WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: SLIM CARTER (**)
BlogIt was a real surprise at our Western Movie Night get-together. David Morrell chose two films none of us had seen before.
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE CLAIM (***)
BlogIt was Kirk Ellis’ turn to curate at our Western Night movie gathering last night and he chose THE CLAIM released in 2000. Inspired by British writer Thomas Hardy’s novel THE MAYOR OF CASTORBRIDGE,
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: FRONTIER MARSHAL and TRAIL OF THE VIGILANTES (**1/2)
BlogWe met last night for our Western Night at the Movies get-together and Robert Nott chose two truly “Wild West” features.
SPEAKING ABOUT THE ALAMO AT THE ROTARY CLUB OF SANTA FE
BlogYesterday I had the distinct pleasure of speaking to the Rotary Club of Santa Fe about the battle of the Alamo.
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: HELL BENT FOR LEATHER (**)
BlogDirected by George Sherman, who made a name for himself in the thirties and forties directing B Westerns, and written by Christopher Knopf, perhaps best known for his script for THE EMPEROR OF THE NORTH, HELL BENT FOR LEATHER sometimes runs on the Starz Western channel.
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES – EYES OF TEXAS (**1/2)
BlogBizarre as it sounds, this movie is noirishly dark and surreal as we witness Roy hogtied and dragged behind a horse (you can tell in the long shots it’s a dummy). Later, he’s beaten, bloodied and whipped by four of the old lady’s henchmen. Roy’s famous and trusted palomino, Trigger, arrives in the nick of time to save Roy a couple of times, as well as soothing one of the vicious dogs that was wounded during an earlier chase.