John Wayne Archives - DVD Review & High Definition

“The Train Robbers” comes to Blu-Ray for the first time in June

March 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

Warner Brothers Home Entertainment has added the John Wayne Western The Train Robbers to its release line-up, scheduling the 1972 film for a first-time Blu-Ray release in June. Three Civil War veterans team up with a train robber’s widow to recover [...]

Sands of Iwo Jima / Woman They Almost Lynched

January 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Allan Dwan started directing movies in 1911 and continued until 1961, racking up somewhere around 400 credits in fifty years. Yet today he’s more or less forgotten, in spite of efforts by disciples like Peter Bogdanovich and film scholar Frederic [...]

The Cowboys

July 6, 2007 // 0 Comments

I'll just start off by mentioning I had never had the opportunity to see Mark Rydell's film "The Cowboys" until recently, and I'm glad I waited, I am thrilled to be able to witness it for the very first time on HD-DVD! Released in [...]

Rio Bravo

June 11, 2007 // 0 Comments

Understandably, Westerns are sadly still somewhat of a rare commodity on the fledgling high definition formats and as such every entry is truly welcome. As part of the celebration of John Wayne's 100th Birthday, Warner Home Video has prepared a high [...]

Rio Bravo

June 11, 2007 // 0 Comments

The Searchers

September 1, 2006 // 0 Comments

Right now, a good many DVD and home theater enthusiasts are conflicted over jumping to either of the new HD formats. Even if there was unity in the delivery method, many collectors have spent considerable sums to build up entire libraries on DVD, only to [...]

The High And The Mighty

July 19, 2005 // 0 Comments

John Wayne’s critically acclaimed action drama ’The High And The Mighty’ is finally on DVD, courtesy of Paramount Home Entertainment, and as a Special Edition no less. The film, nominated for six Academy Awards and winner of one, tells the story of [...]

Hatari!

July 27, 2001 // 0 Comments

Over his forty-four year career as a director, Howard Hawks tried his hand at just about every conceivable film genre including musicals ("Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"), gangster films ("Scarface"), and Westerns ("Rio Bravo"). [...]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

June 19, 2001 // 0 Comments

’The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ is a classic Western from one of the masters of the genre, John Ford. Starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Lee Marvin and Vera Miles, this has certainly been a star-studded vehicle for its time, and the result is as [...]

Rio Bravo

May 21, 2001 // 0 Comments

Westerns are sadly still somewhat of a rare commodity on DVD. Although a number of films have been released, compared to other genres, Westerns still dwell a living on the sidelines. Fortunately things seem to be changing a bit and apart form some [...]