Western

Horton Hears director helming bloody Jonah Hex film?

First horror master Takashi Miike directs a “kid’s film” filled with sexy leather-clad girls – and now Warner Bros. chooses a director whose last film’s main character was an elephant, to direct Jonah Hex? That’s right, director Jimmy Hayward, who helmed the animated Horton Hears a Who!, will make his live-action debut with the adaptation ….

The Burrowers film trailer

The Burrowers takes place in the Wild West, and follows the story of a rescue party that falls prey to creatures risen from underground to feed on the inhabitants of a town. The Lions Gate film screens at the Toronto Film Festival this month, and there’s no word on a theatrical release date yet. Check ….

New photos from Appaloosa

I’ve posted a batch of new photos from Warner Bros. next western film, called Appaloosa, in the gallery. Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises), four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris (Pollock), Academy Award winner Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain) and Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons (Reversal of Fortune) star in the Western Appaloosa, adapted from the Robert ….

THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD

Studio: Warner Brothers Cast: Casey Affleck as Robert Ford, Garret Dillahunt as Ed Miller, Robert Duvall, Barbara Kozicki as Dick’s Wife, Mary-Louise Parker, Brad Pitt as Jesse James, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell and Sam Shepard as Frank James Crew: Andrew Domini (director); Ron Hansen (wrote the novel); Ridley Scott, Tony Scott and Brad Pitt (producers); ….

Shanghai Noon film review

The American movie studios are bastards when it comes to taking highly talented Asian directors and actors and pushing them into the American consciousness, invariably stereotyping and watering down the raw talent and energy of the individuals to increase their acceptance in American culture. Jet Li, Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, Chow-Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh and ….

DOWN IN THE VALLEY

Genre: DRAMA / ROMANCE / WESTERN Release Dates: APRIL 2006 Trailers: French Trailer in Various Formats Quicktime Trailer in Various Formats Quicktime and Windows Media Trailer Various Format Trailers Movie Trailer in Various Formats Official Websites: Official Japanese Web site Official French site Official British web site Production Company: Element Films / Class 5 Films ….

THE LEGEND OF ZORRO

Genre: ACTION / WESTERN / ADVENTURE Release Dates: OCTOBER 28, 2005 Trailers: Windows Media Teaser high low Real Media Teaser high low Clip 1 WINDOWS MEDIA HIGH REAL MEDIA HIGH WINDOWS MEDIA LOW REAL MEDIA LOW Clip 2 WINDOWS MEDIA HIGH REAL MEDIA HIGH WINDOWS MEDIA LOW REAL MEDIA LOW Clip 3 WINDOWS MEDIA HIGH ….

Cowboys and Aliens to feature Iron Man Downey Jr.

Fresh off his success in Marvel’s Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is negotiating to star in the long-in-development Cowboys and Aliens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The DreamWorks/Universal co-production is based on a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. The companies may set Cowboys and Aliens up as a 2010 tentpole ….

3:10 To Yuma film synopsis

3:10 To Yuma stars Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Peter Fonda in a modern take on the classic western by Elmore Leonard from producing/writing/ directing team Cathy Konrad and James Mangold (Walk the Line). In Arizona in the late 1800’s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves ….

The Assassination of Jesse James Film Trailer

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, chronicles Robert Ford (Casey Affleck) as he joins Jesse James’s (Brad Pitt) gang, only to become resentful of the legendary outlaw and formulate a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West. The film stars Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeremy Renner, Paul Schneider, Sam Rockwell and Zooey Deschanel and ….