Tag: The Great Train Robbery
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25 Best Action Movie Heroines of All Time
Given that some authorities mark 1903’s The Great Train Robbery as the first action film, it’s evident that the genre has been around for quite a while now. Still, and in spite of early, sadly underappreciated silent stars like Pearl White and Helen Holmes, it was not until the 1970s that action movie heroines truly…
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We Need More Funny Westerns, Y’all
Ah, the American Western. Once one of the most prevalent of all movie genres, the Western has remained relatively unchanged since 1903’s The Great Train Robbery. Good guys in white hats? Check. Bad guys in black hats? Check. Women folk who either tend the homestead or tend to, um, needs? Affirmative. Bank robberies, train robberies,…
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One of the First Westerns Still Influences the Genre Today
As one of the most influential films of all time, The Great Train Robbery is truly representative of the word “groundbreaking”. It is a primitive image of filmmaking under today’s lens, but it was a phenomenon during its heyday. While Edwin S. Porter’s classic from 1903 is widely considered to be the first Western film…
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Martin Scorsese’s Favorite Movies: 50 Films the Director Wants You to See
Martin Scorsese is not just one of the greatest filmmakers of all time — he’s one of the greatest cinephiles. And Scorsese’s favorite movies are as wide-ranging in genre, year of release, and national origin as you might imagine, from Ti West’s “Pearl” to the horror films of Val Lewton and the films of Senegalese…
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Thelma & Louise Review: The Classic Still Steals Your Heart and Mind
Dating back to the age of The Great Train Robbery, movies have been fascinated with criminals. As with so many acts in this medium, movies about criminals or heists or anything else in this vein allows us to get the catharsis of rebelling against society without actually committing felonies. Thelma & Louise, the classic 1991…
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The 20 Best Westerns Of All Time
Since the earliest days of cinema, westerns have been one of Hollywood’s favorite genres. 1908’s “The Great Train Robbery” was one of the most successful early films, while 1939’s “Stagecoach” kicked off a golden age of westerns that lasted until the mid-20th century, making stars out of actors like Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Robert Mitchum,…