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Still from Once Upon a Time in the West
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Thursday May 1, 2008 (6:30pm)
Friday May 2, 2008 (7pm)
Saturday May 3, 2008 (2pm)
Sunday May 4, 2008 (2pm)
Monday May 5, 2008 (6:30pm)
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$10
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Sergio Leone may have pioneered the spaghetti western with his "Dollar Trilogy," but the Italian director's true masterpiece is the dark, star-studded Once Upon a Time in the West. The story of love and violence on the American frontier successfully balances an epic-poetic scope with the formulaic conventions of pulp subgenre. West is complemented by Ennio Morricone's haunting score and script assistance by latter-day scandal-maker Bernardo Bertolucci and would-be horror maestro Dario Argento (both were mere film critics when they worked on the project). Four decades on, the film is a testament to the genre's rugged durability and the enduring allure of its symbolism.
