Old Habits Die Hard "Old Habits Die Hard" is a song from the 2004 movie "Alfie", with music by David Stewart and lyrics by Mick Jagger, and performed by Jagger. It won the 2005 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. However, the song failed to get nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, making it the first in five consecutive years where the song that won the Golden Globe was not nominated for an Oscar. It was followed by "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" from "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), "The Song of the Heart" from "Happy Feet" (2006), "Guaranteed" from "Into the Wild" (2007), and the title theme from "The Wrestler" (2008). Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American neo-western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams, and depicts the complex emotional and homosexual relationship between Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist in the American West from 1963 to 1983.
Punk Love Punk Love is a 2006 independent film focusing on a romance between two people haunted by abuse and addiction. "Punk Love" was directed and written by Nick Lyon, and stars Chad Lindberg and Emma Bing. Falcon Song Falcon Song is a 2014 Contemporary Western film written and directed by Jason Corgan Brown. It stars Rainey Qualley, Gabriel Sunday, and Martin Kove. The 1980s style film explores themes of land conservation and soul searching through a storybook world of quirky characters with touches of magical realism. Reckless (1984 film) Reckless is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Aidan Quinn and Daryl Hannah. The film was directed by James Foley and written by Chris Columbus, in their directing and screenwriting debuts respectively. The film's soundtrack included music by Kim Wilde, INXS, Romeo Void, Bob Seger and Thomas Newman. It was shot in the Appalachian Mountains and Rust Belt of Steubenville, Ohio, Weirton, West Virginia and Mingo Junction, Ohio. The film was rated R in the United States. This Love of Ours This Love of Ours is a 1945 American drama film directed by William Dieterle and starring Merle Oberon, Claude Rains, Charles Korvin and Carl Esmond. The film's composer, Hans J. Salter, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1946. This drama from Universal Pictures was later remade as "Never Say Goodbye" (1956) and the French TV movie "Comme avant, mieux qu'avant" (1972). Cheyenne (film) Cheyenne is a 1947 American romantic western film directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Dennis Morgan and Jane Wyman. Shopgirl Shopgirl is a 2005 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Anand Tucker and starring Steve Martin, Claire Danes, and Jason Schwartzman. The screenplay by Steve Martin is based on his 2000 novella of the same name. The film is about a complex love triangle between a bored salesgirl, a wealthy businessman, and an aimless young man. One-Eyed Jacks One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 Western film directed by Marlon Brando; it was the first and only film directed by him. It was originally planned to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah, but studio disputes led to their replacement by Brando and Guy Trosper. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner, "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, and Slim Pickens. Public Cowboy No. 1 Public Cowboy No. 1 is a 1937 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Ann Rutherford. Based on a story by Bernard McConville, the film is about a singing cowboy who chases down rustlers who are using airplanes, shortwave radios, and refrigerated trucks to steal cattle. Red Headed Stranger (film) Red Headed Stranger is a 1986 American western drama film written and directed by William D. Wittliff. The film stars Willie Nelson and Morgan Fairchild. It is based on Nelson's album "Red Headed Stranger (1975). The Far Country The Far Country is a 1954 American Technicolor Western romance film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan and Corinne Calvet. Written by Borden Chase, the film is about a self-minded adventurer who locks horns with an evil, crooked judge while driving cattle to Dawson. It is one of the few Westerns, along with "The Spoilers" and "North to Alaska", to be set (not filmed) in Alaska. This is the fourth Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart. Love Never Dies (1921 film) Love Never Dies is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by King Vidor. Prints of the film survive in several film archives. Slow West Slow West is a 2015 British/New Zealand action western film written and directed by John Maclean in his directorial debut. It stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young man searching for his lost love in the American West, accompanied by a bounty hunter played by Michael Fassbender. It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015, where it was awarded the Sundance Institute's World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic Winner. Nights and Days Nights and Days (Polish: "Noce i dnie" ) is a 1975 Polish film directed by Jerzy Antczak. This epic family drama was based on Maria Dąbrowska's novel "Noce i dnie", and was described by "The Washington Post" as "Poland's Gone With the Wind". Set in Kalisz and the Kalisz Region in the second half of the 19th century after the failure of the January Uprising in 1863, the film presents a unique portrait of an oppressed society, life in exile, and the confiscation of private property as told through the loves and struggles of the Niechcic family. This sweeping historical epic was the highest-grossing film in Poland's history upon its release and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1977. The film score was composed by Waldemar Kazanecki, which includes a Viennese waltz that is frequently played at Polish weddings as the first dance of bride and groom. Youth Never Returns Youth Never Returns is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Tian Meng and produced by Manfred Wong, starring Hans Zhang and Joe Chen. The film is an adaptation of Gu Wei's novel of the same name, and tells the love story of between two individuals that span across ten years. Principal photography started on August 25, 2014 in Jialing River. Deep in the Heart of Texas (film) Deep in the Heart of Texas is a 1942 black-and-white western released in the United States starring Johnny Mack Brown as a man instrumental in restoring Texas. It was directed by western director Elmer Clifton. The film is situated during the American Civil War in Texas. 52Hz, I Love You 52 Hz, I Love You (Mandarin: 52赫茲我愛你) is a 2017 Taiwanese musical drama film directed by Wei Te-sheng. It was released on January 26, 2017. Song of Arizona Song of Arizona is a 1946 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers. The Fastest Guitar Alive The Fastest Guitar Alive is a 1967 American musical comedy film directed by Michael D. Moore and starring singer Roy Orbison in his only starring role as an actor. A musical western, the story is set near the end of the American Civil War, with Orbison portraying a Southern spy with a bullet-shooting guitar given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint in San Francisco in order to help finance the Confederacy's war effort. Fire Song Fire Song is a 2015 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Adam Garnet Jones and released in 2015. John and Mary (film) John and Mary is a 1969 American romantic drama film directed by Peter Yates. It stars Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow in the title roles, directly on the heels of "Midnight Cowboy" and "Rosemary's Baby", respectively (as well as "Bullitt" for Yates). The screenplay was adapted by John Mortimer from the Mervyn Jones novel.