Deadwood<\/i> premiered 10 years ago this month. To commemorate, my friend Matt Zoller Seitz (and Rogerebert.com editor-in-chief) has teamed up with editor Steven Santos and Jim Beaver, who was a Deadwood<\/i> series regular (not to mention Bobby on Supernatural<\/i>, an awesome dovetail), and is also a contributor at Rogerebert.com<\/a> (his two pieces so far are awesome!), to create a video essay exploring Deadwood<\/i>‘s themes and visual style. Jim Beaver narrates. If you are familiar with Matt Seitz’s work, then you know about his love of the video essay and his commitment to that brand-new landscape of criticism. <\/p>\n You can read Matt’s introductory words here<\/a>, and watch the video below. (I love the connection made with McCabe and Mrs. Miller<\/i> as well as My Darling Clementine<\/i>, and there’s a clip included of my favorite moment from that film, involving Victor Mature.) <\/p>\n Enjoy. It’s beautifully done. <\/p>\n