 | Lonely Are the Brave [Read More ...]
Review: Kirk Douglas thought this film was his best:'Lonely are the Brave' was the film that Kirk Douglas, himself, regards as his favorite. No, it's not a big Hollywood flash like 'Spartacus' but it is the subtle and tragic rendention of a time and life style already gone. It's a tale... |
 | The War Wagon [Read More ...]
Description: John Wayne and Kirk Douglas make a delightful duo in this comedic Western in which Wayne seeks revenge on a ruthless mine owner (Bruce Cabot) who had him framed and sent to prison. Upon his release, Wayne recruits Douglas in a scheme to raid and rob one of Cabot's gold-laden wago... |
 | The Big Sky (Colorized) [Read More ...]
Review: Lewis and Kirk:I have been reading from Lewis and Clark's journal and I have been trying to stay with them day by day 200 years later. It has been an interesting experience and helps bring history to life. I reflected on the Corps of Discovery last night as I watched, for the f... |
 | The Man From Snowy River [Read More ...]
Description: With its unforgettably heroic story, its stunning cinematography, and acting performances that are uniformly excellent, THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER is one thrilling adventure you won't want to miss. Set during the 1880's, when the Australian frontier was as wild and dangerous as th... |
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Review: movie evaluation:To each his own. I like movies about early American life which makes an attempt to show life as it was then. The story is interesting but not overly believable concerning the Indian girl being the daughter of an Indian chief ... but you get the feel of life as i... |
 | Way West [Read More ...]
Description: From a year that produced such groundbreaking "New Hollywood" films as Bonnie & Clyde and The Graduate, Andrew V. McLaglen's The Way West is an old-fashioned western--grandly shot on location by William Clothier--that did for Oregon what John Ford did for Monument Valley. Based o... |
 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral [Read More ...]
Description: Novelist Leon Uris wrote the script for this Western directed by John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven) and based on the life and times of Wyatt Earp (Burt Lancaster) and his sickly companion, Doc Holliday (Kirk Douglas). The action inevitably leads to the legendary battle between ... |
 | There Was a Crooked Man [Read More ...]
Description: Shelved for more than a year and released as an un-holiday-like afterthought at Christmas 1970, this sardonic comedy-cum-Western-cum-prison movie immediately dropped off the radar and has scarcely been heard of since. We can understand that. By their own admission, hotshot screen... |
 | Gunfight [Read More ...]
Review: A Classic:This movie is a classic for more than one reason. It has a great story presenting a moral quandary. It has two great starring actors including Johnny Cash in his first starring role. It is the first ever movie produced by an Indian tribe, the Jicarilla Apaches of New... |
 | The Villain [Read More ...]
Description: This curiosity from the mid-1970s is breathtaking in its dreadfulness. Directed by Hal Needham, this was an attempt at creating a Roadrunner cartoon with live actors--except that instead of a live actor they got Arnold Schwarzenegger, before Hollywood smoothed his rough edges (an... |
 | Along the Great Divide [Read More ...]
Description: Raoul Walsh directed one knockout movie after another in the 1940s, then mostly knockoff movies in the '50s. This trim journey Western typifies his '50s high-average. Kirk Douglas plays a U.S. marshal who interrupts rancher Morris Ankrum's lynching of Walter Brennan. Brennan was ... |
 | Man Without a Star [Read More ...]
Review: A STORY OF FREE MEN:One of the best performances of Kirk Douglas in a masterpiece directed by King Vidor. Jeanne Crain and Richard Boone as the villain also give praiseworthy performances. MAN WITHOUT A STAR can be found now in a superb DVD zone 2 release with remastered images a... |
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All time favorite :This movie is my all time favorite comedy western! I laughed so hard about one seen that I almost made myself ill, but I won't give that away. I would love to own it in DVD. |
 | Lone Star Raiders [Read More ...]
Review: "The Three Mesquiteers Series ... Lone Star Raiders (1940) ... Republic":Republic Pictures presents "LONE STAR RAIDERS" (23 December 1940) (57 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) -- The series was based on a series of western novels by William Colt MacDonald, wh... |
![]() | Last Train from Gun Hill [Read More ...]
Review: A CLASSICALLY SUSPENSEFUL WESTERN SHOWDOWN FROM THE GREAT JOHN STURGES WITH KIRK DOUGLAS AND ANTHONY QUINN!:The John Sturges western "Last Train from Gun Hill" is another one of those chamber westerns from the 1950s where the villains corner the hero in an urban setting and both ... |
 | Indian Fighter [Read More ...]
Classic Indian Western:Very good movie. Good glimpse of indian life back in the Old West. The romantic twist with Kirk Douglas' character and Elsa Martinelli's character keeps it interesting.
Highly recommended. |
 | Classic Westerns Collection (3pc) [Read More ...]
Description: A trio of boots-and-saddles biggies in one little box. In Shane, George Stevens's film about the archetypal outsider, Alan Ladd stars as a gunfighter who befriends a family of settlers battling the ranching interests. Watch for Jack Palance as the snakiest gunslinger ever. Gunfig... |
 | Big Trees [Read More ...]
Review: Pretty good Kirk Douglas western. : CONTAINS SPOILERS
"The Big Trees" is a western mystery starring Kirk Douglas and Edgar Buchanan. It concerns conflicts between two warring factions: the environmentalists and the conservationsist profiteers. Kirk Douglas plays a mine l... |
 | Light at the Edge of the World [Read More ...]
Review: A Haunting and Memorable Film You Won't Forget - Even at the Edge of the World:The "Light at the Edge of the World" is a haunting film which plums the darker and heroic sides of human nature. Set on a desolate island which has a lighthouse, the lonely serenity of those who work t... |
![]() | Last Train from Gun Hill [Read More ...]
Review: A CLASSICALLY SUSPENSEFUL WESTERN SHOWDOWN FROM THE GREAT JOHN STURGES WITH KIRK DOUGLAS AND ANTHONY QUINN!:The John Sturges western "Last Train from Gun Hill" is another one of those chamber westerns from the 1950s where the villains corner the hero in an urban setting and both ... |
