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.Wyatt Earp City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, David Andrews, Linden Ashby directed by: Lawrence Kasdan February 04, 2003 No doubt this movie is a western classic. I saw it years ago and loved it. I don't have anything negative to say about the movie itself. I almost picked up this 2 disc set until I learned it's a cut down or edited version. Why is the complete 212 min version only available on VHS ? That's just stupid. This is a great movie worthy of a director's cut edition maybe 3 disc set? I'd spend the extra cash on a deeper edition, until then I'll save my money. Please, please release the FULL version on DVD! >>See More Reviews & Details on Wyatt Earp |
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.Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Paul Newman, Joel Grey, Kevin McCarthy, Harvey Keitel, Allan F. Nicholls directed by: Robert Altman September 01, 1998 This is a quirky take on white/native relations in the late 19th/early 20th century, a mad mix of historical fact and whimsical fiction. Newman is masterful as the addled demagogue into which Buffalo Bill has morphed. I recommend this film for students enrolled in our college's AMERICAN WEST class; it is provocative fodder for good discussion, good writing on alternative views of history. Robert Altman fans will recognize stock characters from his other films, but will be entertained (perhaps delighted) throughout. >>See More Reviews & Details on Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson |
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.The Outlaw City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, Mimi Aguglia directed by: Howard Hawks, Howard Hughes June 25, 2002 This was the famous Howard Hughes's attempt to break into Hollywood. He's the guy who built The Hughes Took Company into an empire, flew air racers, built the "Spruce Goose", Hughes Air West, and a bunch of other accomplishments. He died a recluse who was obsessed with germs. He was the stuff that fables are made of. Jane Russell was one of his accomplishments. The movie took seven years, they say, to be released--after it was completed. Hughes directed it. The male lead, Jack Beutel, who played Billy the Kid, was under contract to Hughes, where he languished. Hughes paid him, month after month, but never used him in any other film. He is somewhat reminiscent, in looks, of Audey Murphy (the most decorated ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on The Outlaw |
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.Dark Command City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes directed by: Raoul Walsh May 21, 2002 This Civil War era movie was very interesting as it tried to follow a generalized campaign of the very infamous Captain Quantrell, the Confederate leader of raiding party's into the North. This was not one of John Wayne's best pictures but it ranks up there as being rare and informative. A must see for true John Wayne fans. >>See More Reviews & Details on Dark Command |
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.Houston: The Legend of Texas City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, John de Lancie, G.D. Spradlin, James Stephens directed by: Peter Levin January 01, 1998 I have never been much of a history buff, but lately Texas History has become a passion of mine. I thought this movie had some outstanding acting (with the exception of Sam Houston's part Cherokee wife) and told a story that you rarely get to see in such honesty. Watching previous accounts of the battle at the Alamo between Santa Ana and General Travis...one might be led to believe that Houston was a coward for not going to go help them fight. But watching this movie, and reading more about what he did, you understand his reasons for refusing..and you find a new found respect for the man. Well, at least I did. Very well done and very informative! I give it an enthusiastic two thumbs up! >>See More Reviews & Details on Houston: The Legend of Texas |
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.Geronimo City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Chuck Connors, Kamala Devi, Ross Martin, Nancy Rodman, Wally Laven directed by: Arnold Laven September 01, 1998 This is a must see movie for the devout Chuck Connors fan. He's strikingly handsome as the infamous Geronimo. Liberties are taken with historical fact, but the story is fast moving, with lots of battles, and romance. Something for everyone. >>See More Reviews & Details on Geronimo |
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.Hour of the Gun City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: James Garner, Jason Robards, Robert Ryan, Albert Salmi, Charles Aidman directed by: John Sturges September 01, 1998 Until the release of Costner's Wyatt Earp and Russell's Tombstone, this was probably the most realistic and unglamorized retelling of the Earp/Clanton feud. The casting is solid with James Garner as a conflicted Earp, and Jason Robards fairly steals the film as Doc Holiday. It purports to tell the story "the way it happened", but there are a lot of inaccuracies that Earp historians can spot. The opening OK corral shootout was played as it was, quick and dirty. There are major errors in the later story such as Earp killing Clanton in a final showdown (never happened), and the showdowns with various Clanton henchmen by in large did not happen the way it was portryed here. Doc is portrayed as being a northerner and much older than the young southerner which ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Hour of the Gun |
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.Last Command City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Richard Carlson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Ernest Borgnine directed by: Frank Lloyd July 01, 2001 I'm sure other reviewers will send me nasty e-mails about this one, but frankly I don't care. (I delete them anyway) This movie is a major snooze fest until the final battle. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. I was cheering on the Mexican troops when they stormed the Alamo so they'd make the silly dialog STOP! Sterling Hayden is probably the most wooden portrayal of James Bowie on the screen. You'll probably ask yourself, "Why do his men support him?" Even more laughable is Anna Maria Alberghetti as Bowie's love interest. He's old enough to be her father, and yet she clings to him like a puppy. The historical Bowie was a man you either feared and hated, or were loyal to, to the end. The other characters are just as bad. Arthur Hunnicutt is at his corn pone worst as ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Last Command |
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.Ned Kelly City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Mick Jagger, Clarissa Kaye-Mason, Mark McManus, Ken Goodlet, Frank Thring directed by: Tony Richardson September 01, 1998 as a straight forward attempt to tell Kelly's story it succeeds. but Jagger, sadly, is Mick Jagger, not Edward Kelly. Unartistic as a film, it nevertheless tells a great story quite well, and i must confess, whenit first came out (1970) it started me on a Kelly quest that has lasted ever since. So BRAVO for Tony Richardson's attmept....and I like Mick and found SOME of his work here "ok"...but if you watch a movie on Kelly and can only see Mick Jagger, then the casting director should be fired!! >>See More Reviews & Details on Ned Kelly |
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.Tom Horn City Travel Guides > VHS > Biography starring: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush, Slim Pickens directed by: William Wiard June 04, 1996 A classic western and one Steve McQueen's greatest roles, Tom Horn is a must for any serious western movie library. The movie tracks Horn's tracks from the Southwest into Wyoming and a career as a "stock detective." The career begins promisingly enough but soon takes a downward turn as Horn, the simple cowboy and tracker, runs head on into big business politics and scandals that jeopardize not only his freedom but his life. The cast also includes Linda Evans (Dynasty) and Richard Farnsworth (The Grey Fox). As a result of viewing this movie I was also lead to an excellent biography: Tom Horn: Blood on the Moon: The Dark History of the Murderous Cattle Detective by Chip Carlson and Larry D. Ball. Once you see the movie you'll want to read the book. >>See More Reviews & Details on Tom Horn |