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If you are looking for hidden gems, big Hollywood hits, or B-movie madness, Tubi has certainly become the platform with the most ad-supported free content you can possibly find anywhere on streaming. This is particularly true for fans of Westerns, with the platform offering more content than all the paid-for streaming services combined (though the quality can vary pretty drastically). Still, when a stand-out of the Western genre gets added to Tubi, it is always worth sharing.

2017's Hostiles not only has Christian Bale at his best, but it has an all-around phenomenal cast and direction to fully immerse oneself in the beauty contrasted with the conflicts in Montana in the late 1800s. This is just scratching the surface of what makes Hostiles a must-watch for Western fans and we will look a bit deeper at what makes it such a welcome addition to the Tubi catalog.

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Christian Bale's stunning transformation and gripping performance in Hostiles showcases his ability to tackle any genre with depth and complexity. Despite facing box office competition, Hostiles received widespread praise for its stunning visuals, authentic representation, and powerful storytelling. Audiences and critics alike have lauded Bale's commanding portrayal of war hero Captain Blocker, solidifying his status as one of Hollywood's leading men.

Is there any genre or character Christian Bale doesnt completely dominate and knock out of the park? The revered performer has been a constant presence in Hollywood for decades, showcasing his phenomenal range and skills in front of the camera in acclaimed films like American Psycho, The Machinist, The Dark Knight trilogy, and American Hustle (among countless other hits).

In 2017, Bale ventured into the Western world and starred in the gripping drama Hostiles. He delivered a commanding and complex performance as a war-weary veteran who embarks upon a...

In the trailer for the reimagined Western The Thicket, released Tuesday, Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis star as ruthless killers. The Elliot Lester-directed film follows bounty hunter Reginald Jones’ (Dinklage) tireless efforts to track down killer Cutthroat Bill (Lewis). After Cutthroat Bill’s gang kidnaps Jack’s (Levon Hawke), sister, the two men pair up.

“You ever shoot a man?” Reginald asks Jack, to which he responds he’s a Christian. “God knows how many this Cutthroat has.”

After Reginald rallies a troop of unsuspecting heroes, including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire,...

"If you do find her, it's probably not the sister you remember." Tubi has revealed an official trailer for an indie thriller titled The Thicket, which will actually be opening in theaters this fall. Despite being produced by the free streaming service Tubi, this will be getting a theatrical release in September before it's streaming later in the year. Adapted from the bestselling book of the same name by Joe R. Lansdale. When a renowned bounty hunter and a band of unlikely heroes head out to pursue a brutal killer, they find themselves in a deadly no-man’s-land known as The Thicket. Peter Dinklage stars as Reginald Jones, who's recruited by a desperate man to track down a killer known only as Cutthroat Bill, played by Juliette Lewis. A film about vengeance, justice, and unlikely companionship, this one also stars Esmé Creed-Miles, Levon Hawke, Macon Blair, Andrew Schulz, James Hetfield,...

The Western thriller The Thicket may be a Tubi Original, but this is one that’s going to be getting some theatrical play before it heads over to the Tubi streaming service. The theatrical release date is September 6th, and with that date right around the corner, a trailer for The Thicket has arrived online. Check it out in the embed above!

Described as “an edge-of-your-seat thriller that reimagines the western genre and immerses the audience into the harsh and unforgiving world of the West,” The Thicket was directed by Elliott Lester – whose previous credits include the drama Love Is the Drug, the Jason Statham crime film Blitz, the David Oyelowo one-man-show Nightingale, the thriller Sleepwalker, and the Arnold Schwarzenegger thriller Aftermath – from a screenplay by Chris Kelley, that was based on a novel by Bubba Ho-Tep author Joe R. Lansdale.

Starring Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) and Juliette Lewis...

Juliette Lewis and Peter Dinklage are unlikely outlaws, and cruel and bloody killers to boot, in the trailer for Tubi’s dark Western The Thicket, which dropped on Tuesday.

