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THE BULLETIN • APRIL 22 - 28, 2021
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“Frank of Ireland”
“Moment of Truth”
“Movie: Arrival”
“Movie: Without Remorse”
Brian and Domhnall Gleeson and
Michael Moloney are the creative
forces behind this irreverent comedy
series that follows the adventures of
Frank (Brian Gleeson), a 32-year-old
living with his mother in suburban
Dublin, as he tries to grow up, put
his life on track and get the things in
life he feels he deserves. Domhnall,
Pom Boyd and Sarah Greene also star.
(ORIGINAL)
This five-part docuseries revisits the
murder case of James Jordan, father
of NBA great Michael, and delves
into the history of racial injustice in
Robeson County, N.C., where two
teens were convicted of the crime.
One of the men has maintained his
innocence for 25 years and his lawyer
has filed an appeal to present new
evidence that would exonerate his
client. (ORIGINAL)
Director Denis Villeneuve’s superb
2016 sci-fi drama about a linguist
(Amy Adams) who works with the
military to communicate with aliens
after a dozen mysterious spacecraft
appear around the world received
multiple Oscar nominations, including
best picture, but only one win, for
sound editing. Jeremy Renner, Forest
Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg are
also in the talented cast.
From Clancy’s Jack Ryan universe
comes this suspense movie that stars
Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther”)
as a Navy SEAL who uncovers an
international conspiracy while seeking
justice for the murder of his pregnant
wife. Stefano Sollima (“Sicario: Day
of the Soldado,” “Suburra”) directs a
cast that also includes Jamie Bell, Jodie
Turner-Smith, Guy Pearce and Cam
Gigandet. (ORIGINAL)
BY JAY BOBBIN
“The Long Voyage Home”
“Red River”
“Flying Leathernecks”
BEST JOHN WAYNE MOVIES
“Stagecoach” (1939) An early
entry in the many collaborations of
Wayne and director John Ford made
the actor a star.
“The Long Voyage Home”
(1940) Wayne reunited with John Ford
to bring Eugene O’Neill’s play about a
freighter crew’s challenges to the screen.
“They Were Expendable” (1945)
John Ford and star Robert Montgomery,
who played a Navy superior along with
Wayne, shared directing duties here.
“Fort Apache” (1948) Another
of the great John Ford Westerns, this
launched his so-called “cavalry trilogy,”
with a near-adult Shirley Temple notable
in a cast of such Ford regulars as
Wayne and Henry Fonda.
“Red River” (1948) A rancher and
his adopted son (Wayne, Montgomery
Clift) clash over the execution of a cattle
drive in director Howard Hawks’ genre
great.
“She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”
(1949) “Cavalry trilogy” entry No.
2 also featured Wayne and stunning
cinematography (by Winton Hoch)
inspired by the works of artist Frederic
Remington.
“Sands of Iwo Jima” (1949) One
of Wayne’s best-known roles sees him
playing a relentlessly tough leader of
U.S. Marines.
“Flying Leathernecks” (1951)
Wayne took to the skies again in director
Nicholas Ray’s Guadalcanal saga.
“The Quiet Man” (1952) Director
John Ford’s spirited St. Patrick’s Day
television staple boasts the wonderful-
looking combination of Wayne,
Maureen O’Hara and Ireland.
“Hondo” (1953) Still shown
occasionally in its original 3-D, this
Western stars Wayne as an Army
man defending a woman and her son
(Geraldine Page, Lee Aaker) against
Apaches.
“The High and the Mighty”
(1954) Wayne also produced this
largely aerial drama, in which he plays
the troubled co-pilot of a passenger
plane that develops trouble while in
flight.
“The Searchers” (1956) One
of the most beautifully filmed of all
Westerns, John Ford’s masterpiece
teams him again with Wayne, playing a
Civil War veteran seeking his abducted
niece (Natalie Wood).
“Rio Bravo” (1959) A sheriff
(Wayne) and a drunken deputy (Dean
Martin) lead the effort against those
wanting to spring a rancher’s arrested
brother in another Howard Hawks-
directed genre staple.
“The Alamo” (1960) Wayne sank
plenty of money and effort into this re-
creation of the legendary battle, serving
as producer and director as well as
playing Davy Crockett.
“Hatari!” (1962) Exciting footage of
wild-animal pursuits in Africa keeps this
Howard Hawks-directed Wayne vehicle
moving, despite a length approaching
three hours.
“Donovan’s Reef” (1963) The last
of the many films John Ford made
with Wayne is a boisterous, French
Polynesia-set comedy that folds in a
number of social issues.
“McLintock!” (1963) Wayne and
Maureen O’Hara reunite for boisterous
fun in this Western-themed romantic
comedy.
“The Sons of Katie Elder”
(1965) Wayne, Dean Martin, Earl
Holliman and Michael Anderson Jr. are
the Western “sons” who set out to right
wrongs done to their family.
“True Grit” (1969) Wayne’s Oscar-
honored portrayal of eyepatched
lawman Rooster Cogburn is enough to
give this tale a place among bona fide
Western classics.
“The Cowboys” (1972) As a
rancher who has to rely on youngsters
to stage a cattle drive, Wayne puts
affecting spins on his usual image.
“The Shootist” (1976) The final
film Wayne made echoed his own
circumstances at the time, as he played
a gunslinger coming to terms with his
mortality.