Newt's John Wayne Site Newsletter

Howdy Pilgrims,

• CLICK HERE for a list of films starring John Wayne on TV showing in the near future. This site is set for my area listings, click the link next to "Local listings for:" (just to the right of the date) and enter your zip code and TV provider for listings in your area.
  

• This month there are three John Wayne movies showing on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Reunion in France (1942) with Joan Crawford. Wings of Eagles (1957) with Maureen O'Hara. The third one is an oddity and is not shown often, I Married a Woman (1958). This film has only a little John Wayne, he appears in a fake film that Diana Dors takes her husband George Gobel to see her idol of a man. John Wayne also appears as himself in the end of the film.
  

• This month is John Wayne Days at Eagar, AZ June 5 and 6. If I find out any further information I will pass it along.
  

• On June 2, 2015 Warners will release John Wayne Westerns Film Collection on Blu-Ray. There five films in this collection, two of these have not been released on Blu-Ray until now. These two films are The Train Robbers and Cahill, U.S. Marshal. These films can all be purchased individually at the John Wayne Store Blu-Ray page. You might want to check out non-John Wayne releases on blu-ray on the Others Blu-Ray Page of the John Wayne Store. Considering the Blu-Ray conversation, take the latest poll: BLU-RAY OR NOT! at the Newt's John Wayne Site Polls page.
  

• On May 5, 2015 Media Lab Books and John Wayne Enterprises released The John Wayne Way to Grill, a new cookbook containing more than 200-pages of Duke's favorite meals, from Tex-Mex classics to the best of Western barbecue and everything in between. More than just a collection of recipes, this deluxe publication is chock-full of never-before-seen photos of the actor, along with personal anecdotes and heartwarming stories shared by his son Ethan.
  

• Warner Home Video with cooperation from Paramount released the John Wayne Epic Collection. This collection includes 40 John Wayne films on 38 discs, 20 page lay flat book, 17 artifacts of special John Wayne memorabilia with script pages/covers, correspondence, and many other special features. This release will be in the DVD format only. This collection would be a massive John Wayne fix for that avid Duke fan or beginning fan collection.
  

• I hope you will visit the John Wayne Store and check out all of the interesting items that we offer. Scroll down the main store page for many specials that are of interest to John Wayne fans and classic movie fans as well. The store has been updated and lots of new items have been added. Check out the DVDs On Demand page for items I produce that may be of interest to some of you. If you are not shopping at the John Wayne Store soon, you're burnin' daylight!
• Here are some interesting links to pages of interest around the Internet.
  

  Over the past 30 years more than one million visitors have journeyed to historic Madison County to tour the modest four-room home where motion picture icon John Wayne was born on May 26, 1907. Guests have included President Ronald Reagan, movie legend Maureen O�Hara, Wayne�s widow and all of his children and fans from all 50 states and 40 foreign countries. And, as testament to the star�s enduring popularity, they keep on coming. To provide a more meaningful visitor experience, the Birthplace organization has announced the May 23 grand opening of the John Wayne Birthplace Museum, a brand-new 6,100 square-foot facility which will offer an astounding collection of memorabilia from the film legend�s life and motion picture career. The only museum in the world dedicated to John Wayne, it will feature the largest diversified exhibit of John Wayne artifacts in existence, including original movie posters, film wardrobe, scripts, letters, artwork and sculpture, one of his customized automobiles and, of course, a movie theater. Visit the John Wayne Birthplace website for more information about this event.
  

  Associated Press online item about the opening of the John Wayne Museum. Iowa Public Radio Online article John Wayne Birthplace Museum Grand Opening with audio interview links.
  

  A review of the book Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond by Scott Allen Nollen. It is also available in the John Wayne Store.
  

  A good article from www.jwayne.com is Why John Wayne Endures.
  

  Check out John Wayne Movies on www.ultimatemovierankings.com a good place to check out your favorite John Wayne film by rankings such yearly film rank, box receipt, critic/audience ratings, etc. This site ranks 82 John Wayne films in 6 different categories.

Later Pilgrim,
Paul Newton