In spite of these specific incidents of violence, the lawlessness of the Wild West has been blown out of proportion. Ironically, the myth of the lawless West began before the period was over. Dime novels written in the East in the latter part of the 19th century exaggerated, or simply made...
is a 2024 Russian series directed by Yuriy Bykov. Set in 1990s Russia, Likhie tells the story of a senior ranger and bear hunter who lives with his son in the remote taiga. As the country descends into the chaos and lawlessness of the post-Soviet era, th
There's an undeniable attraction to the lawlessness of the Wild West, wheredisputes were solved with fists and revolvers, the open frontier was vast and wild, good guys wore white and bad guys wore black, and booze flowed like water. In reality, of course, the romanticized depictions of ...
The army of “regulators” began by surrounding the small ranch of Nate Champion, labeled “the bravest man in Johnson County” by one of the newspaper writers who chronicled the Johnson County war from its roots in the 1890s spring roundups to the lawlessness that followed. Warned by the s...
I am shame and boldness. I am shameless; I am ashamed. I am strength and I am fear. I am war and peace. Give heed to me. I am the one whom they call Life, and you have called Death. I am the one whom they call Law, and you have called Lawlessness. ...
Arch Sr. costars as a reporter who laments the kids' lawlessness, and the great B-movie actor Bruno VeSota plays a treacherous junkyard magnate. But Hall remains the star-- not just the lead, but the reason for the entire enterprise. In one pivotal scene, as he keeps lookout while his...
Soon, newspapers reported on the "lawlessness" at Palisade, noting street brawls, slayings, and gunplay, completely unaware that it was was staged. Called "the toughest town west of Chicago," Palisade benefited from the characterization. As more and more individuals sought out the Wild W...
In this regard, let us step back into one front of Obama Inc.’s lawlessness, and then segue into the latest revelation at hand. And it is important to internalize that too many Americans have misplaced their faith into believing that the top law enforcement agency of the land, the AG’...
Siodmak loves a rain-soaked street in his noir films, with its themes of fatalism and obsession, and the shocking story of the clash between law and lawlessness. The story borrows from a familiar plot device which sets up an opposition between two characters who come from the same background...