Film ๐ฅ & Media Studies: Arizona Identity In Western Film: Stagecoach (1939) ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ
Rip-roaring graphics make for a memorable theatrical release poster to promote Stagecoach (United Artists, 1939) This groundbreaking film went a longRead More…
Film ๐ฅ & Media Studies: Arizona Landscapes & Their Societal Impacts In Western Film – Part 2 ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ
Attempts to tame the vast reaches of the American ๐บ๐ธ West – and the Arizona deserts ๐๏ธ in particular was a challenging task at best duringRead More…
Film ๐ฅ & Media Studies: Arizona Landscapes & Their Societal Impacts In Western Film – Part 1 ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ ๐๏ธ
The rough, jagged topography of Walnut Canyon, typifies much of Arizonaโs vast 113,000 square miles. Travel across the region was (and sometimes stRead More…
Armchair Travelogues: Arizona Museums: State Capitol Museum!
Front view of original Arizona Capital building. The Beaux Arts-style structure was completed in 1901. Built primarily of granite and other local matRead More…