Tag: Western

PALADIN, PALADIN, WHERE DO YOU ROAM? – Garry Armstrong

Marilyn and I took a day off from the news with all its angst, sound, and fury. Instead, we hit the trail with some of our favorite movie and tv westerns where justice is crisply set in black and white, with nary a shade of gray. None of the confusion and conflicts of reality. These … Continue reading PALADIN, PALADIN, WHERE DO YOU ROAM? – Garry Armstrong

WESTERN BAD ASS VIOLENCE FIX – TOMBSTONE, 1993

The first movie I remember seeing with my mom was Gunfight at OK Corral. It was a busy day at the Utopia on Union Turnpike in Queens. Not a big theater, especially back when movie theaters were palatial. There were hardly any seats left when we got there, having walked 2.5 miles from home. I … Continue reading WESTERN BAD ASS VIOLENCE FIX – TOMBSTONE, 1993

Reviewing the Oldies: Along Came Jones (1945)

I love western movies. I love horses. I love to laugh. What's better than a funny western? Not much in my opinion. My favorite -- but little-celebrated -- movies are western comedies. It isn't the most popular movie genre, yet there are a reasonable number worth watching. Almost everybody has seen City Slickers and Blazing … Continue reading Reviewing the Oldies: Along Came Jones (1945)

Violence and Slaughter in the Old West: Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday In Tombstone

The first movie I remember seeing with my mom was “Gunfight at OK Corral.” It was a busy day at the Utopia on Union Turnpike in Queens. It wasn't a big theater, especially not in the days when movie theaters were palaces. There were hardly any seats left by the time we got there, having walked the mile … Continue reading Violence and Slaughter in the Old West: Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday In Tombstone