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“The Cowboys” and the Encyclopaedia Britannica

Posted on July 17, 2011 by John Putnam

Gregory McNamee writes in his Encyclopaedia Britannica blog about the great John Wayne western, The Cowboys. McNamee calls the movie a contrarian film, not because of the poor treatment Long Hair, played by Bruce Dern, gives to Wil Anderson, Wayne’s … Continue reading →

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Where did all the Westerns go?

Posted on July 11, 2011 by John Putnam

“Where did all the Westerns go?” Bob Kuhn asked in his blog. And it jerked me awake, right out of my fog. I thought long and hard but couldn’t answer him. It’s a serious question, and not just a whim. … Continue reading →

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Stagecoach – the bell cow of Western movies

Posted on July 9, 2011 by John Putnam

They showed it at the Bob Hope Theater, not the Ritz or the Fox from the old days, and as part of the Classic Cinema Series in Stockton, the town that the TV show “Big Valley” made famous. But it … Continue reading →

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