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Post by Mattsby on Jun 8, 2018 17:58:50 GMT
I've been going on a Western kick - about ten films in gonna go for a little longer and dig around the '50s. Need to revisit High Noon and catch up on some from Anthony Mann, Budd Boetticher, Delmer Daves..... maybe forgetting some but here are my favs :
Rio Bravo ('59, Howard Hawks)
Shane ('53, George Stevens)
Johnny Guitar ('54, Nicholas Ray)
Day of the Outlaw ('59, Andre de Toth)
The Big Country ('58, William Wyler)
The Searchers ('56, John Ford)
Vera Cruz ('54, Robert Aldrich)
Your Top 5 or 10? Recommendations?
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Post by stephen on Jun 8, 2018 18:07:23 GMT
The Furies (Anthony Mann, 1950)
Winchester '73 (Anthony Mann, 1950)
High Noon (Fred Zinnemann, 1952)
Hondo (John Farrow, 1953)
The Naked Spur (Anthony Mann, 1953)
Broken Lance (Edward Dmytryk, 1954)
Vera Cruz (Robert Aldrich, 1954)
The Man from Laramie (Anthony Mann, 1955)
Giant (George Stevens, 1956)
The Searchers (John Ford, 1956)
3:10 to Yuma (Delmer Daves, 1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (John Sturges, 1957)
The Big Country (William Wyler, 1958)
Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959)
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Post by theycallmemrfish on Jun 10, 2018 15:08:53 GMT
Not fucking Shane!
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Post by Mattsby on Jun 12, 2018 19:02:59 GMT
Just watched The Hanging Tree ('59) last night. It's def right up there with my favorites of the decade. Btwn this and Dark Passage, which I love, I gotta see more Delmer Daves. There are notes here that reminded me of McCabe - a muddied budding town, this particular outsider with a dubious past, a business-minded female lead. There are quite a few interesting developments narrative wise and it's quite visually striking, often painterly. There's even an image close to the end that very much reminded me of Herzog. Karl Malden is great in support as a doofy, ambitious, ultimately sinister townie. His floppy red hat is unforgettable. George C Scott's debut too, he's quite, um, theatrical here haha. And the theme song: probably my second fav Western movie song after My Rifle My Pony & Me. 8/10 or so.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jun 12, 2018 22:11:30 GMT
I'd say The Furies, Winchester '73 and 3:10 to Yuma are the ones to watch. But I was never much into Westerns, so my opinion doesn't mean much.
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Post by Film Socialism on Jun 13, 2018 22:12:56 GMT
The Lusty Men is definitely the best of em imo
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Post by Longtallsally on Jun 15, 2018 11:39:00 GMT
River of No Return
Bend of the River
Winchester ˋ73
High Noon
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Post by tobias on Jun 17, 2018 18:34:17 GMT
I really like Johnny Guitar and High Noon. Can't say I've seen that many. Winchester '73 is also really good.
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Post by demille on Jul 3, 2018 13:07:18 GMT
The Furies (Anthony Mann, 1950)
Winchester '73 (Anthony Mann, 1950)
The Man from Laramie (Anthony Mann, 1955)
The Big Country (William Wyler, 1958)
Ride Lonesome (Budd Boetticher, 1959)
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