Indie Focus: Sam Shepard plays with the Butch Cassidy myth

The actor-playwright and ideal of the poetic Western man explores the outlaw icon's imagined later years in the film 'Blackthorn.' It's a rare lead part for the actor, who in recent years has taken a supporting role in Hollywood.Sam Shepard's cultural reach goes deep. There's the Oscar nomination for supporting actor in "The Right Stuff," the Pulitzer Prize for his play "Buried Child" and his screenplay for the seminal film "Paris, Texas." Shepard makes a brief appearance in Patti Smith's recent...

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