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Tag: California

Posted on February 27, 2020March 2, 2020

Call of the Wild (2020)

Jack London’s story still makes for good cinema. Click the title to read my entire review.

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019

Western Stars (2019)

This concert doc. intersperses Bruce Springsteen, his wife & a 30-member band playing in his barn with shots of the West, home videos, & Bruce commenting thoughtfully.

Posted on September 24, 2016September 24, 2016

The Magnificent Seven (2016)

In this Western remake a peace officer rounds up 6 shady gunmen to defend California villagers against a ruthless gold mine owner intent on driving them out.

Posted on April 4, 2014April 4, 2019

César Chavez (2014)

The biography of UFW leader Cesar Chavez shows how he used nonviolence to better the wages & living conditions of Hispanic grape pickers in the 60s.

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