Contributions from Rich Johnson | Little White Lies

Contributor Rich Johnson

A man in a cowboy hat stands behind a woman wearing an ornate white dress with lace details and a pearl necklace, both looking serious in a black and white scene.
In Praise Of

How the politics of High Noon forged a new path for the western

by Rich Johnson

Con­demned as ​‘un-Amer­i­can’ upon release, Fred Zinnemann’s 1954 clas­sic remains one of the most for­ward-think­ing films of its era.
Three men, one holding a sign that reads "Integration and democracy don't go home", sit together in a black and white photograph.
In Praise Of

How Shock Corridor reflected the madness of 1960s America

by Rich Johnson

Samuel Fuller’s mur­der mys­tery cap­tures the fear and para­noia which beset post­war society.