My understanding of the #Western movie genre was that they existed in their “classic” form from the 1920’s up through the 50’s, with the Sixties being the decade that revisionist & subversive #Westerns started showing up. Especially John Ford/John Wayne pictures, I understood this combo as the ultimate expression of the classic (i.e. historically inaccurate) Western.

Well both John Ford westerns I’ve seen from 50’s are considerably more politically aware than I would have guessed. “The Searchers” posits that racism is inherently violent and corrosive. “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” deals with the slowly encroaching leviathan of “civilization”, which is represented by the arrival of the railroad and the telegraph. It also exposes the ruling classes willingness to engage in political violence while also taking advantage of the liberal democratic system’s tendency toward laissez-faire policy measures.

Certainly much more thoughtful stuff than I anticipated. Of course, stuff like “The Siege at Red River” where the “hero” is attempting to deliver a Gatling gun to the Confederate army and the “villain” takes it and brings it a Native tribe who of course use it to attack a Union fort also exist. If you’re wondering how it ends, Johnny Reb & Billy Yank put aside their differences to fight he REAL fight… upholding white supremacy.

Just moved to a new server, I suppose I should #introduce myself again.

I'm a #filmmaker and #filmeditor living in #Brooklyn and working in the #NYC area.

Born and raised in the NYC area. I have the accent to prove it.

I'm always interested in #movies and #TV. Lots of #Brittish cop shows, but also #SciFi, #animation and #westerns.

Wife & I also go to the #theater a lot, mostly #offBroadway.

I go #sailing. I #fernent stuff. I make #cheese and #kefir.

Also, there is NO pineapple on pizza.

Quando era puto papei muitas matines televisivas cheias de westerns. O herói branco versus o indio selvagem constituiram fórmula tão popular quanto historicamente absurda em Hollywood por décadas. No final de 2021 estreou uma série com qualidade cinematográfica, fabulosa sobre esse período; uma história épica contada pelos olhos de uma moça 18 anos: 1883. Uma das séries q ficará nos anais da época d ouro da ficção streaming (Skyshowtime em PT). #Streaming #Westerns #1883 https://m.imdb.com/title/tt13991232/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Hi folks! I'm assuming I know most of you from the sinking ship Twitanic and/or real life. Just in case you don't know me:

I'm Jeff Mariotte--novelist, comic book writer, etc. Formerly VP of marketing at WildStorm Productions/Image Comics, senior editor at DC Comics, and the first editor-in-chief at IDW Publishing, I've been writing professionally since 1988, with well over 60 #novels, nearly 200 #comics, and many #shortstories published. I write #mysteries, #westerns, #horror, #tie-ins, etc.

Politically lefty. In addition to the above, into movies, TV, bears, toys, B-movie cowboys...

If I don't already know you, glad to meet you!