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Classic ’70s film gets remade for television

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‘Westworld’ proves to be the hottest show on HBO In a TV landscape overpopulated with happy families and cops dramas, HBO delivers a sci-fi drama packed with mysteries, murders and machines. “Westworld” tells the story of a futuristic theme-park (designed to operate like the Wild West) populated with smart robots, acting out stories and role-plays specifically designed to allow visitors to live out any fantasy, regardless of how despicable. Some visitors simply want to visit the local brothel, others want to go on a bounty hunt, or shoot a cowboy in a duel at high noon. However, if you want…

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‘Hell or High Water’ one of year’s best

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Latest Western film bound to become a staple within genre Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com In a summer of blockbusters that fell short, director David Mackenzie teams up with Chris Pine and Ben Foster to deliver one of the best movies of the season. The opening scene of “Hell or High Water” shows a quiet Texas town on a hot day, a setting that many Texas natives will find all too familiar. The quiet scenery moves to a woman unlocking the doors of a bank, with two masked strangers showing up behind her, guns pointed toward her head. As they begin robbing the bank,…