John Wayne 100th Anniversary Celebration

In recognition of the Duke's birthday on May 26, 1907, we've just opened our John Wayne DVD Store. There you'll find all the newest DVDs, exclusive articles, a video reminiscence by the cast of The Cowboys, rare photos from the Wayne family scrapbook, and more. Don't miss it, pardner.

›John Wayne DVD Store

• GENE AUTRY: STRAWBERRY ROAN

• Miracle at Sage Creek

• Stagecoach

• Charro!

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Essentials by Director: Sam Peckinpah

Sam Peckinpah forever changed the way we look at action when he slowed the camera down and showed the real effects of violence in his 1969 breakthrough film, The Wild Bunch. Decades later, directors are still indebted to Peckinpah for his ideas about how to film violence and tell stories about men who have outlived their time.

›Essentials by Director: Sam Peckinpah

Wayne and Eastwood: Icons of the Western

The mythology of the West has long transfixed both filmmakers and filmgoers, and few actors have embodied its spirit better than John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Their movies not only are pinnacles of the genre, but also rank among the most important in cinematic history.

Saddle Up, Pardner: Westerns on DVD

The history of the American West has been a staple for filmmakers since the earliest silent features were shot, yielding sagebrush serials, historic epics, and romantic adventures. See our list of classic and contemporary Westerns, including some of the best examples of the genre.

Essentials by Actor: Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen took James Dean's rebel image one step further, updating it with a beatnik swagger and infusing it with an individual Western frontier spirit. His acting was extremely physical rather than emotive and never sentimental: he brings to action films such as Bullitt and The Getaway a lean muscular energy. Not to say he couldn't be charming--a little-boy laugh and a restless intensity set many a moviegoer aswoon.

›Essentials by Actor: Steve McQueen