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 | Nov 17, 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 182: The Black Whip (1956) Charles Marquis Warren’s The Black Whip has...
by Travis Mills | Nov 14, 2022 | Preview
Gun the Man Down is proof that Burt Kennedy’s scripts were not dependent on director Budd Boetticher to be successful. In the hands of Andrew V. McLaglen (not as consistent of a filmmaker), the power of Kennedy’s storytelling stays strong....
by Travis Mills | Nov 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Early John Wayne pictures can be a little indistinguishable from each other but Raoul Walsh’s The Big Trail is another story. His epic presentation of the journey out west may not have the sharpest screenplay but it is necessary viewing for any Western...
by Travis Mills | Nov 12, 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 181: Ride a Violent Mile It’s amazing to think that in the same year...
