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Western Week: The Soundtrack

Howdy! It is time to wrap up Western Week, to say adios to our favourite westerns, mount on our horses and ride into sunset – for the time being. Oh ok, until tomorrow.We hope you had a great time…

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Western Week: Nonsensical Weekend Poll

In honor of Western Week, this week’s ponderings: What is your favorite Western movie? A Fistful of Dollars – Remake of Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, Sergio Leone’s film stars none other than Clint Eastwood. For A Few Dollars More –…

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Western Week: The New Frontier

The Western, on film, has dwindled in prevalence and fashionability since its mid 20th century heyday. Has the cowboy rode off into the sunset, never to be seen again? Nah. Like any other genre and art form, the Western…

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Western Week: TV Shows – Firefly

“We are not gonna die. You know why? Because we are so…very…pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.” Firefly was a (very) short- lived TV show created by Joss Whedon, the same creator of…

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Western week: TV Shows – Deadwood

Deadwood was a TV Show produced by HBO which aired between 2004 and 2006, for 3 seasons, each with 12 episodes. In my opinion, some of the best 36 hours ever on TV. It is a Western which tells…

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Western Week: The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven is one of my very favorite movies–of all genres, not just westerns. It’s wild success when it was released in 1960 was pretty much a sure thing, considering the all star cast, director, and musical score.…

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Book Review: The Gunslinger

Title: The Gunslinger Author: Stephen King Review Number : 31 Genre: fantasy/Horror Stand alone/ series: book 1 of Dark Tower series Summary: In the Gunslinger, Stephen King introduces readers to one of his most enigmatic heroes, Roland of Gilead,…

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Western Week: The Man With No Name

In which we celebrate the archetypal character: The Man With No Name Gunslinger. Outlaw. Bounty Hunter. Anti-hero. These are just a few of the adjectives used to describe the Man With No Name. Best personified in Sergio Leone’s classic…

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Western Week: An Introduction

Recently, when we reviewed The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, we got to talking about how much we loved westerns, and how no one really gives them any love these days. Thus, we welcome you to The Book…

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