Check out the trailer for Lionsgtate’s The Duel – a western/thriller type thing with the guy who’s marrying Miley Cyrus and that other guy who survived The Hunger Games. What do you think? It’s out in the US from 24th June 2016.
Tag: western
Trailer: The Timber
What’s this? A Western? But it’s snowing, I hear you cry. Check out The Timber – it’s out on DVD from 2nd May 2016, and you might just like what you see. In the 1898 gold rush of the Wild West, two desperate brothers take a job as bounty hunters to save their home and find…
8 of the Best Snowy Westerns
To celebrate the release of new western The Timber, we explore the tradition of these breathtaking, snow-covered classics that showcase both sides of the beautiful rugged landscape. The stunning white mountains decorate the scenery but the freezing, unforgiving weather is how many meet their fate. In The Timber, set during the 1898 gold rush of the Old West,…
Teaser Trailer: The Magnificent Seven
If you thought westerns were a boring genre, then just watch this. From the director of Training Day comes one all star, rootin’ tootin’, gun-slinging, yee-hawing hell of trailer for The Magnificent Seven, out in UK cinemas from 23rd September 2016. What do you think? Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in…
Review: The Revenant (2015)
“The first 40 minutes are so breathtakingly, mind-blowingly amazing, that the rest of the film just pales in comparison. It’s like if The Return of the King had started with the big battle and ended with hobbits walking”
Trailer: Jane Got A Gun
Both Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor have been a bit quiet recently, so it’s good to see them coming back in style with Jane Got A Gun. Portman plays a wanted women with a price on her head, who turns to her former partner Joel Edgerton for protection, culminating in a good old western showdown….
Trailer: Bone Tomahawk
Can you remember the last time you saw a horror western? For this reason alone, Bone Tomahawk deserves our intrigue. Though its early reviews are not wholly encouraging, the trailer certainly puts a case forward to judge for ourselves. Starring Burt Russell and Patrick Wilson, Bone Tomahawk premieres in the UK on 10th October 2015. Full release date tbc.
6 of the Best Modern Day Westerns
One of the most beloved genres in cinema, the universal themes featured in Westerns have always appealed to audiences, and enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years. To celebrate the release of the brilliant, gritty modern day western Two Men in Town (now available on DVD and digital platforms courtesy of Signature Entertainment) we take…
Review: A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Director: Seth MacFarlane Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson Release Date: 30th May 2014 (UK) There are several things in comedy that just guarantee a solid-gold stinker. Anything with ‘by the team behind Scary/Epic/Date (etc) Movie’ above the title. Anything with Adam Sandler in a leading role. Anything featuring animals as central characters. Anything with Adam Sandl……
Editors Choice: June 2015 Favourite
Editor-in-Chief Jurassic World (11 June 2015): It’s a safe assumption, considering the number of box office records it smashed in just two weeks, that I’m not the only one who loved Jurassic World. The fourth part in Steven Spielberg’s creation has been a roaring success, and deservedly so, following both in tone and narratively from the trilogy….
Oscar Classics: The Lone Ranger (2013)
The prospect of a Walt Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer produced big screen version of a popular fifties TV series sounded exciting. What with the Western genre back in fashion thanks to Mr Tarantino. However, this Ranger hit a few notes but not the right ones. Told through the eyes of Tonto (Johnny Depp), an old…
A Million Ways to Die in the West Red-Band Trailer
You know Seth MacFarlane – that guy who made Family Guy and Ted? Well now he’s bringing his trademark sense of humour to a totally 100% live action (minus all the CGI) comedy western. A Million Ways to Die in the West is one man’s struggle to survive in a town where the weak and unfortunate die sooner…
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