WESTERN FILM SERIES
From Eastwood pictures to John Ford epics, this series showcases the very best the genre has to offer!
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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
June 8th - 3:00PM ENCORE! June 11th - 7:00PM |
The first film to be showcased in the Hyland's new "Western Film Series", The Good, The Bad and the Ugly set the standard for spagehtti westerns. Clint Eastwood stars as the Man with No Name, the role which catapulted him into movie stardom! This movie sets out for greatness. With all the sweeping vistas and striking shootouts, you are bound to walk out of the cinema finger guns a'blasting!
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The Searchers
July 6th - 3:00PM ENCORE! July 9th - 7:00PM
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Considered one of the greatest western films ever made, this classic John Ford and John Wayne collaboration—one of fourteen!—showcases the actor/director duo at the top of their craft. It follows Wayne's Ethan Edwards as he sets out on a years long journey to rescue his niece. Through this journey they manage to create a film both exilirating and haunting, a film which stays with you. |
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Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
July 20th - 3:00PM ENCORE! July 23rd - 7:00PM
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This New Hollywood western is a bridge between Old Hollywood and new sensibilties. Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, the leaders of a band of outlaws. The chemistry between Newman and Redford, along with William Goldman's brilliant script and Conrad Hall's stunning photography makes for a film which easily withstands the test of time. |
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Unforgiven
August 10th - 3:00PM ENCORE! August 13th - 7:00PM |
A return not only to his roots but to Hollywood's, Clint Eastwood both directs and stars in this 90s western. It follows Eastwood as retired gunslinger Will Munny as he embarks on one last job, to avenge a gruesome crime. This film is responsible for a bringing the Western genre back to the limelight, and influence a new generation of Western films to be made. |
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