Horizons West: Directing the Western from John Ford to Clint Eastwood (Film Classics S.)
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (800 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1844570509 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 342 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jim Kitses is Professor of Cinema, San Francisco State University. He is author of Gun Crazy (BFI, 1994) and coeditor of The Western Reader (1998).
This greatly expanded new edition is, like the original, written in a graceful, penetrating and absorbingly readable style.. When first published in 1969, Horizons West was immediately recognised as the definitive critical account of the Western film and some of its key directors
"Indispensable guide to the Western."--Douglas Pye
Andrew Mangravite said A CLASSIC STUDY RE-WORKED AND REISSUED. Back in the late 1960s Jim Kitses wrote an enjoyable study of three western directors who at the time were not nearly as highly regarded as they are today. His chapters on Anthony Mann and Budd Boetticher were marvelous because both directors had pretty much completed their contibutions to the western genre. The chapter on Sam Peckinpah left something to be desired since, at the time, Peckinpah had only three feature films--all of them weste. Michael Samerdyke said Magnificent Expansion. This is a magnificent expansion of Kitses' 1970 book, which looked at the Westerns of Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher and Sam Peckinpah. It is fine reading for anyone interested in the Western.Kitses has added a marvelous chapter on John Ford, which examines all Ford's westerns from Stagecoach (19Magnificent Expansion This is a magnificent expansion of Kitses' 1970 book, which looked at the Westerns of Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher and Sam Peckinpah. It is fine reading for anyone interested in the Western.Kitses has added a marvelous chapter on John Ford, which examines all Ford's westerns from Stagecoach (1939) to Cheyenne Autumn (196Magnificent Expansion Michael Samerdyke This is a magnificent expansion of Kitses' 1970 book, which looked at the Westerns of Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher and Sam Peckinpah. It is fine reading for anyone interested in the Western.Kitses has added a marvelous chapter on John Ford, which examines all Ford's westerns from Stagecoach (1939) to Cheyenne Autumn (1964). Kitses' comments are sensible and to the point. His discussion of The Searchers is very well done, and he raises excel. ). Kitses' comments are sensible and to the point. His discussion of The Searchers is very well done, and he raises excel. 9) to Cheyenne Autumn (196Magnificent Expansion Michael Samerdyke This is a magnificent expansion of Kitses' 1970 book, which looked at the Westerns of Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher and Sam Peckinpah. It is fine reading for anyone interested in the Western.Kitses has added a marvelous chapter on John Ford, which examines all Ford's westerns from Stagecoach (1939) to Cheyenne Autumn (1964). Kitses' comments are sensible and to the point. His discussion of The Searchers is very well done, and he raises excel. ). Kitses' comments are sensible and to the point. His discussion of The Searchers is very well done, and he raises excel. TMStyles said A Must Read For Serious Fans Of Western Movies. "Horizons West" is subtitled "Directing The Western From John Ford To Clint Eastwood" and it reads as a powerful primer on creating, directing, and dissecting the Western movie genre. It is an excellent revision of the original 1969 book that includes newer perspectives as well as adds the work of Ford, Leone, and Eastwood. It is a scholarly effort that is well researched, annotated, and footnoted with an excellent bibliography and filmograp