by Travis Mills | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Raoul Walsh’s The Tall Men feels like three Westerns crammed into one. First, there is the tense psychological snowbound conflict between three men, more akin to the work of Anthony Mann of Delmer Daves. Second, there is a relationship comedy/drama...
by Travis Mills | Sep 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
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 172: The Canadians (1961) Surprisingly, Burt Kennedy’s directorial...
by Travis Mills | Jul 18, 2022 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
I continue to study the Western genre. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Western films. Listen here I watched The Professionals again the other night, a long overdue second viewing. The first half of Richard Brooks’ film is pretty much...
by Travis Mills | Apr 11, 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 153: Day of the Outlaw (1959) Though many consider this a great Western and...
by Travis Mills | Sep 24, 2019 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I’m studying to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Twenty One: Lawman &...
