The Battle of the Alamo was fought over 13 days on the grounds of an 18th century Spanish mission in San Antonio in the winter of 1836. But the battle over our collective memory of the Alamo is still ...

Americans love their folk heroes and historical figures that seem larger than life and generate interest and veneration. In the 19th century, as the country was expanding its borders at the behest of ...

For decades, John Wayne, best known for True Grit, The Searchers, and Stagecoach, wowed audiences everywhere as a Western star. To this day, there isn't a name more associated with the genre than ...

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the John Wayne film chronicling the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, San Antonio’s most memorable landmark is hosting a free screening of The Alamo on Friday as part of ...

The Alamo takes place in 1836, as the Mexican army is prepared to invade Texas. Meanwhile, General Sam Houston (Richard Boone) tries to create a diversion for Santa Anna’s forces to buy time. As a ...

In 1945, John Wayne set out to create a grand film about the Battle of the Alamo, a crucial conflict during the Texas Revolution that involved a 13-day siege on the Alamo Mission. The Mexican army ...

Wayne earned his first official directing title credit with The Alamo. The story is set in 1836, where the Mexican army invaded Texas. They heavily outnumber the small band of American and Texican ...

BRACKETTVILLE, Texas (AP) - Time and Mother Nature are threatening to dismantle the Alamo. Not the original, but the replica 18th-century Spanish mission and Old West movie set John Wayne built for ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...