...myself included. My own take on some of the reasons why is over at The Auteurs'. Enjoy, I hope.
The above image is from the director's sublime Ride Lonesome, part of the essential collection just released on DVD by Sony.
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I had the immense pleasure of taking Jim Kitses' final class at SF State and it was on the western. Kitses frigging LOVES Boetticher. Loves him. I, however, just don't get him but perhaps your article will sway me.
Posted by: don lewis | November 29, 2008 at 01:13 PM
Glenn, your article identifies Peckinpah's THE DEADLY COMPANIONS as THE DANGEROUS COMPANIONS.
Posted by: Griff | November 30, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Deadly, dangerous, what's the dif?
Actually, I fixed. Thanks for the heads up. Funniest thing—sometimes I really do miss fact-checkers...
Posted by: Glenn Kenny | November 30, 2008 at 02:13 PM
fact checking part II: it's also Comanche Station not Cheyenne...
Posted by: skelly | December 01, 2008 at 09:08 PM
Again, Comanche, Cheyenne...
Jeez, what the hell was I smoking when I submitted that? How did I get Cheyenne from...oh, guess I was thinking of "Cheyenne Autumn." Yeesh.
Posted by: Glenn Kenny | December 01, 2008 at 09:12 PM
I don't know why I haven't commented on this thread before, but I LOVE Boetticher, or at least the few of his films I've seen, and I can't wait to pick up this set. "The Tall T" is just fantastic. You almost never see naturlistic performances in villain roles these days, but Richard Boone could do it in his sleep. And Henry Silva is creepy as shit.
Posted by: bill | December 04, 2008 at 02:51 PM
While we're taking you to task: Zane GREY, not Gray.
Posted by: Cadavra | December 09, 2008 at 11:50 PM