's really well-done, given how young Hollywood was and what kind of cinematic tricks they had at their disposal (none). Forget whether he was a racist; he is an icon and there's a reason for it. IMO, he was truly himself when he filmed Stagecoach, with none of the false bravado that he used in other films.
I totally agree. I just separate the personal from the job. Just because I enjoy their movies or books, doesn't mean that I'm in bed with the enemy.You know if i like an artists work, be it actor, author, singer or whatever, i'm gonna watch or read it as long as i like it. To not read an author or watch an actor just because you dont agree with his views on whatever would mean there where quite a lot of actors and authors that we never could enjoy. To do that seems a very strange path to take for me. I always separate a persons personal opinions from what we see on the screen and/or in books. You can separate yourself from one while watching/reading the other. In Waynes case his movies, with the exception for The Green Berets which he directed himself, are not very political and if they are it is the directors politics, not Waynes. I do think he directed Alamo also (Wayne plays Davy Crockett) but that is more a movie to honor the heroes of Alamo against the wicked and rather kliche mexicans.
You know if i like an artists work, be it actor, author, singer or whatever, i'm gonna watch or read it as long as i like it. To not read an author or watch an actor just because you dont agree with his views on whatever would mean there where quite a lot of actors and authors that we never could enjoy. To do that seems a very strange path to take for me. I always separate a persons personal opinions from what we see on the screen and/or in books. You can separate yourself from one while watching/reading the other. In Waynes case his movies, with the exception for The Green Berets which he directed himself, are not very political and if they are it is the directors politics, not Waynes. I do think he directed Alamo also (Wayne plays Davy Crockett) but that is more a movie to honor the heroes of Alamo against the wicked and rather kliche mexicans.
I didn't really care for Brannigan much. The Duke seemed tired, and there wasn't much gusto. It just seemed anemic, like a television movie that somehow got a theatrical release.I've got Brannigan on dvd.
I agree.. I prefer his last movies, the Cowboys, and The Shootist, it almost seemed like he was saying goodbye to the public in those movies..I didn't really care for Brannigan much. The Duke seemed tired, and there wasn't much gusto. It just seemed anemic, like a television movie that somehow got a theatrical release.