Category Archives: Westerns

Western Wednesdays: ‘Man in the Wilderness’

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

Forget 1980s action films, forget 300.  Westerns are the genre that set the highest and hardest expectations for manhood. I hesitate to say they’re unrealistic ones, though, since these are all things people actually did to survive. Which is a … Continue reading →

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Western Wednesdays: ‘Tumbling Tumbleweeds’

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

Welcome back to Western Wednesdays!  I apologize for losing sight of the trail last week — but let us be stern frontiersmen and women, and not dwell on past failings. This past week, everyone (including myself) has been eating up … Continue reading →

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Western Wednesdays (Thursday Edition): ‘Hombre’

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

One of my biggest misconceptions going into this feature was that Westerns never tackled the topic of racism. (You may call me a brainwashed and judgmental liberal if you like. I don’t mind.)  I lumped them all in with The … Continue reading →

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Western Wednesdays: ‘Rio Conchos’

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

The fun part of Western Wednesdays is discovering little gems like Rio Conchos that were lost in the shuffle of giants like John Wayne.  Lacking any big stars or cult iconography like Django’s coffin, they just sit on Netflix waiting … Continue reading →

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Western Wednesdays: ‘The Train Robbers’

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

The Train Robbers has been sitting in my Netflix queue for ages, hoping every Tuesday night that I’ll finally pick it for a Western Wednesday.  It may have stayed there forever had not Justin Gray suggested it.  Gray, as you … Continue reading →

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Coen Bros’ ‘True Grit’ Remake Finds Its Heroine

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Nat Almirall

The Coen Brothers’ latest film, a remake of the 1969 western True Grit, has found its Mattie Ross, the spunky teen who enlists the aid of alcoholic US marshal Rooster Cogburn to avenge her father’s murder. The role, played by … Continue reading →

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Game Trailer: ‘Red Steel 2’ for Wii

Posted on February 22, 2010 by John Carle

When the Wii was first announced and its motion control capabilities were described, two things instantly came to the minds of hardcore gamers: guns and swords. A game where you could either swing a Wiimote like a broadsword or aim … Continue reading →

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Western Wednesdays: ‘Ride in the Whirlwind’

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

Once upon a time, Jack Nicholson was a screenwriter. He has six films to his credit, and I’m not entirely sure why he stopped. Perhaps it took too much time away from being one of Hollywood’s most notorious bad boys. … Continue reading →

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