All Blog Posts Tagged 'Dodge' (2)

Here is another disappointment for those of us hoping for a blockbuster western.  I had high hopes for this one given that Val Kilmer was in on the project.  It will be available on March 6, this year on DVD - not in theatres.

I watched the trailer today and it seems like a good western tale, loosely based on the real life killing of Dora Hand in Dodge City.  It seems Wyatt had a thing for Dora and he heads off with a posse that includes Doc Holliday to go after the culprit,…

Just finished reading Mary Doria Russell's novel, Doc. While a murder mystery runs through this novel about Doc Holliday, the main story focuses on John Henry Holliday's time spent in Dodge City and his growing friendship with the Earp brothers. Russell's research provides a detailed view of Dodge City as it was during the cattle drive era. Mid-Nineteenth century dental practices, Kansas politics, and lifestyles in general round out Russell's personality descriptions of Doc, Wyatt, Morgan,…