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The Left-Handed Gun

 T-Z, The Gilded Age (1865-1896)  2 Responses »
Dec 262013
 
The Left-Handed Gun

Rating: ★½☆☆☆
A completely fanciful account of Billy the Kid that treats the historical record like a buffet. Boring, strange and pretentious, The Left-Handed Gun (1958) is silly, as if it was made for children. Read More…

 Posted by HoF at 3:00 pm  Tagged with: Arthur Penn, Billy the Kid, Lincoln County War, Pat Garrett, Paul Newman

Bonnie and Clyde

 A-D, Public Enemy Era (1932-1935)  3 Responses »
Jul 192005
 
Bonnie and Clyde

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Although Bonnie and Clyde (1967) marks the beginning of New Hollywood, it is a repulsive glorification of trigger-happy outlaws. Read More…

 Posted by HoF at 5:24 pm  Tagged with: Arthur Penn, Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow, Depression, Esther Parsons, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael C. Pollard, Public Enemy Era, Warren Beatty
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