ReFocus

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One of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs, Budd Boetticher was responsible for a number of classic films, including his famous ́⁰₈Ranowń⁰₉ series of westerns starring Randolph Scott. With influential figures like Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood acknowledging Boetticheŕ⁰₉s influence, and with growing academic interest in his work, Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer present a vital collection of essays on the directoŕ⁰₉s long career, from a range of international scholars. Loo…

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Full title :ReFocus. / edited by Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer.

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One of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs, Budd Boetticher was responsible for a number of classic films, including his famous ́⁰₈Ranowń⁰₉ series of westerns starring Randolph Scott. With influential figures like Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood acknowledging Boetticheŕ⁰₉s influence, and with growing academic interest in his work, Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer present a vital collection of essays on the directoŕ⁰₉s long career, from a range of international scholars. Looking at celebrated films like Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) and Comanche Station (1960), as well as at lesser-known works like Escape in the Fog (1945) and Behind Locked Doors (1948), this book also addresses Boetticheŕ⁰₉s influential television work on the James Garner series Maverick, and Boetticheŕ⁰₉s continuing aesthetic influence on contemporary TV classics like Breaking Bad.