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Tombstone is a 1993 American Western film directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, with Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, Dana Delany and Charlton Heston in supporting roles, and narration by Robert Mitchum.
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Released in 1993, Tombstone quickly earned its place as one of the most beloved modern Westerns. It takes the legendary story of Wyatt Earp and the events leading up to the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and turns it into something that feels larger than life. The film blends history, action, and character in a way that makes it endlessly rewatchable. The film is officially directed by George P. Cosmatos, though there…More
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Renaissance of Western in early 1990s, marked by Oscar triumphs of *Dances with Wolves* and *Unforgiven*, led Hollywood to express newly found appreciation for the genre in one of the more spectacular ways. In 1993 two studios were launching high budget prestigious projects dedicated to legendary personality immortalised for taking part in the best known armed confrontation in the history of the Old West. One was *W…More
I absolutely love this week's @cinetv contest as it gives me an opportunity to tell the story of how much *Tombstone* means to me and why! I don't espouse that this is the greatest western of all time, but it is the one that has moved me the most and will always have a special place in my soul! Many, many moons ago, I lived in Guyana and Suriname for a total of a little over two years. Guyana was not that big of a d…More
Can a lawman retire? This is a fun sit back with the popcorn and enjoy the ride type of Western. It may have used Wyatt Earp's life as inspiration but don't expect any of the story to be based in fact. If you can get past this, then it is a reasonable movie. In short, Wyatt Earp is looking to take it easy, he has cleaned up Dodge city and it is time to kick up the heals. But he can't do that anywhere he might be kno…More