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Recent western blog posts

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971, USA, Rob ...
By CinemaRian on CinemaRian Blog
" "It's hard to hold the hand of anyone who is reaching to the sky to just to surrender." – Leonard Cohen, "The Stranger Song" from McCabe & Mrs. Miller. Although Robert Altman's film is often thought of as a deconstructed Western, to me, it seemed more like a fantasy or science fiction film. It creates a world completley unto itself, that seems to exist ou ... [More]"
5 Reasons Brad Pitt Should Play Thor
By SpoutBlog on SpoutBlog on spout.com
" It’s not always worthwhile to jump on rumors like this, but the idea that Brad Pitt could be cast as The Mighty Thor in Marvel’s upcoming movie adaptation (due June 4, 2010) is too good an idea to be left alone. The word comes from Latino Review that Marvel is simply tossing the actor’s name around, though apparently the role hasn’t even been suggested, let alone offered, to Pi ... [More]"
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sit ...
By CinemaRian on CinemaRian Blog
" It is inevitable that Buffalo Bill and the Indians will be compared to McCabe and Mrs. Miller, and its also inevitable that the former movie will lose in that comparison. But Robert Altman's second revisionist Western has lots of problems of its own, and even setting aside the earlier masterpiece, it's frankly a poor effort. Based on a play by Arthur Kopit simply called Indian ... [More]"
Five Guns West (1955, USA, Roger Cor ...
By CinemaRian on CinemaRian Blog
" If Roger Corman had quit directing after his first film and become an industrial engineer (what he studied at college), Five Guns West would not be remembered at all, a completely obscure b-movie with no stars, a forgettable script and somewhat sloppy filmmaking. But Corman would later come to be thought of a real artist despite his home at American International Pictures, so ... [More]"
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Recent western discussions

Double features
In B Movies last post by joem18b
"I've only been to one or two double features in my life, but they were both great experiences. Even though Kill Bill Vol. 1 was preceded by Payback instead of the original Point Blank! Even though the movies at the drive-in were S.W.A. ... [More] "
Let me know
In Five for Five last post by mercurial
"I just posted a few lists. Let me know what you think. I also wanted to do Barry Sonnenfeld as the director with:5 stars - The Addams Family4 stars - Big Trouble3 stars - Men in Black1 star - Men in Black IISo I didn't have a 2 sta ... [More] "
Top 5 black and white movies made af ...
In Top 5 last post by JimBell
"What are your favorite black and white films made after a time when color had become the norm? Since I'm not sure exactly when that was (that could be an interesting thing to discuss here as well), I'm going to say 1970. I can actually ... [More] "
Farewell to one of the Greats...
In HORROR MOVIES 101 last post by Dr_Gor
"Last night, Saturday, April 5, 2008, Charlton Heston died at his home in Beverly Hills after a lengthy battle with alzheimer's disease. He was 84. Mr. Heston was truly a legendary and iconic actor who will be remembered forever ... [More] "
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