Heidi of Along the Brandywine and Olivia of Meanwhile, in Rivendell... and I are pleased to announce that our beloved Legends of Western Cinema Week blog extravaganza is returning this summer!
We don't have a sign-up sheet of any kind, as we like to keep this event informal and easygoing. But I encourage you to start thinking now about what you would like to contribute. Posts of all kinds are welcome, whether they be movie reviews, games, lists of favorites, your own fan art, or something else entirely that you dream up.
The only real rule is that posts should celebrate western movies and shows, not malign or denigrate them. It's fine to mention flaws in a review, of course, but the point of this event is to have fun and share our love for westerns on film.
Please save any and all of these buttons for use on your blog! Share them with a link back to one of our announcement posts so other people can find out about the event. And sprinkle your own party posts with them as freely as you like.
I can't wait to see what everyone brings to the party this year!
Hurrah! ☺️
ReplyDeleteHeidi, precisely my sentiments :-D
DeleteWhat fun! :D
ReplyDeleteOlivia, yes! A bright spot on my horizon.
DeleteIn regards to Western, the outlaw Billy the Kid is one of those historical figures that is still more myth than fact, due to the countless portrayals of him on screen and TV, most of them being more fiction than following any aspects of the real man. Even the two Young Guns films took more dramatic license than necessary. However, I actually wonder if Val Kilmer's performance might be the most important Billy the Kid film of all. Even Western fans acknowledge it was made with respect to the Western genre. Kilmer seems to deliver a more realistic portrayal of Billy compared to others before and after. Without giving away the obvious ending of the story, it is actually very sombre, compared to other BTK films/shows and I must say it hits very differently since Kilmer himself has passed away since.
ReplyDeleteI honestly haven't seen that many Billy the Kid movies. I've seen Chisum, both Young Gungs movies, The Left-Handed Gun and The Outlaw (once each, 30 years ago). And I suppose you could kind of count Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, which does feature what is probably my favorite portrayal of William Bonney.
DeleteBut I do want to see Gore Vidal's version. I assume you're the same anonymous poster who has chatted with me about that version several times in the past :-) I will watch it one of these days! But I'm a homeschooling mom with 3 teens, two of whom are in high school. Between teaching them, figuring out college applications and grant/scholarship applications, helping them find jobs and get driver's licenses, leading Sunday school at our church, writing books, leading two book clubs, and helping care for my aging mom as she battles Parkinson's AND cancer... my movie time is not exactly plentiful right now.
Yay, it's back - and have I a review request for you... can I review the Western themed episode of The Man from Atlantis, Shoot-Out at Land's End??? And not just for two Patrick Duffys..
ReplyDeleteGill, why not? That sounds really fun!
DeleteThanks lovely, I couldn't not review it because of the Dallas connection. BTW what's the film in your last banner I'm intrigued?
DeleteGill, the one with the guy all bandaged up? That's from The Rare Breed.
DeleteWell, it should come as no surprise that I am looking at the picture from a different angle. The Valley of the Gwangi (1969) and The Beast of Hollow Mountain (1956) feature cowboys battling dinosaurs.
ReplyDeleteQuiggy, I would expect nothing less from you! Sounds like a good plan :-D
DeleteHi, Rachel! So glad this one's back. Would it be OK if I reviewed "Red River"? I watched it for a film class in college and haven't seen it since.
ReplyDeleteRebecca, that sound awesome! I haven't seen Red River in like 20 years myself. Far overdue for a rewatch. I look forward to reading your take on it!
DeleteOh, how nice this continues! I am hoping to have a book release at about the same time (hopefully, I'm self-publishing and it's my first time and *hands flap all over*) and it's only very tangentially related to westerns, so I'm probably passing on participating again, but I am happy to have an upcoming opportunity to snoop on everyone's western thoughts!
ReplyDeleteVT, congrats on your first book having a release date! That's awesome!
DeleteEven just reading some of the posts and enjoying the celebration is a fun way to participate :-) Blog parties need readers too!
Jeff Arnold’s West would love to participate again! And we’ll bring a Wild Bill Elliott post to the part.
ReplyDelete.. to the *party
DeleteOof.
Bud, that sounds great! Thanks for joining up again :-)
DeleteGlad to see the Legends of Western Cinema Week has returned! For this year's edition, I'd like to review the 1949 John Wayne picture, 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon'!
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