WESTERN SUNDAY #14: The last cowboy

MONTE WALSH

(2003)

Josh topples all previous attempts at awesomeness with Tom Selleck's favorite role: Monte Walsh!

Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins are long-time cowhands, working whatever ranch work comes their way, but "nothing they can't do from a horse." Their lives are divided between months on the range and the occasional trip into town. Monte has a long-term relationship with prostitute Martine Bernard, while Chet has fallen under the spell of the widow who owns the hardware store. Camaraderie and competition with the other cowboys fill their days, until one of the hands, Shorty Austin, loses his job and gets involved in rustling and killing. Then Monte and Chet find that their lives on the range are inexorably redirected.

WESTERN SUNDAY #13: Miike does Corbucci

SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO

(2007)

Hershal brings an Eastern Western, wherein a Japanese director channels Italian Westerns inspired by American filmmakers who were inspired by Japanese samurai movies....!!

A revolver-wielding stranger crosses paths with two warring clans who are both on the hunt for a hidden treasure in a remote western town. Knowing his services are valuable to either side, he offers himself to the clan who will offer up the largest share of the wealth.

WESTERN SUNDAY #12: HONDO! In gloriously awful 3-D, sort of!

HONDO

(1953)

Kurt brings the John Waybe classic Hondo, in really terrible 1950s anaglyphic 3-D as Satan intended it!

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

WESTERN SUNDAY #11: The Fox and the Bandit...

ZORRO: EL BANDIDO and ADIOS, EL CUCHILLO

(1960)

Josh brings a 1960 Zorro two-parter, originally aired on The Wonderful World of Disney!

Mexican bandits fleeing north to California under the leadership of clever and charismatic El Cuchillo (The Knife) ride into Los Angeles and decide to steal a shipment of silver. Don Diego quickly becomes suspicious of them and saves the day as Zorro, but the sword fight between El Zorro and El Cuchillo has to be aborted when Sgt. Garcia and his lancers arrive. Nevertheless, Zorro leaves Cuchillo with a "Z" slashed into his coat and a warning to get out of California.

WESTERN SUNDAY #10: Sharon Stone, gunslinger.

THE QUICK & THE DEAD

(1995)

Hershal brings the Raimi, replete with goofy DiCraprio-ness and Sharon Stone's bewbs.

The Quick & The Dead is the story of 'The Lady', a gunfighter visiting the town of her father's killer, John Herod. At the time of her visit, a contest is being held. A contest of dueling. She joins, thinking it will help her get vengeance, and meets former henchman for Herod, Cort, and Herod's son, 'The Kid'.

WESTERN SUNDAY #9: Vampire gunslinger!

CURSE OF THE UNDEAD

(1959)

Kurt introduces a Universal Monster to Western Sunday!

The cinema's first vampire Western! Young women in a small Western town are dying one by one of an unknown malady involving massive blood loss. The Carter family's ranch is being terrorized by ruthless land baron Buffer. And a mysterious black-clad gunfighter with an aversion to sunlight has just arrived in town!

(I would glady have posted the trailer, but I can't find the damned thing!)

WESTERN SUNDAY #8: Civilizing Oz...

THE PROPOSITION

(2005)

Josh brings Western Sundays back to the Outback with this bleak tale of revenge and betrayal!

Rural Australia in the late nineteenth century: Capt. Stanley and his men capture two of the four Burns brothers, Charlie and Mike. Their gang is held responsible for attacking the Hopkins farm, raping pregnant Mrs. Hopkins and murdering the whole family. Arthur Burns, the eldest brother and the gang's mastermind, remains at large has and has retreated to a mountain hideout. Capt. Stanley's proposition to Charlie is to gain pardon and - more importantly - save his beloved younger brother Mike from the gallows by finding and killing Arthur within nine days