Blogs about: John Sturges
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Professor Neil Campbell (Discussion 22/3/12)
To mark just over a year ago since my chat/discussion/conversation with professor Neil Campbell of American Studies at Derby University, I feel I should share that conversation, to allow you all to un… more →
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Dealing in Lead: The Magnificent Seven (1960)
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wrote 3 months ago: The strains of the main theme to The Magnificent Seven (1960), highlighted in the opening credits an … more →
Pic of the Day: "The Deadly Quest Affair" revisited
wrote 3 months ago: I apologize for missing yesterday! I was completely worn out from my burlesque class on Sunday. No, … more →
starts today: january 7, 1955
wrote 4 months ago: OPENED in movie theaters on January 7, 1955: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK, starring Spencer Tracy (Oscar-Be … more →
Two screen-specific scenes from Bad Day at Black Rock
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wrote 5 months ago: Here are two screen specific scenes (actual video). One of which is in the selections I have posted, … more →
John Sturges schools you on filmmaking - part II - storytelling
wrote 5 months ago: Part 2 of the selections from Bad Day at Bad Rock. I know everyone on here wants to listen to the fu … more →
John Sturges schools you on filmmaking - part I - process
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wrote 5 months ago: Phew…finished it, right at midnight. Most would simply upload the entire thing and not waste t … more →
Årets western-oplevelse: Last Train from Gun Hill
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wrote 5 months ago: Selvom jeg ganske vist så både High Noon, The Gunfighter og The Big Country i 2012, så blev det John … more →
50s Westerns Wish List For 2013.
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wrote 5 months ago: We did a 50s Westerns Want List a couple years ago and it was a blast — and a surprising number of o … more →
Bad Day at Black Rock...
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wrote 5 months ago: Fingers crossed, but there may just be a very real possibility that I may get my hands on the famous … more →
50s Westerns DVD News #107: Western Horizons: Universal Westerns Of The 1950s.
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wrote 5 months ago: Turner Classic Movies and Universal have come through with exactly the kind of set many of us have b … more →
Entering the 3rd Dimension :: You'll FEEL the Cold Terror of the Unknown Reaching Out for YOU! (August, 1953)
wrote 6 months ago: The Maze (1953) Allied Artists / EP: Walter Mirisch / P: Richard … more →
The Great Escape (1963)
wrote 6 months ago: US 172m, Colour Director: John Sturges; Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Jam … more →
Classroom rule number one: Never smile before Christmas
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wrote 6 months ago: Two excellent short films. The first is clever and imaginative. The second may induce feelings of ve … more →
The Real West #7: Gunfight At The O.K. Corral.
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wrote 6 months ago: On this day in 1881, around 3PM, the infamous Gunfight At The O.K. Corral took place in Tombstone, A … more →
30 Days, 30 Classics - Day 4: Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
wrote 7 months ago: In this exciting mystery drama, the western genre meets film noir. One-armed stranger, John Macreedy … more →
Bad Day at Black Rock
wrote 7 months ago: Director: John Sturges 1955 “Set in an arid western landscape, to which the film’s Cine … more →
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
wrote 7 months ago: Bad Day at Black Rock is a short film with a powerful punch. After a few months of not tending to t … more →
Defining the West
wrote 7 months ago: Reno Smith: I swear, you’re beginning to make me mad. John J. Macreedy: All strangers do, hmm? … more →
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
wrote 8 months ago: At first I was finding it hard to find what defined Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) another John Sturg … more →
