2023 Summer Reading Challenge: Showdown (1980) John H. Lenihan
Showdown: Confronting Modern America in the Western Film (1980) John H. Lenihan University of Illinois Press Paperback, 214 pages...
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awolverton77
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Video Essays from 2022
I didn't create as many video essays as I would've liked, but I alway enjoy putting these together and hope you'll enjoy watching one or...
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awolverton77
Sep 11, 20218 min read
A Film Noir Disguised as a Western? An Exploration of Quantez (1957)
Quantez (1957) Directed by Harry Keller Produced by Gordon Kay Screenplay by R. Wright Campbell Story by Anne Edwards, R. Wright Campbell...
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awolverton77
Aug 29, 20216 min read
What I Watched in August 2021, Part One
August has been a good month so far, and although I saw only one truly great film (which I'll cover next time), there were plenty of...
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awolverton77
Sep 30, 20209 min read
What I Watched in September 2020
Although I’m presenting fewer virtual library movie programs now than I was just a month ago, I’m finding the research to be taking up...
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awolverton77
Aug 3, 20202 min read
What I'm Working On: Day of the Outlaw (1959)
I’m currently working on an essay exploring the André De Toth western Day of the Outlaw (1959) for The Dark Pages, but since that essay...
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awolverton77
Jul 18, 20207 min read
What I Watched in July 2020, Part 1
Here's how my July got started: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek (2018) Henry Dunham (Image Entertainment Blu-ray) Reviewed here The...
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awolverton77
Jun 1, 20204 min read
What I Watched in May 2020, Part 2
As May drew to a close, I found myself working on several projects that kept me from watching as much as I would’ve liked, but I did find...
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awolverton77
May 31, 20201 min read
Darkness, Revenge, and Redemption in The Bravados (1958)
The Bravados (1958) Directed by Henry King Produced by Herbert B. Swope Jr. Screenplay by Philip Yordan Story by Frank O’Rourke...
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awolverton77
May 1, 20207 min read
What I Watched in April 2020 Part 2
Just a word about this and all of my lists: I don’t write these to say, “Hey, look at all the cool stuff I’ve been watching,” but rather...
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awolverton77
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Saving the Economy or Saving Lives? Wait, You're Talking about a Western from the 1950s???
Wichita (1955) Directed by Jacques Tourneur Produced by Walter Mirisch, Victor Heerman Story and screenplay by Daniel B. Ullman...
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awolverton77
Apr 16, 20208 min read
What I Watched in April 2020 Part 1
What would we do without movies, especially during times like this? I always enjoy seeing what other people are watching these days, so I...
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awolverton77
Mar 18, 20205 min read
What I Watched in March 2020 Part 1
Obviously we’re all trying to make it through these hard times any way we can. For me, watching movies and reading books helps take my...
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awolverton77
Feb 17, 20204 min read
My Introduction to B-Westerns: Lawless Valley (1938) David Howard
Lawless Valley (1938) Directed by David Howard Produced by Bert Gilroy, Lee Marcus Screenplay by Oliver Drake Based on the story “No Law...
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awolverton77
Feb 1, 20205 min read
What I Watched in January 2020
For 2020, I decided on several movie projects, two long-term ones, and one to be completed before the end of the year: My long-term...
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awolverton77
Jan 9, 20203 min read
Cowboy (1958) Delmer Daves
Cowboy (1958) Directed by Delmer Daves Produced by Julian Blaustein Screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, Edmund H. North Based on the novel My...
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awolverton77
Dec 13, 20194 min read
The Best Movie Discoveries of 2019: The 1950s
(Just for fun, here's my 1950s discoveries list from 2018.) If the 1940s and 1970s are my favorite decade for films, the 1950s are...
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awolverton77
Apr 24, 20193 min read
The Capture (1950) John Sturges
The Capture (1950) Directed by John Sturges Produced and written by Niven Busch Cinematography by Edward Cronjager Niven Busch...
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awolverton77
Sep 13, 20182 min read
The Tall Target (1951) Anthony Mann
The Tall Target (1951) Directed by Anthony Mann Produced by Richard Goldstone Story by George Worthing Yates, Daniel Mainwaring (as...
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awolverton77
Aug 15, 20186 min read
The Man from Laramie (1955) Anthony Mann
The Man from Laramie (1955) Directed by Anthony Mann Produced by William Goetz Written by Phillip Jordan and Frank Burt, based on the...
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