The Homesman - Directed, Written and Starred by TLJ
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Taken from the book:
[quote]The Homesman is a devastating story of early pioneers in 1850s American West. It celebrates the ones we hear nothing of: the brave women whose hearts and minds were broken by a life of bitter hardship. A “homesman” must be found to escort a handful of them back East to a sanitarium. When none of the county’s men steps up, the job falls to Mary Bee Cuddy—ex-teacher, spinster, indomitable and resourceful. Brave as she is, Mary Bee knows she cannot succeed alone. The only companion she can find is the low-life claim jumper George Briggs. Thus begins a trek east, against the tide of colonization, against hardship, Indian attacks, ice storms, and loneliness—a timeless classic told in a series of tough, fast-paced adventures.[/quote]
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Tommy Lee Jones
Hilary Swank
Grace Summers
Miranda Otto
Sonja Richter
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Certainly my most anticipated movie of 2014 with Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice.
Interesting. I've always liked Tommy Lee Jones and Westerns, but a Western directed by him? This could be rather good.
Plus, if it's anything like The Shootist, I'll be really happy.
I had to watch "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada", another film that TLJ directed and starred. And I gotta say that it was great.
If it will play right we may have some slow reconnaissance of westerns (this, Kevin Costner with his trilogy, [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2494402/]upcoming one with Nolte, Irons and Thomas Jane[/url])
I'm not complaining, even now there's like one good western a year, but I'd love to see more of this genre.
That reminds me- I wish Open Range got a proper Blu-Ray release in the US, or even something that was Region 1 at the very least.
Such a great example of the modern Western.
Trailer's out. (I'm a little late)
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