Tag Archives: Western Wednesday

Western Wednesdays: ‘Death Rides A Horse’

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

There’s something a bit sad in seeing a grimy spaghetti western after Quentin Tarantino has already had his way with it. This is a film I would have liked to have discovered at 1am on a cable channel, the better … 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: ‘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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Western Wednesdays: ‘Captain Apache’

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Elisabeth Rappe

In some alternate dimension, it’s Lee Van Cleef who rocketed to squinty-eyed fame after The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Clint Eastwood just kept doing spaghetti westerns in Europe, never to be seen in a serape again and starring … Continue reading →

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