A middling Western, 1971’s Catlow is worth watching to see Yul Brynner tapping an inner rascal that no one even imagined existed. Brynner spent so...
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex, the 2010 movie, was a disaster at the box office. But Jonah Hex is a fine movie, in some respects; Josh Brolin’s performance as the lead...
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven is a terrifically satisfying Western, and 2010 marks its 50th anniversary. The picture launched several actors, including...
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
In October, Warner Brothers is launching its Humphrey Bogart collection ($99.98) that will box up 42 of Bogart’s choicest pictures on 12 discs,...
“That Cockeyed Little Old Thing”
The Rounders was Director and Screenwriter Burt Kennedy’s first shot at making a Western comedy, and it’s one of his best. Other movies about aging...
Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911
Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911, is a wonderful encyclopedic reference—a must for libraries and scholars interested in the...
I’m the Man You Thought You Killed
John Davis, his current alias, is like no other Westerner in fact or fiction. San Francisco strumpet salesman, con man and killer for hire, he uses...
Old West Shootists
The Johnson-Sims Feud: Romeo and Juliet, West Texas Style (University of North Texas Press, $24.95), by Bill O’Neal, features as the star-crossed...
Dark Tower Series
Stephen King, America’s reigning Horror novelist, started his Dark Tower series in 1982 with The Gunslinger. The book features Roland Deschain, who,...
Dark Tower Series
Stephen King, America’s reigning Horror novelist, started his Dark Tower series in 1982 with The Gunslinger. The book features Roland Deschain, who,...
TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: Westerns
This newest batch offers four solid post-1950s Westerns: two of Sam Peckinpah’s best pictures, Ride the High Country (1962) and Pat Garrett and...
TCM Greatest Classic Film Collection: Westerns
This newest batch offers four solid post-1950s Westerns: two of Sam Peckinpah’s best pictures, Ride the High Country (1962) and Pat Garrett and...