Podcast
Hellbent for Letterbox
Hosted by Michael May and Paxton Holley · EN
Paxton Holley and Michael May sit at the campfire to talk Westerns in film and other media.
13episodes
Episodes
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Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
May 101:08:18Tap to summarizeMichael and Pax finally visit the podcast's namesake (more or less): George Sherman's Hell Bent for Leather starring Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr, and Stephen McNally.
Transcribe →Wild Bill (1995)
Apr 1701:01:38Tap to summarizeMike and Pax discuss the Walter Hill directed Wild Bill starring a cast of thousands including Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, and John Hurt.
Transcribe →Don't Fence Me In (1945)
Mar 601:00:33Tap to summarizeFor the second time in Hellbent history, Michael accidentally picks a non-historical Western. This time he has Pax join him on a 1940s dude ranch for Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and Gabby Hayes in Don't Fence Me In.
Transcribe →Chisum (1970)
Feb 1901:07:04Tap to summarizeIn this episode Pax takes Mike to Lincoln County New Mexico and they talk about the misadventures of John Wayne as Chisum!
Transcribe →Hostiles (2017)
Jan 1601:23:33Tap to summarizeMichael and Pax finish a double-feature of 2017 Westerns with Scott Cooper's Hostiles, starring Christian Bale, Wes Studi, and Rosamund Pike.
Transcribe →The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017)
Jan 401:03:29Tap to summarizeMike and Pax discuss the 2017 western Ballad of Lefty Brown starring Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Jim Caveziel, and Tommy Flannagan.
Transcribe →The Devil's Mistress (1965)
Nov 701:02:28Tap to summarizeMichael and Pax welcome back Shawn Robare to finish this year's spooky season double-feature. We're watching the little-known The Devil's Mistress about a gang of ruthless outlaws who stumble across the wrong cabin on their run from justice.
Transcribe →Ravenous (1999)
Oct 2401:41:12Tap to summarizeMike and Pax are joined by their Crestwood House co-host to talk about the horror western Ravenous from 1999 starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle.
Transcribe →Appaloosa (2008)
Oct 1001:18:20Tap to summarizeIt's been on our list a long time, but Michael and Pax finally get around to talking about Appaloosa, directed by and starring Ed Harris. It also stars Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons, and is based on the novel by Robert B Parker.
Transcribe →Red Headed Stranger (1986)
Sep 2401:25:53Tap to summarizeIn this episode Mike and Pax finish up a Willie Nelson double header with Red Headed Stranger from 1986.
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