Favorite Western Director
Favorite Western Director
Anyone who is a frequent visitor to this and/or the TCM Boards knows who by favorite is, be it for a Western or most anything else, but other directors will be considered, also your pick #2 or # 3 choice.
-
MissGoddess
- Posts: 5072
- Joined: April 17th, 2007, 10:01 am
- Contact:
-
SSO Admins
- Administrator
- Posts: 810
- Joined: April 5th, 2007, 7:27 pm
- Contact:
-
Lzcutter
- Administrator
- Posts: 3149
- Joined: April 12th, 2007, 6:50 pm
- Location: Lake Balboa and the City of Angels!
- Contact:
Top of the pyramid (at least for me): John Ford
Then:
Howard Hawks
Anthony Mann
Honorary Mention:
Sergio Leone
Budd Boeticher
William "Wild Bill" Wellman
Then:
Howard Hawks
Anthony Mann
Honorary Mention:
Sergio Leone
Budd Boeticher
William "Wild Bill" Wellman
Lynn in Lake Balboa
"Film is history. With every foot of film lost, we lose a link to our culture, to the world around us, to each other and to ourselves."
"For me, John Wayne has only become more impressive over time." Marty Scorsese
Avatar-Warner Bros Water Tower
"Film is history. With every foot of film lost, we lose a link to our culture, to the world around us, to each other and to ourselves."
"For me, John Wayne has only become more impressive over time." Marty Scorsese
Avatar-Warner Bros Water Tower
-
moira finnie
- Administrator
- Posts: 8024
- Joined: April 9th, 2007, 6:34 pm
- Location: Earth
- Contact:
Hey Lzcutter,
It's good to see hanging around the ol' corral, girl!
I noticed that your Western pyramid with--*big shock!*--John Ford at the tippy top included Anthony Mann as well. I was wondering if you know if Jeanine Basinger's recently reissued book, Anthony Mann might be worth reading?
While I think his Westerns with James Stewart are fascinating, I'm also interested in his Noir films and in El Cid (1961), an undeservedly forgotten film from the pile of early sixties epics.
It appears to be available on vhs/dvd, but I haven't seen this broadcast in years. An imperfect yet poetic historical cinematic epic rather than a historical one, this Charlton Heston-Sophia Loren film boasts some beautiful cinematography, film score, and, of course, Loren. Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm curious about the book and the flick. Thanks & please take care, Lynn.
It's good to see hanging around the ol' corral, girl!
I noticed that your Western pyramid with--*big shock!*--John Ford at the tippy top included Anthony Mann as well. I was wondering if you know if Jeanine Basinger's recently reissued book, Anthony Mann might be worth reading?
While I think his Westerns with James Stewart are fascinating, I'm also interested in his Noir films and in El Cid (1961), an undeservedly forgotten film from the pile of early sixties epics.
It appears to be available on vhs/dvd, but I haven't seen this broadcast in years. An imperfect yet poetic historical cinematic epic rather than a historical one, this Charlton Heston-Sophia Loren film boasts some beautiful cinematography, film score, and, of course, Loren. Don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm curious about the book and the flick. Thanks & please take care, Lynn.
-
MissGoddess
- Posts: 5072
- Joined: April 17th, 2007, 10:01 am
- Contact:
Yes, Pappy wasn't too shabby, Ken.
I do want to mention three others that are not western directors, but who did make an occasional western that I really liked:
Delmer Daves (The Hanging Tree, Broken Arrow, Jubal and two more with Glenn Ford that I'm not crazy about: 3:10 to Yuma and Cowboy)
Raoul Walsh (San Antonio, Pursued, Colorado Territory and The Tall Men)
Michael Curtiz (The Proud Rebel, The Commancheros)
William Wyler (The Westerner, The Big Country)
And Henry Hathaway, who directed many westerns (The Garden of Evil, True Grit, The Sons of Katie Elder, North to Alaska, segments of How the West Was Won, and Rawhide)
I do want to mention three others that are not western directors, but who did make an occasional western that I really liked:
Delmer Daves (The Hanging Tree, Broken Arrow, Jubal and two more with Glenn Ford that I'm not crazy about: 3:10 to Yuma and Cowboy)
Raoul Walsh (San Antonio, Pursued, Colorado Territory and The Tall Men)
Michael Curtiz (The Proud Rebel, The Commancheros)
William Wyler (The Westerner, The Big Country)
And Henry Hathaway, who directed many westerns (The Garden of Evil, True Grit, The Sons of Katie Elder, North to Alaska, segments of How the West Was Won, and Rawhide)
-
Lzcutter
- Administrator
- Posts: 3149
- Joined: April 12th, 2007, 6:50 pm
- Location: Lake Balboa and the City of Angels!
- Contact:
Moira,
I like Jeannie Basinger but don't know much about the Anthony Mann book.
Would love to see El Cid again. Especially on the big screen.
I think it is one of the most overlooked films of the 1960s. Everyone always talks about Spartacus but this film deserves a spotlight shone on it.
BTW, shouldn't classes be starting soon at the Classic Cinema College?
I like Jeannie Basinger but don't know much about the Anthony Mann book.
Would love to see El Cid again. Especially on the big screen.
I think it is one of the most overlooked films of the 1960s. Everyone always talks about Spartacus but this film deserves a spotlight shone on it.
BTW, shouldn't classes be starting soon at the Classic Cinema College?
Lynn in Lake Balboa
"Film is history. With every foot of film lost, we lose a link to our culture, to the world around us, to each other and to ourselves."
"For me, John Wayne has only become more impressive over time." Marty Scorsese
Avatar-Warner Bros Water Tower
"Film is history. With every foot of film lost, we lose a link to our culture, to the world around us, to each other and to ourselves."
"For me, John Wayne has only become more impressive over time." Marty Scorsese
Avatar-Warner Bros Water Tower
Naturally I have to say 'Pappy' Ford, and because of my adoration of Randy Scott - Budd Betticher, so finally because of his one or two almost perfect Westerns, I have to end with Sam Peckinpah. But that leaves so many fine guys unaccounted for, like all of the others who have been named so far.
As long as they give me a white hatted hero, a black hatted bad guy, a lot of shooting and fisticuffs, and a few chases through the beautiful surrounding scenery, and a happy ending with the hero gettin the gal, I'm happy.
Anne
As long as they give me a white hatted hero, a black hatted bad guy, a lot of shooting and fisticuffs, and a few chases through the beautiful surrounding scenery, and a happy ending with the hero gettin the gal, I'm happy.
Anne
Anne
***********************************************************************
* * * * * * * * What is past is prologue. * * * * * * * *
]***********************************************************************
***********************************************************************
* * * * * * * * What is past is prologue. * * * * * * * *
]***********************************************************************