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The romantic John Wayne
It’s hard to think of John Wayne and romance at the same time. The image of one and the image of the other don’t rest well side by side; one seems to negate the other.
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Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Directed by Henry Koster Yesterday I wrote up my assessment of Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) but it wasn’t till today as I was going over it that I realized what, for me, was the most significant aspect of the … Read more
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Thinking about dialogue
It occurs to me that with a number of current movies, and I’m particularly thinking of action movies and romantic comedies (odd combination), there is often a dialogue problem. The problem is more or less that it is absent. I … Read more
Posted in Movies, Romance
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The Rare Breed (1966)
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen The Rare Breed is one of those many older movies that has become a series of contradictions: it’s good and it’s bad, it’s timeless and it’s dated, it’s memorable and it’s forgettable. I suppose that … Read more
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McLintock! (1963)
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen I watched McLintock! (1963) last night. It’s not the greatest movie in the John Wayne canon, but you know, I’ve always liked it. From what I’ve seen online, it doesn’t rate that high with many … Read more
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McLintock! – Wayne and O’Hara at odds
I watched McLintock! (1963) last night. It’s not the greatest movie in the John Wayne canon, but you know, I’ve always liked it. From what I’ve seen online, it doesn’t rate that high with many people, but then it’s not … Read more
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