Films @ Dave’s Info Cafe

Random observations on movies

Films @ Dave’s Info Cafe header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'kevin costner'

Westerns – Part 5 – Rebirth

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Cinematography, Film Criticism and Analysis, Film Directing, Film History, Film Narrative, Genre

The western as a genre was dead until 1989 but was revived by, of all things, a made for TV mini series directed by an Englishman. That series was Lonesome Dove, a four part drama, that rekindled an American love for the western. It was made for the small screen but it had epic ambitions [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ············

Kevin Costner – Duds and Diamonds

July 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Film Directing, Film Producing

I was watching “Open Range” the other night on television and that got me pondering about the career of Kevin Costner as actor, producer and director. He gave quite a mature performance as Charley Waite the free grazer but he still couldn’t hold a candle to that old scene stealer Robert Duvall. Of course, Costner [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ···········