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.