An old school local story regarding the local connection to a cinema classic . . . Checkit:
How a groundbreaking western film premiere in Kansas City revolutionized American cinema
"In the early 1960s, the studios were falling apart. As they collapsed, these young filmmakers came in with sort of bold ideas. So because of social unrest, the Vietnam War and then the fact that the production code went away, there was nobody telling the studios what you can and can't do anymore.
The Wild Bunch. It's better than a hog-killin'.
ReplyDeleteI understand that all that gunfire almost woke William Holden up as he sleepwalked through his role in another movie.
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