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The Big Country **** (1958, Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford) – Classic Movie Review 2574

Producer-director William Wyler’s big 1958 epic Western stars Gregory Peck as wealthy retired New England sea captain James McKay, who arrives in the Old West on the range to marry his spoiled fiancée Patricia Terrill […]

Jun, 09

The Culpepper Cattle Co **** (1972, Gary Grimes, Billy Green Bush, Luke Askew, Bo Hopkins, Geoffrey Lewis) – Classic Movie Review 2547

Director Dick Richards’s rousing 1972 Western stars the 17-year-old Gary Grimes as young farm-hand cowboy Ben Mockridge who buys a $4 pistol and talks tough trail boss Frank Culpepper (Billy Green Bush) into hiring him […]

Jun, 01

For Pete’s Sake *** (1974, Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons) – Classic Movie Review 2266

Director Peter Yates’s frothy 1974 comedy is one of Barbra Streisand’s least substantial movies but it’s still likeable, light-hearted and fun. It pairs her with the equally likeable, light-weight Michael Sarrazin. Then and now, there’s […]

Mar, 14

The Far Country **** (1954, James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, Walter Brennan, John McIntire, Steve Brodie) – Classic Movie Review 2048

Director Anthony Mann’s sterling 1954 Western is one of the finest results of his fruitful five-movie collaboration with James Stewart, who stars as strong-minded, self-obsessed adventurer Jeff Webster. It is notable as one of the few Westerns, […]

Jan, 04

City Slickers **** (1991, Billy Crystal, Jack Palance, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby) – Classic Movie Review 1725

Director Ron Underwood’s 1991 blockbuster comedy Western is great escapist fun and deservedly cleaned up at the box-office. Star Billy Crystal gives a sharp and confident comedy performance and penned the outline of the fresh-seeming […]

Oct, 01

Tarantula *** (1955, John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G Carroll) – Classic Movie Review 1,514

Jack Arnold’s fondly regarded 1955 monster movie Tarantula is one of the key Fifties chillers, celebrated in Richard O’Brien’s musical The Rocky Horror Show: ‘I knew Leo G Carroll was over a barrel when Tarantula […]

Aug, 03

Gunfight at the OK Corral ***** (1957, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Jo Van Fleet, John Ireland) – Classic Movie Review 1393

In one of their finest Westerns, Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas star together as marshal Wyatt Earp and gunslinger Doc Holliday for director John Sturges’s 1957 classic Gunfight at the OK Corral. It certainly deserves […]

Jul, 04

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