tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post4058885831348787890..comments2024-03-23T15:28:15.198+00:00Comments on Icy's Blunt Pencil: How the West was wonIcy Sedgwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-60246179092728023042012-09-24T12:52:43.235+01:002012-09-24T12:52:43.235+01:00I did hope that the success of True Grit might rev...I did hope that the success of True Grit might revive the Western but it seemed very much to be a one-off. For now, at least.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396788184066846681.post-15970100217939187302012-09-23T11:37:02.893+01:002012-09-23T11:37:02.893+01:00Hi there Icy -- it's interesting how genres sh...Hi there Icy -- it's interesting how genres shift in and out of favour. There was a long, long time in film when pirates couldn't be shifted at flintlock point -- Cutthroat Island -- and then along came Pirates of the Caribbean... A good genre never dies, sometimes it's just sleeping or awaiting that special re-interpretation (Anne Rice and vampires) to bring it back to life for a new audience: fangs, six shooters, cutlasses, and all. St. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111660663883108862noreply@blogger.com