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Behind The Scenes: James Stewart, John Ford & John Wayne On The Set Of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE

There are westerns and then there are John Ford westerns. The master of the genre, Ford’s films may have been set in the past, but they created a fictional Americana which stills echoes through the country’s culture today. [...]

September 1, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Don Siegel’s THE KILLERS

Don Siegel’s The Killers is a slick and stylish piece of ‘60s cinema – odd considering that it was originally slated to be the first ‘TV movie’. Siegel’s film was too tough for TV, which led to a big screen launch, cementing the [...]

June 12, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Richard Fleischer’s VIOLENT SATURDAY

Violent Saturday is a blistering thriller from director Richard Fleischer with an impressive cast and some stunning visuals. Part melodrama, part tense noir thriller, Fleischer’s 1955 film follows the lives of the inhabitants of Bradenville, a [...]

August 14, 2020

Obituary: Powers Boothe Dead At 68

Powers Boothe was a powerful screen presence. You might say that Boothe was a character actor, but he was much more than that. He had his own gravitational pull, anchoring movies and TV shows with his own brand of gravitas and strength. Boothe has [...]

May 15, 2017