Thursday 21 January 2021

There Are Only A Few Of Us,

that do not enjoy a good Western,


with that in mind Vulture.com have produced their list of in their opinion, the best 50 Westerns, the photomontage above and this below from the article,

 ‘This list of the 50 greatest Westerns reflects that wide legacy from the very first entry, a film directed by a Hungarian and starring a Tasmanian. It’s been assembled, however, working from a fairly traditional definition of the Western: films set along the America frontier of the 19th and the first years of the 20th century. That means no modern Westerns, no stealth Westerns starring aged X-Men, and no space Westerns with blasters instead of pistols. (We did, however, make an exception for a certain comedy that concludes with its stars attending its own premiere.)

That, of course, still leaves a lot of great Westerns. More, of course, than could possibly fit on a top-50 list interested in capturing the full scope of the genre. As such, not every John Ford film made the list. Anthony Mann and James Stewart made eight Westerns together. Any of them could have been included, but not all of them have been. This list is designed to double as a guide to the genre’s many different forms in the hopes it will send readers to corners they might not know and reconsider some classics they might not have seen before.

the question, how many have you watched? as it happens I have only seen 25 of the above, so a long ride for myself to see them all!, but here us a thing, in the montage above the lady on the left is I believe,

 Sidney Penny who plays Meghan in Pale Rider, a still from the film above, which does not appear in the best 50 list.

 

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