Grey Holden (Darren McGavin) wins a river boat in a poker game which he then captains, along with his crew, in various adventures along the Mississippi river. This action series is set in 19th century America. This was a very well produced, gripping Western series with excellent production values and terrific writing to match a […]
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Outlaw Josey Wales was Clint Eastwood’s 31st film as an actor, 20th as international star, and 5th as director, but was the first to win him widespread respect. Critics had initially grumbled when hearing that Eastwood had replaced Philip Kaufman as the director a week into shooting. However, they ended up cheering when Eastwood […]
Unforgiven
A group of prostitutes in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, led by Strawberry Alice (Frances Fisher), offers a $1,000 reward to whoever can kill Quick Mike (Mucci) and “Davey-Boy” Bunting (Campbell), two cowboys who disfigured Delilah Fitzgerald (Levine), one of their own. The local sheriff, Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman), a former gunfighter and keeper of the […]
The Wild Wild West: The Series
CBS had an instant hit on their hands when The Wild Wild West made its network debut on September 17, 1965. While many of the popular TV Westerns were running out of steam, series creator Michael Garrison ripped a page from the Ian Fleming/Sean Connery playbook and conceived The Wild Wild West as a “James […]