Sands of Iwo Jima News

We may have come a long way from "go get 'em, boys" war films, with John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima as tough-guy Sergeant Stryker, the rules tattooed on his back.

Hear the phrase "World War II film'' and a certain stereotypical picture often comes to mind.

The question arose on a ride back from a game in Winston-Salem a couple of years ago.

If American Movie Classics is going to show John Wayne movies, I wish they would leave 'Rio Bravo' off the list.

If American Movie Classics is going to show John Wayne movies, I wish they would leave 'Rio Bravo' off the list.

IN THE SERGEANT'S OFFICE at the Livermore police building hangs a formal portrait of a sergeant, about 50, dressed in his "Class A" uniform, who vaguely resembles John Wayne.

Stars Luke Perry, Lou Diamond Phillips Star join Wayne to discuss why westerns endure July 2, 2009 - Thirty years after John Wayne - the face the of the American Western - rode off into the sunset for the last time, his grandson, Brendan Wayne, dusts off his grandfather's cowboy hat for a role in 'Angel and the Badman,' a remake of 'The Duke's' ...

Turner Classic Movies this week unveiled its list of 15 of what is says are some of the most overlooked classic Hollywood directors.

Actor. Born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907, in Winterset, Iowa. One of the most popular film actors of the twentieth century, John Wayne remains a popular American icon to this day.

The Vergennes Opera House will screen the classic World War II drama "Sands of Iwo Jima" on May 22 at 7:30 as part of its Friday Night Flicks movie series.