2009 brings on the big screen a horror western movie.

‘GallowWalker’ tells the story of a cursed gunman, named Aman. He is the son of a nun who gives up on God in order to ensure Aman’s survival.This act of Aman’s mother, the nun, brings a curse upon him.

All those that die by Aman’s gun, return from the dead to hunt him.

Very soon he is hunted by a gang of his former victims, who return as zombies. This fight against Aman is led by the vicious Kansa.

Aman recruits a young warrior, named Fabulos, to fight by his side against the zombies.

Release Date: 2009

Genre: Western, Thriller, Horror, Action

Cast:

Wesley Snipes (Aman)

Riley Smith (Fabulos)

Kevin Howarth (Kansa)

Director: Andrew Goth

Appaloosa

Set in 1882, in the old West of New Mexico, the film tells the store of a federal sheriff called Virgil Cole and of his partner and assistant Everett Hitch.

They have earned their reputation as peace bringers in the cities without law of the Wild West.

In the small mining community of Appaloosa, a powerful rancher called Randall Bragg has allowed his workers to have their way in town. After the sheriff of Appaloosa was brutally murdered, Cole and Hitch are hired to deliver his assassin to justice.

While they use their guns to set things in order in Appaloosa, the two policemen meet the provocative Allison French, who has just arrived in town and whose unconventional tactics threaten the peace they have installed there and also their life time friendship.

Release Date: 3 October 2008

Genre: Crime, Drama, Western

Cast: Jeremy Irons, Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renee Zellweger

Director: Ed Harris

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3:10 to Yuma

’3:10 to Yuma’ is a western movie, made in 2007, as a remake of the 1957 film.

At the end of the 19th century, in Arizona, the outlaw Ben Wade (played by Russell Crowe) together with his gang of thieves attack the South Railway.

When Wade is caught, the veteran Dan Evans, who is struggling to survive on his farm, offers himself voluntarily to take Wade alive to Yuma by train. This train will take Wade to trial.

On the way to Yuma, Evans and Wade, each of them coming from different worlds, manage to gain each other’s respect.

With Wade’s thief gang on their way and dangers at every corner, the mission becomes a violent and impossible journey.

Release Date: September 7, 2007

Genre: Western

Cast:

Russell Crowe (Ben Wade)

Christian Bale (Dan Evans)

Director: James Mangold

In this version we can see something of the history of the Genpei Wars between the Minamoto and Taira families, which fought in Japan. Hundreds of years after the Dannoura battle, the two families are in a small mountain village, searching for a buried treasure.

While the two violent clans are fighting to find the treasure first, the few inhabitants of the village decide to leave it fearfully, and as they go, a solitary and agile gunman shows up; another reason for competition between the two clans, as they both want him on their side.

It could be considered a good film, if you ignore the Anglo-Japanese accent of the actors; it is however, a movie about Asian cowboys, let’s not forget. The best assets of this film are the very good quality of the image, the good actors, the excellent settings and an inspired use of colours. Enjoy!

Release Date: 29 August 2008

Genre: Action, Western

Cast: Hideaki Ito (Gunman), Yusuke Iseya (Minamoto no Yoshitsune)

Director: Takashi Miike

This time she is accompanied by Hugh Jackman, and they will live their story in the Northern region of Australia, some time after

the Second World War.

‘Australia’ tells the story of an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a farm in Australia, the size of Maryland.

Soon after, a group of English barons try to take over her lands and she unites her forces with a young man’s (Hugh Jackman), who must help her transport all the 2,000 head of cattle across the most dangerous Australian territory, all the way to Darwin, a city assaulted by Japanese forces.

The movie had a 120 million dollars budget and we are all looking forward to seeing whether it will pay off.

Release Date: 26 November 2008

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War, Western

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman

Director: Baz Luhrman