Radio Daze: Some “Gunsmoke” For Some Old Radio Western Fun!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with another episode of Radio Daze! This week on Radio Daze we’re featuring a couple of episodes of that classic radio western “Gunsmoke” Most of you know “Gunsmoke” as the long-running television series starring James Arness as Marshall Matt Dillion. In the radio show, however, William Conrad starred as Dillion, and his deep voice made the marshal seem about ten feet tall. “Gunsmoke” was a mature western for the time, taking on themes of violence, predjudice, and lawlessness in the West. I have a couple of episodes here from the 1950’s so enjoy them before you go out to see Kevin Costner’s latest Western, “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One!” So Sayeth The Kendog!
Dog’s Movie House: “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter One” Is As Threatens To Be As Ponderous As The Title!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and, although the headline sounds like I’m going to go off on Kevin Costner’s latest western Magnum Opus, I can assure you that I am not! For the most part, I’m an admirer of Kevin Costner and his passion for two subjects uniquely American: westerns and baseball. Yet in starring, writing, and directing this film, the first in a four film epic journey, Costner’s first chapter, while gorgeously shot, threatens to be little more than a three hour handshake with a multitude of characters we don’t really get to know! Maybe it will all come together nicely by the end, but as a standalone film, “Horizon: An American Saga- Chapter One” plays like a complex jigsaw puzzle with a bunch of missing pieces!
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