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Two classic westerns show how an outwardly simple genre holds infinite variety
Jubal and 3:10 to Yuma , two Glenn Ford westerns just released on Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection, didn't kick up much dust when they were released, mostly because westerns weren't much to get excited about then.
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Two New Character Posters for The Wolverine
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Jubal (1956) (Blu-ray) Criterion Collection
"You know, sometimes I think it's giving the good Lord the worst of it to say he invented people." Jubal Troop is a soft-spoken drifter who stumbles upon a ranch owned by the jovial Shep Horgan .
3:10 to Yuma (1957) (Blu-ray) Criterion Collection
"Funny, some men you see every day for ten years and you never notice; some men you see once and they're with you for the rest of your life." For modern audiences, movies in the Western genre prior to its Italian renaissance often get lumped together under the derogatory "oater" heading for being cliched and predictable.
Another Behind the Scenes Photo from The Wolverine
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Director Delmore Daves ' 1957 western about a cattle rancher forced into the role of getting a dangerous killer out of town finds new life on home video as 3:10 to Yuma is the latest classic to get the Criterion treatment.
Delmer Dave's cult-adored western gets the Criterion treatment, and it takes on a gritty, suspenseful sense of excitement.... Delmer Daves' 3:10 to Yuma isn't considered a tentpole classic western, but on a high-def release like this one, it's easy to reassess the movie's value as a unique genre achievement.
In some ways, Delmer Daves' Jubal is a perfect candidate for Criterion: it sports big level stars and collaborators , but has all but completely fallen off the radar in modern cinematic discussion.
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'Things People Do' filming in New Mexico
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