Western
We often think of the Western as an obsolete movie genre, a film category about a time long past, some of whose themes seem to be out of step with modern sensibilities. Some contemporary filmmakers...
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For decades, the Western was one of the most popular of motion-picture genres. Some of filmdom’s most memorable movies fit the bill: “The Searchers,” “High Noon,” “The Magnificent...
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What could be more American than the cowboy? We know this archetype mostly through movies, television series, dime-store novels, and wistful ballads. Cowboys are among the most durable of movie...
27 days ago
Whether they are considered classic or contemporary or anything in between, Amazon Prime has dipped into its film library in August to offer a wealth of great motion pictures from every decade...
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John Wayne is one of America’s most iconic actors. His legendary career spanned 50 years and over 100 films. Though he took on a variety of roles, Wayne is still mostly remembered for his work in...
3 months ago
This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. “Pulp Fiction” is the best movie you can stream on Amazon Prime right now,...
4 months ago
This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Colman Andrews. “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” (1966) is the best Western of all time,...
4 months ago
The Western, that most American of movie genres, figures prominently in the film offerings of Amazon Prime in May, as do the works of some of cinema’s greatest and most influential directors. (On...
4 months ago