The Wild Bunch (1969)

A gang of aging outlaws evade a posse of bounty hunters in the dying days of the old West. Directed by Sam Peckinpah, the film helped usher in a new era of violence in Hollywood filmmaking while probing new depths of barbarism in the Western genre. Part of the series New Hollywood Cinema, hosted by the Cinema Society of Kingston. Series programmer Dan Simpson will introduce the film. About the Series: 1970's New Hollywood Cinema New Hollywood Cinema is a series dedicated to highlighting artistic triumphs from American film in the late sixties and seventies. In the wake of a collapsing studio system and disintegrating Hollywood Production Code a new generation of filmmakers took the reins of Hollywood movies and transformed the shape of American cinema. Combining Hollywood traditions with modern sensibilities, the New Hollywood made the arthouse mainstream, creating a legacy of artistry in American moviemaking which has never been matched. About the Host, Daniel Simpson: Daniel Simpson is a recent PhD graduate in Screen Cultures and Curatorial Studies at Queen’s University, having written his dissertation on the New Hollywood cinema of Mike Nichols and Arthur Penn. In addition to his work as an instructor, Daniel also creates original video essays on film and film culture, published on Youtube under the name “Eyebrow Cinema.”WesternPT2H25MRated 14A2025-06-01

William Holden

Ernest Borgnine

Robert Ryan

Sam Peckinpah

Phil Feldman

The Wild Bunch (1969)"The Wild Bunch (1969)"

Showtimes

June 1, 7:10 pm