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DAN'S LIST OF25 GREAT WESTERNS THAT ARE A MUST SEE
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McCabe & Mrs. MillerMcCabe & Mrs. Miller
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DIRECTED BY ROBERT ALTMAN RELEASED IN 1971, EXPOSES THE MYTH OF THE HEROIC WESTERNER AND REPLACING IT WITH A MARXIST VIEW OF THE WESTERNER AS AN OPPORTUNISTIC FINANCIER,SPREADING CAPITALISM AND CORRUPTION bEATTY AND CHRISTIE ARE GREAT TOGETHER WITH LEONARD COHEN COOMMENTING ON THE ACTION ON THE SOUD TRACK
The Long RidersThe Long Riders
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ACCURATE PERIOD DETAIL AND A SYMBOLIC TREATMENT OF THE OUTLAW'S EXISTENCE AND EFFECTIVE CASTING OF 4 REAL SETS OF BROTHERS DIRECTED BY WALTER HILL
Winchester '73Winchester '73
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THIS FILM ESTABLISHES DIRCETOR ANTHONY MANN AS A WESTERN AUTEUR AND THE FIRST COLLABORATIONS WITH JAMES sTEWART AND WRITER BORDEN CHASE IT REVELS A NEW STEWART MORE BITTER AND UNBENDING.
The Gunfighter [DVD]The Gunfighter [DVD]
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MORE OF A CHARACTER STUDY VERY LITTLE ACTION HAS GAINED IN CRITICAL APPRECIATON OVER THE YEARS PECK BRINGS GRAVITY TO THE ROELE WITH A BIG MOUSTACE
Red RiverRed River
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DIRECTED BY HOWARD HAWK INFLUENCED BY FORD BUT IS PURELY HAWK IN ITS FASCINATION WITH MASCULINE BY-PLAY HAS A FREUDIAN SUBTEXT DUAL CHARCTER STUDY OF FATHER AND SON wAYNW AND CLIFT HAVE MUNCH CHEMISTRY
The Ox-Bow IncidentThe Ox-Bow Incident
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GREAT STUDY OF MOB PSYCHOLOGY WELLMAN ALLOWS AUDIENCES TO FOCUS ON THE MESSAGE INSTEAD OF THE PERSONALTIES HENRY FONDA IS GREAT ALSO DANA ANDREWS AND JANE DARWELL
Stagecoach (Two-Disc Special Edition)Stagecoach (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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JOHN FORD'S LANDMARK FILM RAISED THE WESTERNGENRE TO ARTISTIC STATUS
Union Pacific Classic Collector's Series Combo DVD PentrexUnion Pacific Classic Collector's Series Combo DVD Pentrex
DIRCETED BY CECIL B DEMILLE IT IS AN ENERGETIC, COLORFUL, PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION OF THE WEST.
Duel in the SunDuel in the Sun
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A DEMENTED, DELERIOUS WESTERN OF SIBLING RIVALRY FOR THE LOVE OF A SEXY HALF-BREED IT IS HOLLYWOOD HIGH ROMANTICISM AT IT'S PEAK GREGORY PECK AND JENNIFER JONES
High Noon (Two-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)High Noon (Two-Disc Ultimate Collector's Edition)
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DIRECTED BY FRED ZINNEMAN WHO BUILDS THE TENSION IN MASTERLY FASHION, MAKING THIS A HIGH-WATER MARK OF HIS CAREER GARY COOPER POESSES MYTHIC AURA AND EASY MASCULINITY KADY JURADO IS DARK AND FIERY AND GRACE KELLY BLONDE AND COOL
Bend Of The RiverBend Of The River
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DIRECTED BY ANTHONY MANN BRINGS OUT A TOUGHER JAMES STEWART BITTERLY CONFRONTED WITH HIS PAST, PERSONIFIED BY ARTHUR KENNADY
ShaneShane
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GEORGE STEVENS DIRECTS ALAN LADD WHO IS AT HIS MOST ICONIC WITH HIS SERENE FACE AND PIERCING EYES, TENDERNESS BEHIND THE TOUGH PERSONA ALSO FILMED WITH LUSH LANDSCAPES OF WYOMING jEAN aRTHUR'S LAST MOVIE NOMINATED BRANDON DE WILDE CHILD ACTOR
The Naked SpurThe Naked Spur
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ANOTHER TOUGH INTELLIGENTLY WRITTEN ANTHONY MANN-JAMES STEWART MASTERPIECE,ASPIRING TO GREEK TRAGIC DIMENSIONS ROBERT RYAN IS THE EVIL OPPONENT
