The Shootist
John Wayne’s final movie sees the cowboy actor go out on a high note, in The Shootist, one of his best performances.
Tag: Western
Desperate Measures
Cowboys and courtesans, oh my!
Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue Meet the Dirty Dan Gang
A young cast tackles an old plot line with entertaining results.
Requiescant
A tale of dissolution and vengeance set in the Old West, told Italian style.
Day of Anger
A young man meets an aging gunfighter in a frontier town and learns the basics of killing in this stylish version of Oedipus West.
The Coal Porters
Find the One (Prima Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Eddie Rabbitt
13 Original #1 Hits (Rhino / Real Gone Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Guns On The Clackamas
Don’t worry that all the actors die in Bill Plympton’s low-budget Western – the show must go on, sez Carl F Gauze.
Mel Tillis
Your Body Is An Outlaw (Collectors’ Choice Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Panhandle Slim and the Oklahoma Kid
Jeff Daniels’ newest piece, a musical comedy western, is less about making people laugh and more about showcasing his tuneful songs. Julie Haverkate wonders how a play about a guitar-slinging cowboy could go so wrong.
The Kentucky Headhunters
Big Boss Man (Sony ATV Music). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Brewed In Texas
Various Artists (Compadre). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Supersuckers
Must’ve Been Live (Mid-Fi). Review by Julio Diaz.
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