Indeed, the pulp-fiction qualities of the novel, manifest in the scurrilous roman noir characters (Schmutz and his band of
gunslinging gangsters), can be included in the palate of styles that Ahrens includes in his sublimation of the romantic heritage.
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gunslinging collection of loners and anti-heroes includes "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "Goin' South" (with Jack Nicholson), and "The Professionals.
But, on the other hand,
gunslinging male agency returns the psyche to the less complicated dream of re-making the world through personal and, symbolically, national will.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, is a great fan of the American western ''High Noon'' and has summed up his admiration for George Bush by likening the United States President to its
gunslinging hero.
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gunslinging re-make of Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai by John Sturges, a master of the cowboy-picture genre, this spectacular, romantically lyrical Western had a different look for Darn at his present remove from America and all that was most familiar.
Many of us read the
gunslinging, double-crossing, strong-armed tales of Chester B.
The phrase "risky tax scheme" had to stand in for everything Gore's core supporters hated about Bush--his pandering to greed, his know-nothingism, his
gunslinging Texas-ness.
The Associated Black Charities of Baltimore, which had initially offered to display the mural on its downtown building, flat-out rejected sketches of a
gunslinging Tubman (viewable above and in color at www.
Francis Gob, head of industrial security at the Singapore Ministry of Defense, was depicted as a
gunslinging cowboy by one artist, while Kim Tennison of Kansas City, Missouri, posed for another.
how capitalism can easily co-opt the gangster rap artist and cons consequently empty out the defiance, turning it into a hyperbolic, cartoon
gunslinging shoot-out).
The elaborately costumed impersonations of
gunslinging cowpokes and close-cropped leathernecks that we use to rid ourselves of the taint of the chichi are ultimately as self-dramatizing and artificial as my own ludicrous experiments as a child with trailing scarves and cha-cha heels.
The story continues today as the
gunslinging quarterback not only still wears Wrangler([R]), but also endorses the iconic denim brand long-trusted for comfortable, durable and affordable apparel.
