Apple Original Films revealed an exclusive First Look with Osage News of Martin Scorsese’s upcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon”, taking place on the Osage Nation. In the photo, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and [ … ]
Old Henry (2021) Epic of the Gothic West
With the gorgeous and stark grasslands of Waterford, Tennessee, standing in for 1906 Oklahoma, “Old Henry” opens with a scene worthy of Clint Eastwood’s films of the Gothic West such [ … ]
Hillbilly – Appalachian Fantasy Epic
Eric Powell’s Appalachian fantasy epic that tells the story of Rondel. A lonely figure who wanders the wooded hills among witches and magical creatures as a folktale hero to those [ … ]
The Stalking Moon (1968) American Dark Western Film
While moving a group of Apaches to a Native American reservation in Arizona, an American scout named Sam Varner (Gregory Peck) is surprised to find a white woman, Sarah Carver [ … ]
Slackeye Slim – Sullen and Desperate Characters
Like many of the leathered-skinned, sand-blasted, sullen and desperate characters which populate his stories, Slackeye Slim seems more apparition than man, shifting in and out of the material consciousness, showing [ … ]
Dead in Tombstone (2013) – Outlaw Makes a Pact with Satan
After his comrades murder him, an outlaw (Danny Trejo) makes a pact with Satan (Mickey Rourke) to avenge his death and avoid damnation by delivering their souls to hell. Dead [ … ]
New Nick Cave Book – Stranger Than Kindness
The new Nick Cave Book Stranger Than Kindness is a journey in images and words into the creative world of musician, storyteller, and cultural icon Nick Cave. One of the [ … ]
Pine Hill Haints – Southern Roots Music
The Pine Hill Haints are an American traditional bluegrass/folk/honky tonk/country band from Alabama, though the band members themselves describe their unique southern roots music as “Alabama Ghost Music.” The Haints [ … ]
Unsolved Arizona, A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem, & Mystery
Unsolved Arizona, A Puzzling History of Murder, Mayhem, & Mystery, Jane Eppinga, History Press, $21.99. Paper, Photos, Bibliography, Index. This book will entertain history-mystery buffs with thirteen true stories about [ … ]
Gothic Western Fashion – Victorian Wedding Dress
Victorian Wedding Dress in the United States; A History Through Paper Dolls, Norma lu Meehan and Mei Campbell, Texas Tech University Press, (800-832-4042), 32 Pages, $12.95, Paperback. This unusual book [ … ]