In this livestream, I discuss the concept of "Western Noir." Hollywood movies from the 1940s and 50s tended to combine noir elements in Westerns meant for wide audiences. The result was a lot of darker Westerns -- anti-heros, femme fatales, detectives investigating murder in the Old West, monopolies that murder to protect their interests, and darker cinematography. I discuss which of these Western noirs you should try. My recommendations: -- I Shot Jesse James (1948) -- Lust for Gold (1949) -- The Naked Spur (1954) -- The Violent Men (1958) Also included in the Western Noirs batch are two Robert Mitchum movies, Blood on the Moon (the most noir-ish looking of these movies), and Man with the Gun. Not included in the collection, however, is the most famous Western of them all, Treasure of the Sierra Madre. By watching these, you'll see that Hollywood has usually picked a genre to make mediocre products that sell. Also you'll see how Sam Peckinpah ("The Wild Bunch") and Sergio Leone ("The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly") emerged. Here are some of my written reviews: -- Man with the Gun - https://boxd.it/1fFw5n - Rancho Notorious (Fritz Lang) -- https://boxd.it/1fyY2x -- The Walking Hills -- https://boxd.it/1fcjWb -- The Naked Spur -- https://boxd.it/1f7kdr -- Station West -- https://boxd.it/1eJUFt -- I Shot Jesse James -- https://boxd.it/1fWdKP -- The Violent Men - https://boxd.it/1ghHtL - Blood on the Moon -- https://boxd.it/1eHLql -- Lust for Gold -- https://boxd.it/1gTh6H All reasonable comments welcome, including reasoned disagreements. You will be banned for foolish talk, harassment, and hate speech on sight; it's a tremendous waste of life. Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJoshMatthews Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshmatthews/ Understanding Movies 101 Course: https://joshmatthews.org/learn-more-about-movies-a-short-video-course/ The Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-this-movie-great-list-of-videos/ Comprehensive List of the Great Movies Series: https://joshmatthews.org/what-makes-this-movie-great-list-of-videos/ Movie Cliches Series -- Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBCXFM1qmj4 The Great Directors Series -- Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ChqM-3knDs Shot for Shot Analyses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syos3JN41mM Great Science-Fiction Movie List: https://joshmatthews.org/great-science-fiction-movies-and-tv/ Other Movie Lists: https://joshmatthews.org/topics/movie-lists/