Thank you. Excellent film. Ahead of it's time. The first of the Noir Westerns, and perhaps the Noirest. We even get Nicholas Musuraca behind the camera. Barbara Bel Geddes is absolutely superb!
The Tin Star. Wow.
I've yet to see The Furies, or Man of the West; but I right now I'd say Tin Star is the best of the Mann westerns - which is really saying something.
Stunning transfer of B&W Vista Vision shot by Loyal Griggs. Some of the best day for night I can recall.
For this challenge, I'm doing first viewings of recent mentions. Thanks to all, I finally got around to Westward the Women - amazing film, deserves to be much better known. Far ahead of it's time in many ways. It's a bit bloated. If it were 15 minutes tighter, the superb drama and tension would...
I’m with you here. Got through twenty minutes, but didn’t need to waste anymore time. The most highly regarded critics, (which I only read the day after giving up) agreed.
There’s a superb two sentence tribute to the genius of Gene Hackman in Elbert’s otherwise negative review.