Django Unchained

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(2012)
Genre: Drama/Western
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writer: Quentin Tarantino
Producers: William Paul Clark, Reginald Hudlin, Shannon McIntosh, Pilar Savone, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher, James W. Skotchdopole, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

  

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Synopsis: Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago. Django and Schultz's search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of "Candyland," an infamous plantation. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), Candie's trusted house slave. -- (Written by The Weinstein Co.)

Cast:

• Jamie Foxx
• Christoph Waltz
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Kerry Washington
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Jonah Hill

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Lawless

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(2012)

Genre: Western/Drama

Director: John Hillcoat

Writers: Nick Cave, Matt Bondurant

Producers: John Allen, Robert Ogden Barnum, Michael Benaroya, Jason Blum, Matthew Budman, Megan Ellison, Cassian Elwes, Lucy Fisher, Scott Hanson, James Lejsek, Randy Manis, Laura Rister, Ben Sachs, Ted Schipper, Rachel Shane, Douglas Wick, Dany Wolf, Clayton Young

Synopsis: Lawless is the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic gangster tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family in his novel "The Wettest County in the World", the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave. -- (Written by The Weinstein Company)

Cast:

• Tom Hardy
• Shia LaBeouf
• Guy Pearce
• Jason Clarke
• Jessica Chastain
• Mia Wasikowska
• Gary Oldman
• Noah Taylor

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Cowboys and Aliens

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(2011)

Genre: Action/Western/Sci-Fi

Director: Jon Favreau

Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Steve Oedekerk, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg

Producers: Bobby Cohen, Johnny Dodge, Jon Favreau, Daniel Forcey, Karen Gilchrist, Brian Grazer, Randy Greenberg, K.C. Hodenfield, Ron Howard, Ryan Kavanaugh, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, Roberto Orci, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Steven Spielberg, Denis L. Stewart, Chris Wade

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Synopsis: The Old West.. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been... (Written by Universal Pictures)

Cast:

• Daniel Craig
• Harrison Ford
• Olivia Wilde
• Sam Rockwell
• Adam Beach
• Noah Ringer
• Paul Dano

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Short Review: The genre mashing of this film seemed strange to me at first, and as a result I expected something average…I was pretty much right. Not even the first-rate cast could save this forgettable film.

True Grit

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(2010)

Genre: Western/Adventure/Drama

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Charles Portis

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Synopsis: Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested. (Written by Jim Beaver)

Cast:

• Hailee Steinfeld
• Jeff Bridges
• Matt Damon
• Josh Brolin
• Barry Pepper

 

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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(1966)

Genre: Adventure/Western

Director: Sergio Leone

Writer: Sergio Leone, Luciano Vincenzoni, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli

Synopsis: Blondie (The Good) is a professional gunslinger who is out trying to earn a few dollars. Angel Eyes (The Bad) is a hit man who always commits to a task and sees it through, as long as he is paid to do so. And Tuco (The Ugly) is a wanted outlaw trying to take care of his own hide. Tuco and Blondie share a partnership together making money off Tuco's bounty, but when Blondie unties the partnership, Tuco tries to hunt down Blondie. When Blondie and Tuco comes across a horse carriage loaded with dead bodies, they soon learn from the only survivor (Bill Carson) that he and a few other men have buried a stash of gold in a cemetery. Unfortunately Carson dies and Tuco only finds out the name of the cemetery, while Blondie finds out the name on the grave. Now the two must keep each other alive in order to find the gold. Angel Eyes (who had been looking for Bill Carson) discovers that Tuco and Blondie meet with Carson and knows they know the location of the gold... (Written by Jeremy Thomson)

Cast:

• Clint Eastwood
• Eli Wallach
• Lee Van Cleef

 

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