"The Big Country" (1958)

”TRUE GRIT” (2010) Review

I have never read Charles Portis’ 1968 novel called ”TRUE GRIT”. And my only glimpse of Henry Hathaway’s 1969 film adaptation was of John Wayne charging horseback toward a band of outlaws, while armed with a weapon in both hands. So it was with great curiosity that I went to see Joel and Ethan Coen’s Последнее film adaptation of the novel.

”TRUE GRIT” told the story of 14 year-old Mattie Ross’s efforts to seek justice and retribution for the murder of her father in post-Civil War western Arkansas. Due to the local law’s failure to arrest her father’s...

"ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO" (1953) Review

Years ago, I used to watch a great deal of old Фильмы on late night television. My two Избранное channels that offered these Фильмы were Turner Network Телевидение (TNT) and the American Фильмы Classic (AMC), which used to air Фильмы without any commercial breaks. On TNT, I had stumbled across a Western movie originally released by MGM Studios in 1953 called "ESCAPE FROM FORT BRAVO" (1953) and fell in Любовь with it. After watching my recently purchased DVD copy of the movie, I could see why it became a Избранное of mine.

Directed by John Sturges during the...

"BROKEN LANCE" (1954) Review

Six years had passed since I last saw a movie based upon a William Shakespeare play. Needless to say, I was not that impressed by it. In fact, I went out of my way to avoid another cinematic adaptation of one of the playwright's works for years. Image my surprise when I discovered that the 1954 movie movie, "BROKEN LANCE" proved to be another.

Although set in the Old West of the 1880s, "BROKEN LANCE" is based upon elements from Shakespeare's 1606 play, "King Lear". It is also a remake of the 1949 movie, "HOUSE OF STRANGERS", but critics have found connections to...

Below is the introduction to an Статья about Hollywood's depiction about the westward migration via wagon trains in the United States - especially during the 1840s:


"WESTWARD HO!": Introduction

I. History vs. Hollywood

Between 2001 and 2004, the A&E Channel used to air a series called "HISTORY vs. HOLLYWOOD". Each episode featured experts that were interviewed about the historical accuracy of a film или Телевидение special that was based on a historical event. These experts или historians would examine a newly released film - usually a period drama - and Комментарий on the historical accuracy...

"THE LONE RANGER" (2013) Review

My memories of the 1950s Телевидение series, "THE LONE RANGER", is a bit sketchy. Actually, it is downright vague. I can recall Clayton Moore and сойка, джей Silverheels in their costumes - the latter wearing a mask. I can recall Moore bellowing "Hi ho Silver!" every once in a while. And I do recall that the series was shot in black-and-white. I have no memories of a particular episode или storyline. I never invested any genuine interest in the series during my childhood.

When I learned that the Дисней Studios and Jerry Bruckheimer planned to produce a movie about the Lone...