With the upsurge of new Western movies being released by contemporary directors
such as Quentin
Tarantino (Pulp
Fiction, Kill Bill), Gore
Verbinski (Pirates
of the Carribean) and the Coen brothers (No Country for Old Men); and the popularity of the video game Red Dead Redemption, it
looks like the Western is making a comeback from the $1 bin at the movie store! To help you get
excited for Whiskey for My
Men, Beer for My Horses, here's a collection of some of the most iconic Western movies. You can kick off your boots and watch some good movies before tasting some ice-cold microbrews and hand-crafted whiskey at the event next Fri., June 29 on Fri., Aug 17.
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"Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973)
by Sam Peckinpah. Starring James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson,Bob Dylan (image source). This was filmed on location in Durango, Mex., and was plagued with production controversies. Peckinpah released a 1988 version of the film, a product significantly different from the theatrical version. |
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"The Magnificent Seven" (1960) by John Sturges. Starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn (image source). "The Magnificent Seven" is based on Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film, "Seven Samurai."
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"The War Wagon" (1967) by Burt Kennedy. Starring
John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Howard Keel (image
source). According to John Wayne, the fight scene in the saloon was his 500th on-screen fight. Just three years earlier, Wayne had undergone major surgery involving the removal of his left lung and several ribs, requiring the use of an oxygen mask during the early production phases. |
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"High Noon" (1952) by Fred Zinnemann
Staring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell (image source). "High Noon" deviated from the standard western motifs of violence, action and picturesque landscape shots because of its focus on the emotional and moralistic problems of the plot. The Soviet Union criticized the film as "a glorification of the individual"; many American leaders such as Ronald Reagan, Dwight Eisenhower and Bill Clinton favored this movie. |
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"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) by George Roy Hill.
Starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross (image source). In 2003, the United States National Film Registry selected this film for preservation as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." William Goldman also won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film. |
Fri., August 17 | 6 - 9 p.m.
Non-members $25 (FAC Members $20) —
$5 discount if you wear a big-ass belt buckle
Tickets online, Box
Office 719.634.5583, or at the door
Wild
Horses
On view in the first-floor
galleries
General museum admission $10
Free for FAC Members
Free for FAC Members
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