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An Inside Look: ‘Cowboys & Aliens’

By Richard Gray July 13, 2011

VIDEO: Paramount has kindly sent over a behind the scenes video from the forthcoming Cowboys & Aliens. The featurette has interviews with producers Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard, writers/producers …

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New International ‘Cowboys and Aliens’ Posters and TV Spot

By Richard Gray June 22, 2011

In anticipated of the release of Cowboys and Aliens, Paramount has sent over a clip from the recent Spike Awards, where it was named the 'Most Manticipated' film of …

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Trailer: ‘Cowboys and Aliens’

By Richard Gray April 27, 2011

TRAILER: Cowboys and Aliens could be a theme for the last couple of years, with a revival of the western and alien encounters alike. Paramount Australia has sent over …

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Rango

By Richard Gray March 6, 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski turns his eye to animation with this novel take on the western. Featuring the voice talents of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail …

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The evolution of the western: Part 3 – The Last Man Standing

By Richard Gray February 26, 2011

In the final entry in our three-part series on the western, we look take a look at the last twenty years of gunslingers in the US and abroad. From …

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True Grit

By Richard Gray January 21, 2011

Following the murder and robbery of her father at the hands of ranch-hand, practical and precocious 14-year-old Mattie Ross (newcomer Hailee Steinfeld) vows that she will avenge his death. …

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The evolution of the western: Part 2 – The Man with No Name

By Richard Gray January 19, 2011

In The Evolution of the Western – Part 1: The Last Gunslingers, we discussed the changing nature of the cowboy over the first half of the 20th century. From …

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The evolution of the western: Part 1 – the last gunslingers

By Richard Gray January 14, 2011

With the release of the Coen Brothers’ True Grit, a remake of Henry Hathaway’s 1969 John Wayne late-vehicle, the American western has been brought back into focus. Set to …

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