Kenjutsu: The Art of the Sword

The Hideout improvises tales of samurai battle and broken honor

"...Kurosawa, but – Kurosawa himself was influenced by American Westerns, and then he made samurai films, which influenced the..."

March 28, 2014 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Oldboy

Spike Lee maintains the shuddery, visceral punch of the South Korean original, but something gets lost in translation.

"...count here, it’s also one of the best non-Western Westerns ever made. The Searchers’ John Ford – not to..."

Nov. 29, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Smith Westerns

"...Smith WesternsSoft Will (Mom + Pop)..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Cowboys & Aliens

Jon Favreau and company kick up some good Western dust until the film's alien twist comes off like the newest variation on outmoded cowboys-and-Indians stereotypes.

"...as Native Americans once were in the earliest of Westerns. Now, we’ve come a long way since then, and..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Saw the Devil

A serial killer meets his match – and then some – in this nasty revenge drama from South Korea that's nevertheless executed with superlative style and wit.

"...of Two Sisters and his Eastern take on spaghetti Westerns The Good, the Bad and the Weird. Particularly with..."

March 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fat Possum Party

"...topped out with that; Chicago's hazy slackers the Smith Westerns just couldn't keep pace...."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Rango

Watch out, cartoon critters: There’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Rango.

"...than any Quentin Tarantino film. Obvious references to spaghetti Westerns, Cat Ballou, and High Noon vie with delicious tips..."

March 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Hill

Genuine passion for the Western genre is displayed in this Australian take on High Noon that stars True Blood's Ryan Kwanten.

"...in a while." Indeed. But, as in the classic Westerns of Anthony Mann, Fred Zinnemann, and Don Siegel (not..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good, the Bad, the English & the Deutsch

"...of course, is why they shot all the spaghetti westerns there, you know?"..."

June 19, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM: Effete!

It's never too late to see yourself as you are

"...to cut it on the streets of New York. Westerns saved me. John Wayne's walk, Randolph Scott's glare, Richard..."

April 14, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Glory Road

Even though Glory Road presents a fictionalized account of what many count as the most significant NCAA basketball game ever played, the film remains a predictable sports rouser.

Jan. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Revenge is a dish best served bold – and deliciously, by Quentin and Uma.

"...and yakuza films, Vol. 2 owes more debts to Westerns and chopsocky pictures. Vol. 2 also includes more psychological..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Native American actors playing Native Americans? On a major network? With no white guy in sight? This might be a good time to talk about diversity on the small screen in 2004.

"...Americans are not new to TV. In early TV Westerns they were portrayed as soulless savages or mute, feral..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Missing

Ron Howard directs Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett in tough Western drama.

"...an interesting character and certainly a rarity in classic Westerns. She is a doctor and a single woman with..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'The Austin Chronicle' and Richard Linklater

The beginning of a beautiful friendship

"...film society, which had shown films to complement classes, Westerns for a course on Westerns, Italian Neo-Realist works for..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Dark Blue

"...ripped though it was from a multitude of Fifties-era Westerns) as the lone gunslinger Snake Plissken in John Carpenter’s..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reign of Fire

"...The Road Warrior (which itself is drawn from various Westerns). Bale, desperate to protect his people and bring in..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man From Laramie

"...George Kennedy, James Stewart and Donald Crisp. Anthony Mann's Westerns contain many a warped cowboy hero, and it's great..."

July 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

QT5 Festival Schedule

"...to change without notice. Friday, Aug. 17 -- Spaghetti WesternsFor a Few Dollars More..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Screens Feature

QT5

"...notice. QT5 benefits the Austin Film Society.Fri (8/17): Spaghetti Westerns (8pm) ­ For a Few Dollars More, Death Rides..."

Aug. 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Little Chickadee

"...West and Fields collaborated on this screenplay that spoofs Westerns. It’s a good comedy, although a bit tepid, whether..."

June 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Outlaw Josey Wales

"...Leone was doing in the classic trio of spaghetti westerns they made together in Italy -- Fistful of Dollars..."

May 19, 2000 Screens Review by Louis Black

"The Return of Navajo Boy" (2000) and "Yada Yada" (2001)

"...and personal histories. As the setting of so many Westerns and photographs, the imagery and meaning of Monument Valley..."

April 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lost Cause

"...us to credit speeches right out of those old Westerns that co-starred Gabby Hayes. Or he'll throw in the..."

Sept. 18, 1998 Books Feature

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

This Shakespeare rendition is not so much a reconceptualization as a recontextualization of the 400-year-old play. This Romeo + Juliet is a rich visual feast, besotted with the fervor of its acrobatic camerawork and kinetic staging and its mind-bending aggregation of unrelated but resonant fragments of 20th century iconography. It is a Shakespearean work thoroughly conceived for the screen. DiCaprio and Danes again prove that they are two of the best actors of their generation. And William Shakespeare has once more demonstrated that he is a storyteller for all time.

"...as much to Rebel Without a Cause and Spaghetti Westerns as they do to Shakespeare, Mercutio (Perrineau) is a..."

Nov. 1, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rising Sun

"...wish he'd whip out just one or two more Westerns before he returns to further explorations of European love..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Stay Tuned

Satan has developed an ingenious new way to garner souls: He forces them to run a gauntlet through various caustic television shows, and if they survive 24 hours they're free to go.

"...from channel to channel, finding themselves alternately in old westerns, French Revolution period pieces, sadistic game shows, and in..."

Aug. 21, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unforgiven

Eastwood's multiple award-winning Western.

"...awe-inspiring statement. In 1956, in that greatest of revisionist Westerns The Searchers, John Ford offering the unsettling view that..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

New Plans for Bastrop Film Studio Hope to Overcome Its Volatile History

Can new management help Spiderwood Studios rise again?

"...very diverse with lots of room for war movies, Westerns, zombie movies, or Civil War films. Anything – it..."

June 9, 2023 Screens Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

In the Flesh: Film Historian Elizabeth Purchell Leads the Reappraisal of Porn

The archivist sees erotica as a vital chapter in the history of queer liberation

"...gay horror films, there's gay war films – gay Westerns, gay comedies, movies about gay marriage and gay divorce."..."

Aug. 26, 2022 Screens Feature by James Scott

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