They Were Expendable News

Two film events in the area on Monday honor of the 58th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day.

Until roughly three years ago, I'd only seen three Robert Montgomery movies: MR.

Big Hollywood is doing a series on conservative movies. It promises to be a real treat.

On the heels of its successful summer showings of films related to the World War II home front, the SS Red Oak Victory is launching a new series screening John Wayne films from the war era the last three Thursdays of October.

History buffs and military film lovers alike applaud the announcement of the Cultural Film Series' third feature film, "They Were Expendable," in this semester's series entitled "Hidden Treasures." "They Were Expendable" was filmed in 1945 at the end of World War II and set the precedent for today's war films.

FUGITIVE LOVERS reunites Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans, the stars of LOVERS COURAGEOUS , as a pair of runaways who meet and fall in love on a bus.

THERE'S NO rule that states that the director of a war film must have battle experience, no more than the director of a horror film must be an axe-wielding maniac.

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.

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.

It was a good weekend for yardwork, but eventually the grass was mowed, the tomatoes were finally planted, the back gave out and it was time to sprawl on the couch.

A shoebox of letters from American servicemen in the second world war to the actor reminds us of the magic that the movies used to wield All-American girl next door ... Donna Reed.

Marion Morrison was the son of an Iowa pharmacist; he acquired the nickname "Duke" during his youth and billed himself as Duke Morrison for one of his early films.

Donna Reed was an inspirational symbol in many ways. The New York Times has a lovely story this morning -- timed to Memorial Day -- about Reed's importance to soldiers during World War II.

Several months ago, the Harris Poll released its annual list of our ten most popular movie stars.