Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Sep 14, 2015
Lauren Bacall
(1924 - 2014)
The Lauren Bacall blogathon is hosted by The Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and runs from September 14 - 16. Here is the spot you want to be for all the contributions.
Lauren Bacall became a movie star at the age of 19 in her first film role in Howard read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 30, 2014
In his last film performance, John Wayne stars alongside Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, and James Stewart in this tale about a notorious old gunfighter, who comes to stay in a small western town. J.B. Brooks gets a medical diagnosis from an old friend, and the doctor confirms that he is slowly dying fro read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 30, 2014
In his last film performance, John Wayne stars alongside Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, and James Stewart in this tale about a notorious old gunfighter, who comes to stay in a small western town. J.B. Books gets a medical diagnosis from an old friend, and the doctor confirms that he is slowly dying from read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012
Don
Siegel’s Western, The Shootist
(1976), is best known today as John Wayne’s last film, the swan song of the
genre’s most iconic star. Given its subject matter, no picture could be more
appropriate for an actor’s final bow, but The
Shootist also serves as an elegy for the W read more
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012
Don
Siegel’s Western, The Shootist
(1976), is best known today as John Wayne’s last film, the swan song of the
genre’s most iconic star. Given its subject matter, no picture could be more
appropriate for an actor’s final bow, but The
Shootist also serves as an elegy for the W read more
The Shootist (Don Siegel, 1976)
John Wayne in one of his most nostalgic Westerns impersonating a dying shootist of reknown. This is a very sentimental plot that not only give hommage to John Wayne's career but also to the classic Westerns of American Cinema. Few people know that Wayne was a hater o read more
