THOMAS D. CLAGETT

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE LAST OF THE FAST GUNS (**)

by Thomas Clagett | Nov 16, 2020 | Western Night At The Movies

An elegiac-themed Western, THE LAST OF THE FAST GUNS (1958) was David Morrell’s choice for our latest Western Night at the Movies virtual gathering.

This Universal B picture opens intriguingly with a black-clad rider passing a cemetery where an open grave waits. In the town, the rider dismounts, faces a gunfighter in a shoot out and kills him. (The open grave was for the loser of the contest.) The rider then gets invited to see a wealthy old man who’s confined to a wheelchair who offers him $25,000 to go to Mexico to find his long-lost brother.

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE PROPOSITION (** 1/2)

by Thomas Clagett | Oct 12, 2020 | Western Night At The Movies

For our October Western Night at the Movies session, Sheila Ellis chose THE PROPOSITION, an Australian film from 2005.

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA (***)

by Thomas Clagett | Sep 14, 2020 | Western Night At The Movies

A film set in the contemporary West was Kirk Ellis’s choice for our latest Western Night at the Movies gathering. THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA (2005) tells a disquieting yet fascinating story of loyalty and friendship mixed with torment and consequences.

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: MONTE WALSH (*** 1/2)

by Thomas Clagett | Aug 24, 2020 | Western Night At The Movies

For our latest Western Night meeting, I chose MONTE WALSH, the 1970 film starring Lee Marvin. It’s a haunting, bittersweet picture.

WESTERN NIGHT AT THE MOVIES: FORT DEFIANCE (**1/2)

by Thomas Clagett | Jul 8, 2020 | Western Night At The Movies

Along with Robert, award-winning journalist and author of THE FILMS OF BUDD BOETTICHER, our group includes Johnny D. Boggs, record eight-time Spur Award-winning author whose works include RETURN TO RED RIVER, Kirk Ellis, Emmy-winning writer and producer of HBOs JOHN ADAMS and TNTs INTO THE WEST, Kirk’s wife Sheila, and David Morrell, award-winning author and New York times best-selling author of FIRST BLOOD.