Programmed December 2022

Snow Westerns

Snow, snow on the range . . . While the western traditionally evokes images of dusty, sunbaked deserts and parched plains, head north and you’ll find a wintry mix of snowbound frontier sagas that turn icy mountains and freezing tundra landscapes into dramatic, visually stunning backdrops for mythic tales of heroes, villains, and outlaws on treacherous treks through frigid temps. Spanning half a century, this collection of white-blanketed westerns brings together defining works by classical masters like Anthony Mann ( The Far Country ), William Wellman ( Track of the Cat ), and André de Toth ( Day of the Outlaw ) alongside revisionist genre reimaginings by iconoclasts such as Sam Peckinpah ( Ride the High Country ), Robert Altman ( McCabe & Mrs. Miller ), and Antonia Bird ( Ravenous ).