Before he moved into films, the director conceived a bold, unromanticised vision of the American frontier.
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.
The poor box office performance of The Sisters Brothers and films like it suggests interest in this quintessential American film genre is on the wane.
A new Blu-ray box set offers occasion to celebrate this horseriding, bullfighting artisan of the western.
Antoine Fuqua drags the beloved 1960 all-star dad western kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
The actress plays a gunslinging mother who takes on a gang in this gritty revenge western.
Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.
