The Mandalorian Spaghetti Western You Didn't Know You Needed | No Film School

Mando goes from town to town protecting the child and the people he touches. We've written about how The Mandalorian owes a lot to the western genre, as well as the samurai genre. But what about the genre that combined both?

Spaghetti Westerns were director Sergio Leone's cowboy take on Akira Kurosawa's Samurai movies like Yojimbo and Sanjuro. Of course, Kurosawa was also partly inspired by perhaps the greatest western-maker in cinema history, John Ford.

And we MAINLY know the Spaghetti Western in 2020 because of how much the subgenre influences Quentin Tarantino.

So that brings us to The Mandalorian, which has all of these things in it's DNA.

Youtube creator Kingkuda brings us this remix, and it's a fun visual ode to how the various influences still play together. Like a DJ mixing some of cinema's hottest tracks

Enjoy:

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Mark Duplass Has Some Thoughts on Sundance Acceptance

Mark Duplass Shares His Thoughts on Sundance Acceptance

The Calvary King delivers a hopeful message to filmmakers who didn't get into Sundance.

Mark Duplass has always been a filmmaker's filmmaker. He famously delivered his "The Cavalry is Not Coming" speech at SXSW as a call to action for independent filmmakers to stop waiting and start shooting. Duplass also historically creates and works on small-budget indie projects, including being a key member of the lo-fi, bare-bones mumblecore movement. He's also a charismatic actor who brings a relatable ethos to every role he plays—not to mention seems like an overall cool dude.

We love Mark Duplass.

All the above considered, it's no surprise to see Duplass take to social media with an encouraging statement following the recently announced 2025 Sundance lineup this past Wednesday. Duplass, hot off positive reviews for the recently released The Creep Tapes on Shudder, warmly comforted filmmakers that if you happened to apply to Sundance and weren't selected, hey, that's okay. They curate 15,775. It happens.

We all know rejection sucks, but don't sweat it. Be proud of your project no matter what. And watch Mark Duplass's full snippet of encouraging wisdom below.

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