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.
In Memory Of William Goldman
BlogWilliam Goldman, one of the most gifted writers and a personal inspiration of mine, passed away today from colon cancer and pneumonia. He was 86.
Author Talk: The Alamo as Historical fiction – with Thomas D. Clagett
BlogAuthor Talk with Thomas D. Clagett – The Alamo as Historical Fiction. 12 pm to 1 pm at the New Mexico State Library on Sept. 28th, 2018. #LineofGlory
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: CHISUM (**1/2)
BlogFor our Western Night get-together last evening it was my turn to select the films. The first was an episode from the television series, THE REBEL, starring Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma, an ex-Confederate keeping a journal as he wanders the West.