Saddle up, y'all... When a genre is soaked with titles, it can take a lot for a movie to stand out. Westerns are probably the most saturated in this regard, because they were often cheap to make, didn't need a lot of sets, and there was always a ready crowd of real cowboys waiting outside … Continue reading The Student Surpasses the Master
Revisiting the Campiest Western Ever
Saddle up, y'all... Westerns were very much a part of my growing-up years. Westerns and war pictures. I blame my dad and the advent of the VCR. After a while, I started tuning out when Dad would play a western because they all seemed alike, but when I saw 1969's Support Your Local Sheriff, it was … Continue reading Revisiting the Campiest Western Ever
Noir By Numbers
Not everyone who came back from the Second World War was an angel, of course, and the 1946 film, Nobody Lives Forever is about a fictional less-than-squeaky-clean type. While the movie is supposed to be noir, it's more noir-ish than anything. It may also feel a wee bit familiar. It's the tail end of the Second … Continue reading Noir By Numbers
Taking Up Room 