Historical Dictionary Of Westerns In Cinema (historical Dictionaries Of Literature And The Arts)
by Paul Varner /
2008 / English / PDF
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When the earliest filmgoers watched
When the earliest filmgoers watchedThe Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
in 1903, many of them shrieked in terror at the very last clip when
one of the outlaws turns directly toward the camera and fires a
gun, seemingly, directly at the audience. The puff of smoke was
sudden and it was hand colored so that it looked real. Today, we
can look back at that primitive movie and see all the elements of
what would evolve into the Western genre. Perhaps it is the
Western's early origins―
in 1903, many of them shrieked in terror at the very last clip when
one of the outlaws turns directly toward the camera and fires a
gun, seemingly, directly at the audience. The puff of smoke was
sudden and it was hand colored so that it looked real. Today, we
can look back at that primitive movie and see all the elements of
what would evolve into the Western genre. Perhaps it is the
Western's early origins―The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery was the
first narrative, commercial movie―or its formulaic yet entertaining
structure that has made the Western so popular. Whatever the case
may be, with the recent success of films like
was the
first narrative, commercial movie―or its formulaic yet entertaining
structure that has made the Western so popular. Whatever the case
may be, with the recent success of films like3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma
and
andThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert
Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert
Ford, the Western appears to be in no danger of
disappearing.
, the Western appears to be in no danger of
disappearing.
The story of the western is told in the
The story of the western is told in theHistorical Dictionary of
Westerns in Cinema
Historical Dictionary of
Westerns in Cinema through a chronology, a bibliography, and an
introductory essay. However, it is the hundreds of cross-referenced
dictionary entries on cinematographers; composers; producers; films
like
through a chronology, a bibliography, and an
introductory essay. However, it is the hundreds of cross-referenced
dictionary entries on cinematographers; composers; producers; films
likeButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
,Dances With
Wolves
Dances With
Wolves,
,The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly,
,High
Noon
High
Noon,
,The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven,
,The Searchers
The Searchers,
,Tombstone
Tombstone, and
, andUnforgiven
Unforgiven; such actors as Gene Autry,
Kirk Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and John
Wayne; and directors like John Ford and Sergio Leone that will have
you reaching for this book again and again.
; such actors as Gene Autry,
Kirk Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and John
Wayne; and directors like John Ford and Sergio Leone that will have
you reaching for this book again and again.