“You’re the littlest man I’ve ever seen,” Lewis, who plays violent gang leader Cutthroat Bill, tells Dinklage’s character, crafty bounty hunter Reginald Jones, a grave-digging alcoholic son of an ex-slave and a street-smart prostitute, at one point in the trailer.

“You’re the ugliest,” Reginald, no less a violent killer than Bill, shoots back. Director Elliott Lester’s film has Reginald on a collision course with Bill after her gang kidnaps the sister of Jack, an innocent young man played by Levon Hawke, the son of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke.

The Thicket

Reginald and Jack track the sister into a violent no man’s land known as The Big Thicket on a mission to rescue her from Bill.

Juliette Lewis and Peter Dinklage hope to continue their respective career highs with the upcoming Western novel adaptation “The Thicket.”

Lewis, who reigned over 2022 TV with “Yellowjackets,” “Queer as Folk,” and “Welcome to Chippendales,” plays an assassin who is tracked by a bounty hunter, portrayed by Dinklage. The actor is next set to star in the buzzy musical film “Wicked” after a slew of recent film roles including “She Came to Me,” “Cyrano,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” and Jerry Seinfeld’s directorial debut “Unfrosted.”

The official synopsis for “The Thicket” reads: When fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Lewis), he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads...

Tubi Films on Thursday unveiled first look photos for its Western thriller The Thicket, starring Peter Dinklage and Juliette Lewis, also announcing that it will be released in theaters on Friday, September 6.

An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Joe Lansdale, the film watches as fierce bounty hunter Reginald Jones (Dinklage) is recruited by a desperate man to track down a ruthless killer known only as Cutthroat Bill (Lewis). To do so, he rallies a band of unlikely heroes including a grave-digging ex-slave and a street-smart woman-for-hire. Together they embark on a perilous quest to track down Cutthroat Bill that leads them into the deadly “no-man’s-land” known as…The Thicket.

Set to make its French debut the week of September 8th as an official selection of the 50th Deauville American Film Festival, The Thicket also stars Esmé Creed-Miles (Hanna), Levon Hawke (Blink Twice), Macon Blair (I...

Christian Bale displays unwavering commitment to portraying Ptsd in Hostiles, showcasing the toll of war. Bale's haunting performance in Hostiles ranks among his finest, despite being overlooked upon release. Despite underperformance at the box office, Hostiles offers a compelling narrative driven by Bale's nuanced portrayal.

One of the finest actors of a generation, Christian Bale disappears into fictional roles with unbridled commitment. Whether losing record-breaking weight to play haunted characters in The Machinist and The Fighter or beefing up to portray Batman, few actors have shown dedication to their craft in the way Bale has since his career began in the mid-1980s. In 2017, Bale gave one of his most outstanding performances in a contemplative Western that sadly failed to resonate among the masses.

Written and directed by Scott Cooper, Hostiles tells the story of Joseph Blocker, a troubled U.S. Army Captain who has no choice but to escort Cheyenne...

The Old West was just as populated by strong females as men as seen in the Two Sinners and a Mule trailer. The film stars Chantelle Albers and Hannah James as courtesans Alice and Nora who find themselves driven out of their town by the religious locals and stumble across wounded bounty hunter Elden Gallup, who they nurse back to health in exchange for splitting the bounty on a murderous bandit. Alongside Albers and James, the cast for Two Sinners and a Mule includes Cam Gigadent, Buck Taylor, Cord Newman, David Midthunder, and Luce Rains.

With just over two weeks remaining until it arrives, Screen Rant is proud to exclusively present the Two Sinners and a Mule trailer. The trailer offers the first look at the upcoming Western thriller, which presents a feminine twist on the genre as it focuses on two ladies of pleasure who team up with a...