The Searchers (Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)The Searchers (Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)
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jOHN FORD'S MASTERPIECE AND THE LAST OF THE GOLDEN ERA OF CLASSICAL WESTERNS ONE OF JOHN WAYNE'S BETTER ROLES PLAYED WITH COMPLETE CONVICTION
3:10 to Yuma (Special Edition)3:10 to Yuma (Special Edition)
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DIRECTED BY DELMAR DAVES HE CREATES A BRILLIANT CLAUSTROPHIC ATMOSPHERE, RELYING ON SUSPENSE AND SHARP DIALOGUE
Budd Boetticher Collection (Tall T / Decision at Sundown / Buchanan Rides Alone / Ride Lonesome / Comanche Station)Budd Boetticher Collection (Tall T / Decision at Sundown / Buchanan Rides Alone / Ride Lonesome / Comanche Station)
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DIRECTED BY BUDD BOETTICHER THE SECOND OF SEVEN B-WESTERNS BY HIM WITH HANDSOME HUNK RANDOLPH SCOTT
The Good, the Bad and the UglyThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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DIRECTED BY SERGIO LEONE HAS AN AMORAL MYTHIC GRANDEUR ALONG ITS BLOODY WAY TO THE GRIPPING CLIMAX, THE MOTHER OF ALL SHOWDOWNS
Ride in the WhirlwindRide in the Whirlwind
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DIRCECTED BY MONTE HELLMAN THIS IS A STARK AND ORIGINAL WESTERN WAS MADE IN THE UTAH DESERT AT A COST OF 75,000 WITH A YOUNG JACK NICHOLISON HAS BECOME A CULT CLASSIC
Lonely are the BraveLonely are the Brave
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DIRECTED BY DAVID MILLER THIS IS A POIGNANT AND POINTED WESTERN, SET IN CONTEMPORARY TIMES WAS KIRK DOUGLAS' FAVORITE FILM HE DOES A GREAT JOB PLAYING THE MISFIT
Ride the High CountryRide the High Country
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DIRECTED BY SAM PECKINPAH HE EXPRESSES HIS NOSTAGIA FOR THE OLD WESTERN CASTS RANDOLP SCOTT IN HIS LAST ROLE AND JOEL McCREA IN LAST ROLE
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance  (Paramount Centennial Collection)The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Paramount Centennial Collection)
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A NOSTALGIC, MELANCHOLY AND MOVING LATE WESTERN DONE BY AN OLD JOHN FORD WITH JOHN WAYNE AND LEE MARVIN, JAMES STEWART, AND WOODY STRODE AND VERA MILES ANDY DEVINE
The Wild Bunch - The Original Director's CutThe Wild Bunch - The Original Director's Cut
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SAM PECKINPAH'S BLOODY AND MEDITATIVE TALE OF THE AMERICAN WEST IS HIS MASTERPIECE WHICH DEALS WITH AGEING, FRIENDSHIP, LOYALLTY, BETRAYAL AND DECEPTION
UnforgivenUnforgiven
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CLINT EASTWOOD'S MASTERPIECE A 'REVISONIST' WESTERN EXPLORING THE DARKER SIDE OF THE MYTHS OF THE OLD WEST, GAVE THE KISS OF LIFE TO THE GENRE GENE HACKMAN IS EASTMAN'S RIVAL
Dances with WolvesDances with Wolves
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DEBUT DIRECTOR KEVIN COSTNER BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO A DYING GENRE MAGNICANT!
Little Big ManLittle Big Man
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DADDY OF SEAN PENN ARTHUR PENN WITH HIS ENTERTAINIG REVISIONIST WESTERN THAT VIEWS THE PAST FROM A MODERN STANDPOINT DUSTIN HOFFMAN IS BRILLIANTLY CONVINCING AS A VERY OLD MAN AND ASLSO PLAYING THE YOUNG MAN
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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DIRECTED BY GEORGE ROY HILL RAMNICIZED VERSION OF A TRUE STORY WITH GREAT CHEMISTRY FROM REDMAN AND NEWMAN
THE LEFT HANDED GUNTHE LEFT HANDED GUN
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PAUL NEWMAN IS BILLY THE KID CONSTANTLY ON THE VERGE OF SANITY DIRECTED BY ARTHUR PENN