WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE FABULOUS TEXAN
BlogIt was Robert Nott’s turn to select the film for our latest Western Night gathering. He particularly likes old B-Westerns, low budget…
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME
BlogFor this evening’s Western Night at the Movies, Johnny D. Boggs brought the fascinating and remarkable SONGS MY BROTHERS TAUGHT ME (2015). A contemporary Western tale filmed on location at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, it is a deeply moving look at the troubles a family on the reservation face. Call it the struggle for hope.
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: REBEL IN TOWN
Blog For our latest viewing, Robert Nott chose REBEL IN TOWN (1956), an engaging B-Western I had not seen before. When three ex-Confederate brothers ride into a small town to water their horses, a little boy gets shot. It’s an unfortunate accident, but it sets in motion a...WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: BROKEN LANCE
Blog It was David Morrell’s turn to choose the film and he selected BROKEN LANCE (1954). The story goes that movie producer Sol Siegal thought that the 1949 noir film, HOUSE OF STRANGERS, set in New York City about a wealthy but stern father with four sons–three of...WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: BADLANDS (***)
Blog It was my turn for Western Night and I chose BADLANDS (1973). Written by Terrence Malick, it was the first film he produced and directed. (I’m not a fan of any of his other work, like THE THIN RED LINE or THE NEW WORLD.) Part contemporary Western and part crime drama...WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: WARLOCK (** ½)
BlogFor our latest Western Night session, David Morrell brought a film that generated much discussion, mainly due to the fact that while we all found things to admire, we also agreed it was just a mess. (We enjoy discussing films, good and bad.)