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Lusty Men! Busty Gals! Trusty Flick!
I grew up in a rodeo town of sorts. Every year for ten days, it seems everyone gets out the one pair of cowboy boots and ten gallon hat they never wear outside of the […]
Arthur Kennedy
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B-Roll: Fritz Lang’s RANCHO NOTORIOUS (1952)
Few would suspect that Fritz Lang, the European émigré who made a name for himself with sweeping epics and cynical, nihilistic thrillers, would have a soft spot for Westerns, that most American of genres. But […]
Photographic Evidence
Never Won an Oscar: The Actors
With the Academy Awards ceremony coming up this Sunday, February 22, we decided to take a look at some of the best actors and actresses who never won an Oscar for their acting talents. In this gallery, […]
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The Methodical, Balanced and Explosive THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955)
Majestic, epic in visual scope, complex and meditative, The Man From Laramie is probably Anthony Mann’s most mature and reserved western. That’s not to say it doesn’t offer up the director’s signature action, unpredictable violence […]
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Cockeyed Politics and the Whole Kitchen Sink: A Riveting TRIAL (1955)
By WADE SHEELER By 1955, the House Un-American Activities Committee was viewed with a more critical eye by the rest of the country. Previously, it had been a polarizing body, striking fear in the hearts of […]