WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: BUCK AND THE PREACHER
BlogFor this Movie Night session, Kirk Ellis chose BUCK AND THE PREACHER (1972), a lively blend of Western action and social commentary about…
WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: HEARTLAND
Blog It was Johnny D. Boggs’s turn to select the film for this Western Night session and he brought HEARTLAND (1979) based on LETTERS OF A WOMAN HOMESTEADER, a memoir by Elinor Pruitt Stewart about her experiences in the unforgiving wilds of Wyoming. Set in 1910, Elinor...WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: WESTERN UNION
Western Night At The Movies For this Western Movie Night session, Robert Nott chose WESTERN UNION (1941), a fast moving and overall enjoyable tale about the construction of the telegraph line across Nebraska to Utah during the early days of the Civil War, that was ordered by President Abraham...WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: WICHITA
Western Night At The Movies For this Western Night gathering, David Morrell selected WICHITA (1955). Like many films concerning the life and times of Wyatt Earp, this one takes some liberties with the facts. MY DARLING CLEMENTINE certainly did, and it’s considered one of the best films about...WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: A PISTOL FOR RINGO
Western Night At The Movies For our December session, Kirk Ellis brought something truly unexpected: a spaghetti Christmas Western. Written and directed by Duccio Tessari, (known for sword-and-sandal epics and Westerns, he reportedly co-wrote but was uncredited on Sergio Leone’s A FISTFUL OF...WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: FORTY GUNS
Western Night At The MoviesOccasionally, someone brings something truly unexpected to our sessions. Sheila Ellis did just that with FORTY GUNS (1957), an offbeat, operatic, and very enjoyable Western.