Django (1966)
Django (1966) – The American West. It’s been endlessly romanticized in film, with the likes of John Wayne and Gary Cooper showing us how men should act. It’s American as apple pie. Truthfully, the legend of the Old West like so many other parts of American history was written in blood. The Italians (perhaps being … Continue reading
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) — This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 29 July 2011. There is, perhaps, no funnier line in the history of cinema than “Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” It perfectly exemplifies all the wonderful … Continue reading
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974) – Let’s have a quick discussion of the N-word. Now anyone who knows me knows I have no qualms about saying all sorts of things that you couldn’t say on television or in so-called “polite society.” It’s just the fucking way I am, god dammit. But n****r is a different thing altogether. … Continue reading
True Grit (2010)
True Grit (2010) — Well it doesn’t happen often that a remake is better than the original film (though with The Maltese Falcon, The Wizard of Oz, & The Thing it is not unprecedented) but here we have it. That doesn’t diminish my love for Henry Hathaway’s film featuring the always-iconic John Wayne, but as … Continue reading
True Grit (1969)
True Grit (1969) — So this is the movie that won John Wayne an Academy Award for Best Actor. There’s a pretty widely-accepted belief that it was a “career Oscar” given more for his iconic body of work rather than the merits of the specific performance (see also Al Pacino). That may be the case … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 