The Searchers (1956) (1 Viewer)

[Tino]

Reminder.

The Searchers is screening tonight in 35mm at the Loews Jersey in Journal Square Jersey City. 8 pm.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Reminder.

The Searchers is screening tonight in 35mm at the Loews Jersey in Journal Square Jersey City. 8 pm.

Have fun!!

 

[Tino]

 

[Tino]

 

[Tino]

Great night. Seeing The Searchers the way it was meant to be seen....on a giant screen. It was tremendous. As sure as the turnin of the Earth.

 

[dpippel]

Jealous!

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

Welcome Rich. And Doug is just teasing I'm sure as his winky will attest to.

What is Doug doing with his winky? I thought this was a family friendly site...

 

[Johnny Angell]

I found the following quotes from IMDB interesting:

Beulah Archuletta (Look) was found crying in one of the tipis by John Wayne in between shooting scenes. When Wayne asked her why she was crying, she responded that she was going to miss her son's wedding because she was filming her scenes at the time. John Wayne stopped production of the film for a few days, and flew her to California so that she could attend the wedding.

I like to think this is true. Would they really have stopped production. More likely they worked around her absence.

Jean-Luc Godard said that no matter how much he despised John Wayne's right-wing political beliefs, every time that he saw Wayne taking up Little Debbie in his arms at the end of the film, he forgave him for everything.

I included this not to bring in politics, but to illustrate the power of an artistic performance. While I don't agree with the Duke's beliefs, there's no way I'm going to deny myself enjoying his work.

 

[Dee Zee]

I would highly recommend the book The Searchers by Glenn Frankel. A great read about the real history of the Comanche and Texans and then about the making of the film. Reading it again for the second time.

 

[Tino]

I would highly recommend the book The Searchers by Glenn Frankel. A great read about the real history of the Comanche and Texans and then about the making of the film. Reading it again for the second time.

I bought the book shortly after seeing the film for the first time but never got around to reading it. I’ll have to remedy that.

 

[willyTass]

I wonder if today’s scanners and software could improve the already beautiful Blu ray

 

[Tino]

I’ve watched a lot of classic westerns since watching The Searchers and it still holds the number one spot for me. Would love to see this remastered and released in 4K.

 

[dpippel]

I’ve watched a lot of classic westerns since watching The Searchers and it still holds the number one spot for me. Would love to see this remastered and released in 4K.

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I'm with you Tino! I think this is both John Wayne's and John Ford's best film. I'd love to see The Searchers get the loving care it needs for a beautiful 4K release.

 

[Tino]

I'm with you Tino! I think this is both John Wayne's and John Ford's best film. I'd love to see The Searchers get the loving care it needs for a beautiful 4K release.

Absolutely Doug. Both Ford and Wayne are at the top of their craft in this seminal classic.

 

[Johnny Angell]

I'm with you Tino! I think this is both John Wayne's and John Ford's best film. I'd love to see The Searchers get the loving care it needs for a beautiful 4K release.

John Wayne, the star, is not in The Searchers. Instead we get a fully formed character portrayed by an actor giving, IMO, his finest performance.

 

[Robert Crawford]

John Wayne, the star, is not in The Searchers. Instead we get a fully formed character portrayed by an actor giving, IMO, his finest performance.

The Duke was a much better actor than he was given credit for. I watched "3 Godfathers" on Christmas Eve night and he gave an excellent acting performance in that film with a range of emotions in the movie.

 

[Tino]

Absolutely. I think the Duke is a terrific actor. Never got the criticism. He is by far in my opinion the best “Western ” actor ever. He has so much macho charisma no one comes close.

 

[Robert Crawford]

As I've stated beforehand, "The Searchers" is my all-time favorite movie. I've probably watched it more times than any other movie in my lifetime. Though, "3 Godfathers" comes close to the number of views as I watch that particular movie every Christmas season.

 

[Angelo Colombus]

TCM is showing She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and it's one of my favorite John Ford films

 

[Robert Crawford]

TCM is showing She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and it's one of my favorite John Ford films

It's my least favorite of Ford/Wayne "Cavalry Trilogy' movies. It's a good movie, but, I enjoy "Fort Apache" and "Rio Grande" more with their black and white cinematography.