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John Wayne as Ethan.A few months ago, I hosted a Classic Western Films Tournament on Twitter, in which The Searchers (in a series of close contests) was crowned champion. The outpouring of passionate support for John Ford's 1956 classic inspired me to revisit a movie I hadn't seen in several de read more

DOUBLE BILL #7: Stagecoach (1939) and The Searchers (1956) On October 10, 2017October 10, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized John Ford and John Wayne. One of cinema’s greatest and most celebrated director-actor partnerships. They made dozens of films togeth read more

The Searchers Directed by John Ford Written by Frank S. Nugent from the novel by Alan Le May 1956/USA Warner Bros./C.V. Whitney Pictures Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #318 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die   Ethan: That’ll be the day. My husband said “It’s that sad read more

John Ford Monument Valley Sister Celluloid presents the “…And Scene!” Blogathon running June 25 - 28.  Click here for the memorable scenes that continually fascinate these movie bloggers. The scene that deeply touches me with every viewing is from John Ford's 1956 ma read more

John Ford is never trying to be discreet with The Searchers, he’s just not willing to talk down to the audience. In the first ten minutes of the film, he and screenwriter Frank S. Nugent quickly establish John Wayne’s character and his relationship with his family. Ford, Nugent, Wayne a read more

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #007 on the list, John Ford‘s The Searchers. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll be read more

Continuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #007 on the list, John Ford‘s The Searchers. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what I’ll be read more

THE SEARCHERS, directed by John Ford, happens to be one of my favorite films of all time. So I was certainly interested in reading the book THE SEARCHERS--The Making of an American Legend, written by Glenn Frankel. This is more than the usual "making of" volume--it is really two different books in&n read more

THE SEARCHERS, directed by John Ford, happens to be one of my favorite films of all time. So I was certainly interested in reading the book THE SEARCHERS--The Making of an American Legend, written by Glenn Frankel. This is more than the usual "making of" volume--it is really two different books in&n read more

The darkest and most iconic of John Ford's Westerns, The Searchers (1956) also presents cowboy legend John Wayne in one of his most psychologically complex roles as a man whose attitudes and decisions clearly place him on the losing side of history. Ford offers all of the elements that serve as his read more

The darkest and most iconic of John Ford's Westerns, The Searchers (1956) also presents cowboy legend John Wayne in one of his most psychologically complex roles as a man whose attitudes and decisions clearly place him on the losing side of history. Ford offers all of the elements that serve as his read more

The darkest and most iconic of John Ford's Westerns, The Searchers (1956) also presents cowboy legend John Wayne in one of his most psychologically complex roles as a man whose attitudes and decisions clearly place him on the losing side of history. Ford offers all of the elements that serve as his read more

One of John Wayne and John Ford’s best westerns respectively, The Searchers follows an ex-Confederate soldier (Wayne) as he looks for his niece Debbie, who was taken by Indians when they killed her parents. Now Wayne and a young man played by Jefferey Hunter must look for her and bring Debbie read more

One of John Wayne and John Ford’s best westerns respectively, The Searchers follows an ex-Confederate soldier (Wayne) as he looks for his niece Debbie, who was taken by Indians when they killed her parents. Now Wayne and a young man played by Jefferey Hunter must look for her and bring Debbie read more

The Searchers stands as not only one of the greatest Westerns in cinema history, but as one of the greatest films in cinema history. Everyone loves John Wayne, and, more than that, people love a good Western. Not only is The Searchers an amazing Western film, but it features the famous Wayne and Je read more

And that’s saying a lot. Oh, and yes, I will be covering the movie, which is number 7 on the Sight and Sound Top 250 list in an upcoming Top 250 Tuesday entry before too long. And just for good measure, for those of you unfamiliar with the movie, here’s the trailer: Related read more

And that’s saying a lot. Oh, and yes, I will be covering the movie, which is number 7 on the Sight and Sound Top 250 list in an upcoming Top 250 Tuesday entry before too long. And just for good measure, for those of you unfamiliar with the movie, here’s the trailer: read more

Holy Moly Discovery: The Searchers (1956) The glorious red, white, and blue colour scheme that is present throughout the film. Holy moly folks. HOLY MOLY! If you've read my previous post detailing my new admiration for the western movie genre, you'll know that I asked you, my readers, to r read more

On Friday, the IFC Center in New York City kicked off a week-long festival of road movies selected by Walter Salles, director of the upcoming adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s ON THE ROAD. I saw three of the iconic films presented this weekend: John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS (1956); Michelangelo read more

John Ford’s The Searchers is the classic western.  It has everything a western needs and more.  It’s set in the old west, under a beautiful blue sky and amazing red rock formations in the distance.  There are plenty of cowboys riding around, indians they can justify shooting, fights to get into, read more