Although there is much to admire in “On Sacred Ground,” the first dramatic feature by environmental activist documentarians Josh and Rebecca Tickell, this technically polished indie effort is overall more admirable in its intent than compelling in its narrative. And there’s really no way of getting around the fact that many viewers will be put off by the abundance of “white savior melodrama” in a movie putatively focused on 2016 protests by Native Americans and their allies against construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

To be sure, it can be argued that telling the story through a non-Indigenous protagonist’s point of view is an efficient way to expose a wider audience to pressing social issues about land use, water rights and cultural imperialism as the lead character gets his eyes opened and his conscience stoked and blah, blah, blah. Trouble is, the movie places so much emphasis in so many scenes on the professional,...

Screen Rant is proud to present an exclusive clip from the upcoming environmental drama On Sacred Ground. This movie is the first narrative depiction of the events of the 2016 Dakota Access Pipeline protests and construction in a feature film. On Sacred Ground is based on true events and follows Daniel, a journalist and military veteran, who gets a lot more than he bargained for when he takes on this assignment. Daniel finds himself torn between oil company executive Elliot and the Native Americans whose land is being stolen and destroyed to create the pipeline.

While many believe they know the story of the Dakota Access Pipeline construction and protests because of the news coverage in 2016, On Sacred Ground will show the true horrors that surrounded this intense protest. The movie depicts one of the most heated protests in Native American history as they fight against both the government and a major oil company.

On Sacred Ground is a 2022 drama movie directed by Josh Tickell, Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell.

It stars William Mapother, Amy Smart, Frances Fisher and Rebecca Harrell Tickell.

Premise

Based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota on land that is owned by the Lakota “Sioux” Tribe. The film follows Daniel, a journalist and Afghanistan War military veteran, and Elliot, an oil company executive, who find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious pipeline.

Release Date

January 13, 2023

Cast

William Mapother / Daniel McKinney

Amy Smart / Julie

David Arquette / Elliot

Frances Fisher / Ricky

Kerry Knuppe / Mika

Irene Bedard / Mary Singing Crow

Mariel Hemingway / Marion

David Midthunder / TerryChe Jim / Akicita

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"Are you here to redeem yourself or make money for somebody else?" Shout Factory + Big Picture Ranch have revealed an official trailer for an indie film titled On Sacred Ground, a narrative "fictional" feature made by acclaimed environmentalist doc filmmakers Josh Tickell & Rebecca Tickell. Based on true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs right through the Standing Rock Reservation, the environmental drama opens in limited theaters and on VOD in January. A journalist and oil company executive find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the building of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through a Native Reservation in North Dakota. This is a different kind of propaganda film, about how doing the right thing to defend people and their land can really upset corporate overlords. The film stars David Arquette, William Mapother, Amy Smart, Kerry Knuppe, Frances Fisher, Irene Bedard, Mariel Hemingway,...

On Sacred Ground Trailer — Rebecca Tickell and Josh Tickell‘s On Sacred Ground (2022) movie trailer has been released by Shout! Factory. The On Sacred Ground trailer stars David Arquette, William Mapother, Amy Smart, Mariel Hemingway, Irene Bedard, Kerry Knuppe, David Midthunder, Che Jim, and Frances Fisher. Crew Name wrote the screenplay for On Sacred Ground. [...]

Continue reading: On Sacred Ground (2022) Movie Trailer: David Arquette stars in the Dakota Access Pipeline Construction / Protest Film...

Even without the family Christmas presents of throwing axes, Amber Midthunder was born to be an action star. Her father, David Midthunder, is an actor and stunt performer whose recent credits include “1883” and “Dark Winds”; mom Angelique Midthunder is the casting director of “Reservation Dogs.” The youngest Midthunder started working on screen when she was four (her first role: “Little Girl”) and, more recently, she’s had lead roles on TV series “Roswell, New Mexico” and “Legion” and parts in films “The Marksman” and “The Ice Road.”

But in Dan Trachtenberg’s clever “Predator” prequel “Prey,” the 25-year-old Midthunder is the lead. The fifth film in the venerable action franchise is set on the Great Plains in the fall of 1719 and follows Midthunder’s Naru as she battles a vicious alien warrior intent on taking her out, as well as her Comanche Nation tribe, a coterie of French fur trappers,...

