Archives for “Western Movies”
Last Saturday night, I was sitting in my chair looking for something to watch on TV to help me unwind from a day of laundry and soccer games. I couldn’t find anything that interested me, so I moved on to Netflix to see if there was anything available for instant watching that would suit. I [...]
Since last night was Oscar night, with only Django Unchained representing our favorite genre, I thought I’d sing the buy cialis online praises of the mighty movie western for a bit. But I need your help. While there have been many westerns given an Oscar nomination, did you know only three have actually won Best [...]
One of my favorite Western characters is the man who won the respect of hostile Apaches, captured Geronimo without a shot, served as the mayor and newspaper editor of Tombstone, Arizona and was a lifelong friend of Wyatt Earp. John Phillip Clum (1851-1932) was a bundle of chutzpah, energy and courage whose accomplishments became the stuff [...]
Readers and interviewers often ask about what got me interested in writing western romances. Well, there’s a reason my logo features a wagon wheel. It all started with a wagon train. The early seeds were planted with Laura Ingalls and Little House on the Prairie, both the books and the television series. But it wasn’t until the [...]
Why do I write western romances? Even more telling—why do I read western romances? There are many reasons, but the most compelling one is simple. I do it for the cowboys. Those rugged, hard-working men, so capable, so honorable, so devoted to the women who capture their hearts. I can see the silhouette of a [...]
Well, I admit hubby is not a syfy aficionado, but he does like Westerns and he does love me, so last Friday —Cowboys and Aliens release day— he took me to see it after I worked at the horse rescue in the morning. Being retired and cheap, we always go to a weekday matinee. Which [...]
Before we get into the world of villains, desperados and scoundrels, I’d like to say how happy I am to be rejoining the Fillies at Petticoat Junction! Thank you for having me back. As usual, life has a way of dictating to you, rather than the other way around – I find I’m destined (gratefully [...]
I have been waiting over a YEAR for this movie to come out!!! Seriously don’t remember when I’ve been so psyched for a movie to hit the big screen. And that was even before I knew Harrison Ford would be cast as Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde—*sigh* A western writer whose favorite movies are Independence Day, 3:10 [...]
The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favorite western movie classic, and certainly a favorite western read. A gritty western with touches of humor and a slight splash of romance, what I like most about this story is the detail to history and the stark portrayal of good and bad in EVERYONE. At the start [...]
Lonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning western novel and the first published book of the Lonesome Dove series. Can you imagine the daunting task that native Texan and screenwriter Bill Wit tliff took on when he adapted Larry McMurtry’s novel to film? First, he needed to rein in the sprawling 843 [...]
I write contemporary westerns for Harlequin Romance, but I think they always have a bit of a Canadian twist. It’s in our attitude, they way we view things, the things we say. There are similarities to our neighbours to the south, but I love to celebrate the differences, too. And I love love love that [...]
Cat Ballou, Cat Ballou She’s mean and evil through and through! How many Western movies can you name that feature a Greek chorus (a group of singers that comment on the story, as in the classic Greek plays)? I can only think of two. One is the recently released RANGO, with the little singing owls. [...]
I have always loved westerns. As a kid, I can remember lying shoulder to shoulder on the TV room floor with my older brother as we watched Clint Eastwood shoot and snarl and glare his way through a host of spaghetti westerns. I thought he was the coolest thing on earth and couldn’t decide if [...]
Novelist, essayist, bookseller and screenwriter, Larry McMurtry (born 1936) is a man of staggering accomplishments. His twenty-four published novels include The Last Picture Show, Terms of Endearment and his 945 page masterpiece, LONESOME DOVE. Chances are you’ve seen the TV mini-series based on the story. Whether you have or not, the 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning book [...]
Which TV westerns would you like to see made into movies? There’s one in the works that I just found out about. I saved that info for last, because this blog started out on movie westerns for 2011, a mix of cross-genre and traditional approaches that says a lot about the changes in our culture. [...]
129 years ago today Maxwell Henry Aronson was born. Max eventually changed his name to Gilbert M. Anderson, but you would probably know him better by the name of the character he played in over 300 films – Broncho Billy. Anderson was a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He drifted into acting, working first as [...]
One of the reasons I started writing westerns was being thoroughly addicted to television westerns in the fifties and sixties and seventies. I loved them all, but I certainly had my favorites: “The Virginian”, “Rawhide”, “Wagon Train,” “Cimarron Strip,” “Have Gun, Will Travel,” and on and on. Of course I also liked “Bonanza” and “The [...]
A generation ago I fell hard for Jeff Bridges in the steamy Against All Odds. So hard I named one of my fantasy football teams AAO. Every time I see the freeze frame at the end of the movie and hear Phil Collins sing, sigh. My breath catches. Jump ahead to Crazy Heart, Jeff’s [...]
When I begin the planning process for a new book, several things come into play. First of all I ask myself general questions. Where shall I set it, who is the heroine, and what situation is she in? I’ve known who was going to be the heroine of my next book for a while now. [...]
One of the things we’ve done lately is subscribe to Netflix through our Wii. While the latest movies aren’t usually listed, it has definitely paid for itself in tv series and older movies. We’ve watched the first season of Justified with Timothy Olyphant and there are a number of western movies waiting to be watched. [...]
If someone had told me a year ago that I’d be eagerly anticipating a remake of True Grit, I’d have laughed. I’ve enjoyed the 1969 version with John Wayne and Glen Campbell for years. Who could possibly replace John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn? No one. To try would be a sacrilege . . . I [...]
The most famous gunfight in the history of the West took place on October 26, 1881, in a vacant lot behind the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Anyone who’s seen the movies/TV series, or read any of the uncounted books knows that the winners were legendary gunman Wyatt Earp, his brothers Morgan and Virgil, and [...]
Margaret Brownley Staff Reporter Howdy Partners I thought it might be fun to run an occasional (once a year or so) blog that highlights western movies, TV, music and any other cowboy news of interest. So here it is, folks. All the western news that’s fit to print and maybe even some that ain’t. Let [...]
