Tag: Henry Fonda

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘On Golden Pond’

PG | 1 h 49 min | Drama, Comedy | 1981 Ernest Thompson always had New Hampshire in his blood. He poured that, and a lot else, into writing the stage play of a lifetime, “Golden Pond.” He then wrote the screenplay for the movie. He was 28 when he wrote his play, and his…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘My Darling Clementine’: One of John Ford’s Greatest Films

Passed | 1h 37min | Drama, Romance, Western | 1946 The year is 1882 and much of the West is still very, very wild. A quartet of brothers, Wyatt (Henry Fonda), Morgan (Ward Bond), Virgil (Tim Holt), and James Earp (Don Garner), are driving a herd of cattle through Arizona, which they hope to sell…


‘Drums Along the Mohawk’ From 1939: The Fight for Independence

Although we sometimes slip into calling this holiday the Fourth of July instead of Independence Day, that name diminishes its meaning. After all, it’s an anniversary of one of the most important events in American history, the Declaration of Independence, which was the beginning of the freedom the United States has enjoyed for almost two…