The director who called Sam Peckinpah overrated: “I think he was a very limited writer”
Not everyone was impressed by the impact Sam Peckinpah had on the genre and one notable member of that group was a fellow director.
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On The Fall And Rise Of Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
Sam Peckinpah died in late 1984 ... I wrote to Neider angling for an interview about the contrasting ways his book had been handled in both films. Instead, he sent back a hardcover copy of ...
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A Naked Director Made Bob Dylan Highly Uncomfortable on the Set of His 1st Film
In 1973, Bob Dylan made his onscreen debut in director Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett and ... the Band’s drummer Levon Helm explained in the book This Wheel’s on Fire: Levon Helm and the ...
Is ‘Dope Thief’ Based on a True Story?
Learn the inspiration of the new Apple TV+ drama about two criminals who get in over their heads after posing as DEA agents.
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Gordon Campbell On The Fall And Rise Of Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
Sam Peckinpah died in late 1984 ... I wrote to Neider angling for an interview about the contrasting ways his book had been handled in both films. Instead, he sent back a hardcover copy of his book.
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The Greatest Revisionist Westerns That Redefined the Genre
The Western film genre has plenty of subgenres under its belt. From classic Golden Age Westerns to internationally-produced ...
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Director’s Cuts & Extended Editions That Surpass the Originals
Butting heads with the studio throughout his work on the film, Sam Peckinpah's 1973 Western ... to his post-apocalyptic counterparts (I.E. the whole point of Matheson's book). Thanks to a 58-page memo ...
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‘The Wild Bunch’: Sam Peckinpah’s blood-gushing epic neo-Western
A look at the 1969 classic ahead of its showing at UW Cinematheque March 8 as part of the series “Sam Peckinpah Centennial.” ...