Tag Archives: Western

Pulp Appeal: Firefly (and Serenity)

Posted on March 12, 2018 by

  There aren’t many self-respecting fans of science fiction who haven’t at least heard about the masterpiece Fox television show Firefly, sadly cut down in its prime by network executives without a clue. At the time of its release, I … Continue reading →

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Pulp Consumption: Magnificent Seven (1960)

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

What do you get when you remake a classic samurai movie by Akira Kurosawa, only give it an all-star Hollywood cast and set in the old West? THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN[1]! Starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Charles … Continue reading →

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Pulp Appeal: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

A few weeks back Matt discussed one version of a character known in the west as “The Man with No Name.” Akira Kurosawa wrote and directed Yojimbo, starring B&B favorite Toshiro Mifune, about a nameless ronin who moves from town … Continue reading →

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Pulp Consumption: High Plains Drifter

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

If I had to pick one movie that captures the concept of Weird Western, that movie is the 1973 Clint Eastwood vehicle HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER[1]. The plot is enigmatic enough, a stranger without a name rides into the town of … Continue reading →

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