Monte Hellman

B-Film as Theory: ‘The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind’

B-Film as Theory: ‘The Shooting/Ride in the Whirlwind’

Two blasts of existentialist disquiet and hallucination from the stable of Roger Corman, these two Westerns launched the career of a major alternative filmmaker in Monte Hellman.

Conversing with Rudy Wurlitzer: ‘A Beaten-up Old Scribbler’

Conversing with Rudy Wurlitzer: ‘A Beaten-up Old Scribbler’

Two-Lane Blacktop