Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on September 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...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 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...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on June 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...   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

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 11, 2010

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...   read more