The first two minutes, with the smoke billowing from the steam locomotive as it
winds its way up a river gorge, is worth the price of the DVD -- except there
isn't one, damn it! Considering all the sorry, worthless crap that's been
burned to DVD, it's a crime that this hasn't made it yet. We've got a VHS
copy, fortunately, since it's one of my wife's favorites. Fantastic
photography. And ya gotta love the story of an old stagecoach holdup man just
released from prison after many years seeing his first motion picture, The
Great Train Robbery, and getting new ideas.
Some of my favorites not yet mentioned:
Once Upon a Time in the West
True Grit
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
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From: NSURIT@xxxxxxx
>
>
> In a message dated 5/29/2005 10:40:42 AM Central Standard Time,
> watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> My neighbor directed a lot of westerns and popular TV series during the
> heyday. You should see some of the photos he has.
>
>
>
>
> Mike, Aren't you from Canada or there abouts? One of my all time favorites,
> which any good Zuikohead should enjoy and perhaps identify with, was "The
> Grey Fox" with Richard Farnsworth. This movie which won major awards in
> Canada
> (and probably else where) was about a stage coach robber who had been
> incarcerated long enough that stage coaches were no longer in use when he
> was
> released. The technology had passed him by . . .
>
> It is beautifully filmed and a wonderful true story. It is worth an evening
> in front of the TV if you can find it a your local video store. I think
> I'll need to check it out again. Great stuff! Bill Barber
>
>
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