![]() “Pete takes justice into his own hands,” critic Roger Ebert wrote in his four-star review. Written by Guillermo Arriaga ( Babel, 21 Grams) and filmed in various locations in Texas, the film details the fateful journey of Texas cattle rancher Pete Perkins (Jones) after Melquiades Estrada (Julio César Cedillo), an undocumented laborer in his employ, is killed by a reckless Border Patrol agent (Barry Pepper). Tommy Lee Jones pulled double duty on this critically acclaimed neo-western drama, making his directorial debut while offering a precise, subtly detailed performance that earned him the Best Actor award at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) And then you'll find 20 more worth adding to your collection. Read about the five movies we settled on that are are each important and crucial to the western genre they’ve helped to take it in new and exciting directions. ![]() When artistic director Cressandra Thibodeaux asked me to serve as ramrod for Contemporary Westerns, an informal film studies class at her 14 Pews performance space in Houston, we agreed to cast our net wide while preparing the syllabus of works to be screened and studied. These 25 films represent the advancements of the genre in the last two decades. ![]()
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