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Western Movie Books – with Authors Henry C. Parke and Cory Everett

Western Movie Books – with Authors Henry C. Parke and Cory Everett

FromHow the West Was 'Cast


Western Movie Books – with Authors Henry C. Parke and Cory Everett

FromHow the West Was 'Cast

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Length:
80 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Read any good Western movie books lately? On this page-turning episode, we’re highlighting some of our favorite books about the Western genre. From biographies and coffee table books to scholarly studies and acclaimed film guides, you’ll find plenty of reading recommendations here that will deepen your love of Westerns. And joining us to talk about their own recent Western film books are two authors you’ll definitely enjoying meeting. First, Andrew interviews Henry C. Parke about his new book The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them. After that, Matthew chats with Cory Everett about his adorable children’s book My First Spaghetti Western. It’s an episode you’ll want to listen to from cover to cover! Books discussed on the show:The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made ThemMy First Spaghetti Western100 WesternsOnce Upon a Time in Italy: The Westerns of Sergio LeoneHorse Opera: The Strange History of the 1930s Singing CowboyJohn Wayne: The Life and LegendAmerican Titan: Searching for John WayneBloody Sam: The Life and Films of Sam Peckinpah"If They Move . . . Kill 'Em!": The Life and Times of Sam PeckinpahHang 'Em High: 110 Years of Western Movie PostersClick HERE to watch the trailer for Cory Everett’s My First Spaghetti Western
Released:
Mar 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (37)

Whether you grew up watching the movies of John Wayne, cut your teeth on Clint Eastwood’s “Man with No Name” trilogy, or consider Kevin Costner to be the screen’s quintessential cowboy star, HOW THE WEST WAS ‘CAST is just the podcast you’ve been waiting for. Join screenwriter and journalist Matthew Chernov and film historian and professor Andrew Patrick Nelson as they discuss the beloved masterpieces, forgotten treasures, and curious cult movies that make up the Western film genre. From the timeless classics of the 1940s and ‘50s, to the bold and bloody titles of the 1960s and ‘70s, to the celebrated prestige Westerns of today, HOW THE WEST WAS ‘CAST explores one of cinema’s most fascinating and enduring genres.