Appaloosa (film) Appaloosa (film) Appaloosa is a 2008 American Western film based on the 2005 novel "Appaloosa" by crime writer Robert B. Parker. Directed by Ed Harris and co-written by Harris and Robert Knott, "Appaloosa" stars Harris alongside Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger and Jeremy Irons. The film premiered at 2008 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in selected cities on September 19, 2008, then expanded into wide-release on October 3, 2008. The film shares some narrative similarities with the 1959 Western "Warlock", directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn and Richard Widmark. There is also a 1966 Western
Idiots and Angels (2008 film) the top of his head when asked by an audience member what his next film would be about. Plympton said "It's about an asshole guy who wakes up one morning with wings on his back". Interested in the idea, Plympton built a whole story around it. After the commercial disappointment of Plympton's last feature, "Hair High", he decided to do something different, in style, writing, etc. The film has no dialogue, as Plympton became more interested in telling a story through straight visuals. Idiots and Angels (2008 film) Idiots and Angels is a 2008 adult animated-black comedy film directed by