Posts Tagged ‘Westerns’

  • The Legend of John Ford-II
    Continuing from my  previous  series on John Ford,  this  section would look  at   Ford’s  career  with  an  emphasis  on  Westerns, the genre  that made  Ford  a household  name.   After  his back to  back  Oscars for  Grapes  of  Wrath and How  Green was my  Valley, Ford  again  turned  back  to  the Western in 1946  with My  Darling...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at February 2nd, 2009 at 08:02 am
  • The Legend of John Ford
    Generally  while  discussing  about  great directors,  while  i  have seen many  take the  name of  Hitchcock,  Kubrick, Scorcese,  Goddard, Kurosawa,  commonly,  i  find  it  surprising,  that  many  people  rarely  mention  the  name  of   John  Ford,  or  even  his  movies.   It  just  beats  me,   because  having  seen  some ...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at February 1st, 2009 at 06:02 am
  • Unforgiven-Deconstructing the West
    The  Wild  West,  a  place that  is  romantic, mysterious  and exciting.  Or so  it  was  for  quite  some  time,  as   Hollywood  churned out some classic  westerns  with stars like  John Wayne,  Gary Cooper,  Henry Fonda ruling the roost.  Later  during the  60’s,  Sergio  Leone, turned the   Western genre on it’s  head  with...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at January 16th, 2009 at 04:01 am