Fans looking for connections between “Prey” and the four “Predator” films that preceded it (not counting a pair of crossover titles from the early aughts) will find plenty to enjoy in Dan Trachtenberg’s prequel. There’s the overt stuff (keep your eyes peeled for a gun that pops up many decades later in the series’ timeline) and the tropes, but .

Turns out, even the most wrung-out IP — we’re talking about a series that was eventually forced to crossover with another action-centric alien film, to deeply stupid results — can still tap into truly smart new ideas.

Set on the Great Plains in the fall of 1719, “Prey” picks up at a fraught time in American history. The Comanche Nation may still rule this slice of prairie, plains, and forest, but just miles away is a group of money-hungry French fur trappers pillaging their way through the country’s wildlife. Within the tribe,...

Exclusive: Cast has been finalized on Canyon Del Muerto, Coerte Voorhees’ drama about America’s first female archaeologist.

Finn Jones (Dickinson), Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (The Queen’s Gambit) and Abigail Breslin (Stillwater) are joining Abigail Lawrie, who plays the lead character Ann Axtell Morris, as well as fellow cast members Tom Felton, Ewen Bremner, James Hillier, Hanako Footman, Wes Studi, Tatanka Means, and David Midthunder.

Based on Ann Morris’s book Digging in the Southwest, first published in 1933, the film tracks how she and her husband Earl Morris excavated the ancient Anasazi civilization in the American Southwest under the direction of Sylvanus Morley. Morris and Morley were thought to be inspirations for Indiana Joes.

Breslin and Jones are cast as the famous aviator couple Anne and Charles Lindbergh. Fortune-Lloyd stars as renowned French muralist Jean Charlot and love interest of the female protagonist.

First Line Films produced the pic with The Vladar Compan.

Jonah Hill is stepping behind the camera again with another topic close to his heart. After his 2018 directorial debut Mid90s, which was an autobiographical look at a young boy’s coming of age amongst a group of skaters, Hill will be directing a documentary for Netflix about therapy, using his own therapist as the focus. Dr. Phil Stutz will be at the center of Hill’s documentary, which he says on Instagram will “frame therapy and Phil’s tools for dealing with life in a way that isn’t corny or cheesy.” In an exciting addition, it is reported that the film will also feature an interactive component that will be able to assist people who are unable to obtain therapy to get the tools and information they need Joaquin Phoenix, who co-starred with Hill in the Gus Van Sant film Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, will...

Wes Studi, Q’orianka Kilcher and Tatanka Means will star in “Canyon Del Muerto,” the new film from writer and director Coerte Voorhees.

The movie is based on the true story of one of America’s first female archaeologists, Ann Axtell Morris, who spent years uncovering civilizations in the southwest and Mexico. Axtell Morris was married to Earl Halstead Morris, who was a primary inspiration for Indiana Jones.

The film also stars David Midthunder, alongside previously announced Abigail Lawrie (who plays Axtell Morris), Tom Felton (as Earl), Ewen Bremner, Bronson Webb, Elias Koteas and Val Kilmer.

“Canyon Del Muerto” is shooting on location across the southwest and the Yucatan thanks to special Covid-19 measures and safety protocols in place. It will also film in archaeological and cultural heritage sites throughout North America and Mexico in collaboration with the Navajo Nation, National Park Service and the government of Yucatan. The filmmakers say...

Filmmaker Debra Granik made a splash at the start of this decade with Winter’s Bone and she finally returns to theaters with her Sundance debut Leave No Trace with Ben Foster and Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie. Bleecker Street hopes to replicate the box office success of Granik’s previous feature, which helped catapult the career of Jennifer Lawrence. The company is taking Leave No Trace in a number of cities this weekend. Jessica Chastain stars in A24’s Woman Walks Ahead, based on a true story. The feature was written by Who Wants to Be a Millionaire creator Steven Knight. Neon is heading out with Sundance doc Three Identical Strangers, hoping to tap some of the nonfiction success of fellow documentaries Rbg and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, both of which also debuted at the festival. And Fip is sending out bio-drama Sanju in 355 North American theaters this weekend,...

Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back to tribal lands. Making the harrowing and perilous journey from Fort Berringer, an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico, to the grasslands of Montana, the former rivals encounter a young widow (Rosamund Pike), whose family was murdered on the plains. Together, they must join forces to overcome the punishing landscape, hostile Comanche and vicious outliers that they encounter along the way. Hostiles is directed by Scott Cooper (Black Mass, Out of the Furnace, Crazy Heart) and produced by John Lesher (Black Mass, Birdman, Fury) and Ken Kao (The Nice Guys, Knight of Cups). The film stars: Christian Bale (The Big Short, American Hustle, The Dark Knight) Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Jack Reacher), Wes Studi (Avatar, Heat, Geronimo), Adam Beach (Suicide Squad,...

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Hostiles: Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back to tribal lands. Making the harrowing and perilous journey from Fort Berringer, an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico, to the grasslands of Montana, the former rivals...

Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures has released the first trailer for Hostiles, which reunites director Scott Cooper and Christian Bale after their 2013 drama Out of the Furnace. The movie is slated to hit theaters in late December, which could make this an early favorite for the 2018 Oscars, although we still have quite some time before the awards season picture starts fully coming together. Still, this drama has been tearing through the prestige festival circuit, debuting at Telluride in September before appearing at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rome Film Fest and more, as it gets ready to debut at AFI Fest in Los Angeles next week.

Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back to tribal lands. Making the harrowing and perilous journey from Fort Berringer, an...

Longmire is an absolute anomaly in the world of television, which could have something to do with the fact that it was pulled from A&E, despite consistently high ratings for the network. It’s also the reason that it was something of a no-brainer that it would be picked up by someone else, and season four will air on Netflix later in the year.

Where the first two seasons pulled us slowly into the depths of Sheriff Walt Longmire’s life on the sprawling plains of Wyoming, the third season is like the hammer blow that follows the slow, methodical wind-up.

The second season ended by bringing a lot of forces to the fore in a move of plot construction that brilliantly weaves angles and conspiracies into a show that actually makes it difficult to look away. The third season spins this all together, but uses a mode of...

“True Detective” actress Lili Simmons has landed the female lead in Caliber Media's ultraviolent Western “Bone Tomahawk,” which has also added genre veterans David Arquette and Sid Haig, as well as “Cold Case” star Kathryn Morris and “Girls” actor Evan Jonigkeit. S. Craig Zahler wrote and directed the film, which will star Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox and Richard Jenkins. The ensemble cast also includes Sean Young (“Blade Runner”), Geno Segers (“Banshee”), Fred Melamed (“A Serious Man”), James Tolkan (“Top Gun”), Raw Leiba (“The Heat”), Jamie Hector (“The Wire”), Jamison Newlander (“The Lost Boys), Zahn McClarnon (“Longmire”), David Midthunder,...

Dust of War is a post-apocalyptic action thriller set on America's frontier. The film stars Tony Todd and Andrew Kightlinger is helming the production. This title is currently completed and test screenings are ongoing. Fans can preview the film with a trailer hosted below. In the clip, there are explosions, fist fights and a man trying to rescue the hope for tomorrow. A young woman is that hope. Have a look at the trailer for Dust of War below. Release Date: 2013. Director: Andrew Kightlinger. Writers: Adam Emerson, Andrew Kightlinger and Steven Luke. Cast: Doug Jones, Tony Todd, Gary Graham, John Cromwell, David Midthunder, Bates Wilder, Jasper Morgan, Paul Cram, and Jordan McFadden. The film's first trailer: The film's homepage is here: Dust of War Homepage  |  |  Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28Dla Subscribe to 28 Days Later: An Analysis Email Subscription

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