by Travis Mills | Jan 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
Like Howard Hawks did with Rio Bravo, El Dorado, and Rio Lobo, Budd Boetticher and Burt Kennedy recycled elements of The Tall T and Seven Men From Now over and over again. Some viewers take no issue with this. Some even enjoy Ride Lonesome and Comanche...
by Travis Mills | Dec 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
As I revisit the Boetticher/Scott Westerns, Buchanan Rides Alone is my third favorite of their collaborations or a possible tie for my second. Wrongfully put aside compared to the attention given to Ride Lonesome, Buchanan is a far more original and...
by Travis Mills | Nov 24, 2022 | Preview
Budd Boetticher sure did like the idea of having Randolph Scott hunt down the man responsible for his wife’s death, a plot point he recycled from Seven Men From Now to Ride Lonesome to this film that fell in between the former two. Trading the traveling...
by Travis Mills | Nov 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I went through the Boetticher/Scott collaborations years ago, I felt that Ride Lonesome was inferior to The Tall T and Seven Men From Now. My viewing the other night confirmed that opinion. Hailed by critics and filmmakers like Scorsese, Ride Lonesome does...
by Travis Mills | Jun 6, 2022 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Westerns and the overall filmmaking process. Click here to listen. Week 158: Riding Shotgun (1954) & Thunder Over the Plains This 1954 Scott/De...
