Author : Brian Garfield
Publisher :
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 36,15 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780306803338
An encyclopedia of more than 2000 western feature films shown in the United States since the advent of the talkies, from Abilene Town to Zandy's Bride. It lists not only the credits, but also ranks the great figures who shaped this influential genre, such as John Ford, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne and Howard Hawkes.
Author : Michael R. Pitts
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 2013-01-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786463724
This revised and greatly expanded edition of a well-established reference book presents 5105 feature length (four reels or more) Western films, from the early silent era to the present. More than 900 new entries are in this edition. Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, color indication, cast listing, plot synopsis, and a brief critical review and other details. Not only are Hollywood productions included, but the volume also looks at Westerns made abroad as well as frontier epics, north woods adventures and nature related productions. Many of the films combine genres, such as horror and science fiction Westerns. The volume includes a list of cowboys and their horses and a screen names cross reference. There are more than 100 photographs.
Author : Scott Simmon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 31,15 MB
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780521555814
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Author : Gene Freese
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476678499
Robert Mitchum was--and still is--one of Hollywood's defining stars of Western film. For more than 30 years, the actor played the weary and cynical cowboy, and his rough-and-tough presence on-screen was no different than his one off-screen. With a personality fit for western-noir, Robert Mitchum dominated the genre during the mid-20th century, and returned as the anti-hero again during the 1990s before his death. This book lays down the life of Mitchum and the films that established him as one of Hollywood's strongest and smartest horsemen. Going through early classics like Pursued (1947) and Blood on the Moon (1948) to more recent cult favorites like Tombstone (1993) and Dead Man (1995), Freese shows how Mitchum's nuanced portrayals of the iconic anti-hero of the West earned him his spot in the Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Author : John H. Lenihan
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 14,77 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780252012549
Showdown is a study of America's oldest, most representative film genre, the Western movie from the perspective of social allegory. It assesses scores of major and minor films to show how Westerns function as vehicles for contemporary social and political critiques of American life.
Author : Leonard Matthews
Publisher : Hamlyn
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 38,22 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 9780603036279
Author : Janey Ann Place
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 33,50 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
Films of John Ford.
Author : Philip Armour
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0762769378
A fun, opinionated, illustrated look at Westerns—with great photographs from great movies This unique compendium of short essays about, and evocative photos from, the 100 greatest Western movies of all time is the authoritative new resource on the subject—and the ideal illustrated gift book for all cowboy enthusiasts and cinema fans. Beyond being eminently browseable and lavishly illustrated, the book—compiled by the editors of the popular Western magazine American Cowboy—is sure to generate hot debate over its “top 100” list, and it covers plenty of movies that appeal to a wide variety of ages and tastes—from The Ox-Bow Incident, High Noon, and Shane to The Wild Bunch, High Plains Drifter, and Unforgiven. Each essay makes the case for why the selected movie belongs in the top 100—and included are five movies you’ve never heard of but should immediately put high on your list. The introduction sets forth the criteria for the selections while also presenting a short history of the genre.
Author : Janet Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 23,54 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1135204705
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Jeremy Agnew
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 19,99 MB
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476642230
Western films have often been tributes to place and setting, with the magnificent backdrops mirroring the wildness of the narratives. As the splendid outdoor scenery of Westerns could not be found on a studio back lot or on a Hollywood sound stage, the movies have been filmed in the wide open spaces of the American West and beyond. This book chronicles the history of filming Westerns on location, from shooting on the East Coast in the early 1900s; through the use of locations in Utah, Arizona, and California in the 1940s and 1950s; and filming Westerns in Mexico, Spain, and other parts of the world in the 1960s. Also studied is the relationship between the filming location timeline and the evolving motion picture industry of the twentieth century, and how these factors shaped audience perceptions of the "Real West."
