Debauchery. Greed. Murder. Welcome to Garlow. The once-peaceful frontier town is now a den of vice after vicious outlaw Dutch Albert (John Cusack) and his gang arrived and began gunning [ … ]
Category: Film & TV
Fistful of Dollars – Original Gothic Cowboy Pt. 2
We continue with part two of the series of articles about the background of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy”, which is one of the original instances of gothic cowboy in film. [ … ]
Fistful of Dollars – Original Cowboy Gothic Pt. 1
In this series of posts we will be looking at some of the little known quirks of Sergio Leone’s “Dollars Trilogy”, this incredible group of films had some really interesting [ … ]
Wild Wild West – Precursor to Steampunk
The Wild Wild West is an American science fiction western television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969. The show incorporated classic Western elements with an espionage thriller, science [ … ]
The Dark Valley (2014) – Gothic Western Drama
The Dark Valley is a 2014 Austrian-German gothic western drama film directed by Andreas Prochaska. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. [ … ]
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) – A Southern Gothic Feud
Hatfields & McCoys is a 2012 American three-part television miniseries based on the Hatfield–McCoy feud produced by History channel. Each episode aired for two hours on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012. The series portrays the grimness [ … ]
The Kid (2019) – A New Billy the Kid Movie
The Kid is a 2019 Billy the Kid movie directed by Vincent D’Onofrio, from a screenplay by Andrew Lanham, and is executive produced by Carl Stubner, through Suretone Pictures. The film stars Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan, Jake Schur, [ … ]
Deadwood Movie Trailer and Release Date
HBO has released the first teaser trailer for the long-long-long awaited Deadwood movie, which has been rumored for years. Even though HBO announced last year that the film was officially happening and underway, it’s been hard [ … ]
The Beguiled (1971) – American Southern Gothic Film
The Beguiled is a 1971 American Southern Gothic film directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. The script was written by Albert Maltz and is based on the 1966 novel written by Thomas P. Cullinan, originally [ … ]
The Real Hugh Glass From The Revenant (2017)
Set against the harsh backdrop of the American frontier during the early 19th century, The Revenant follows expert tracker Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) as he and his Native American son Hawk (Forrest [ … ]