Category Archives: Classic Movies

Nine Minutes of Morricone

Posted on July 7, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

I was 24 years old back in 1964 when I saw my first Spaghetti Western. The movie was called A Fistful of Dollars and it was directed by the Italian legend Sergio Leone and it starred a brash young actor … Continue reading →

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Ireland 2019: Connemara, Part Three — Cong

Posted on March 1, 2020 by crowcanyonjournal

In the summer of 1951 legendary Hollywood film director John Ford descended on the tiny village of Cong in western Ireland and commenced filming what would the following year result in his receiving his fourth Academy Award for Best Director. … Continue reading →

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