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Author: Brian Garfield
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780306803338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn encyclopedia of more than 2000 western feature films shown in the United States since the advent of the talkies, from Abilene Town to Zandy's Bride. It lists not only the credits, but also ranks the great figures who shaped this influential genre, such as John Ford, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne and Howard Hawkes.
Author: Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2013-01-04
Total Pages: 485
ISBN-13: 0786463724
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised and greatly expanded edition of a well-established reference book presents 5105 feature length (four reels or more) Western films, from the early silent era to the present. More than 900 new entries are in this edition. Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, color indication, cast listing, plot synopsis, and a brief critical review and other details. Not only are Hollywood productions included, but the volume also looks at Westerns made abroad as well as frontier epics, north woods adventures and nature related productions. Many of the films combine genres, such as horror and science fiction Westerns. The volume includes a list of cowboys and their horses and a screen names cross reference. There are more than 100 photographs.
Author: Leonard Matthews
Publisher: Hamlyn
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780603036279
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Scott Simmon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-06-30
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780521555814
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Author: Jeremy Agnew
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2020-09-24
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1476642230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWestern films have often been tributes to place and setting, with the magnificent backdrops mirroring the wildness of the narratives. As the splendid outdoor scenery of Westerns could not be found on a studio back lot or on a Hollywood sound stage, the movies have been filmed in the wide open spaces of the American West and beyond. This book chronicles the history of filming Westerns on location, from shooting on the East Coast in the early 1900s; through the use of locations in Utah, Arizona, and California in the 1940s and 1950s; and filming Westerns in Mexico, Spain, and other parts of the world in the 1960s. Also studied is the relationship between the filming location timeline and the evolving motion picture industry of the twentieth century, and how these factors shaped audience perceptions of the "Real West."
Author: Michael R. Pitts
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 614
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive reference volume of the most popular, enduring film genre: feature-length (over 40 minutes) Westerns, including 16mm, 8mm, Super 8mm, videocassettes and videodiscs. Each entry has film title, release company and year, running time, b&w/color notation, cast listing, plot synopsis, brief critical review. A master list of cowboys and their horses is provided and the book is comprehensively indexed.
Author: Janet Walker
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-26
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1135204691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe cowboys and Indians, sheriffs and outlaws, schoolmarms and barkeeps of Western films have wholly transformed our ideas about the reality of the American frontier. Westerns is the first book to consider seriously the historical meanings and functions of the Western film genre. In Westerns , leading scholars unpack the ways in which the form has embellished, mythologized, and erased past events. Contributors explore the mythic Wild West envisioned by Buffalo Bill Cody, the revisionist aims of recent westerns like Posse, Lone Star, and Dead Man , and how the genre addresses key issues of biography, authenticity, race, and representation. Included is an introduction by Janet Walker.
Author: Terry Rowan
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-11-18
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13: 1300418583
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive film guide featuring films and television shows of the great American western. The stories of the men and women who tamed the old West. Also featuring actors and directors who made these films possible.
Author: Susan Kollin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-12-11
Total Pages: 662
ISBN-13: 1316033465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe American West is a complex region that has inspired generations of writers and artists. Often portrayed as a quintessential landscape that symbolizes promise and progress for a developing nation, the American West is also a diverse space that has experienced conflicting and competing hopes and expectations. While it is frequently imagined as a place enabling dreams of new beginnings for settler communities, it is likewise home to long-standing indigenous populations as well as many other ethnic and racial groups who have often produced different visions of the land. This History encompasses the intricacy of Western American literature by exploring myriad genres and cultural movements, from ecocriticism, settler colonial studies and transnational theory, to race, ethnic, gender and sexuality studies. Written by a host of leading historians and literary critics, this book offers readers insight into the West as a site that sustains canonical and emerging authors alike, and as a region that exceeds national boundaries in addressing long-standing global concerns and developments.
Author: Stephen Teo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-01-12
Total Pages: 490
ISBN-13: 1317592255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe western, one of Hollywood’s great film genres, has, surprisingly, enjoyed a revival recently in Asia and in other parts of the world, whilst at the same time declining in America. Although the western is often seen as an example of American cultural dominance, this book challenges this view. It considers the western from an Asian perspective, exploring why the rise of Asian westerns has come about, and examining how its aesthetics, styles and politics have evolved as a result. It analyses specific Asian Westerns as well as Westerns made elsewhere, including in Australia, Europe, and Hollywood, to demonstrate how these employ Asian philosophical and mythical ideas and value systems. The book concludes that the western is a genre which is truly global, and not one that that is purely intrinsic to America.
