Filmed in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert in July 1969, "Hard Core" opens with an establishing shot of an expansive blue sky immediately evoking the American West, which sets the scene for De Maria's innovative and experimental film. The work intercuts two differing cinematic approaches: one that explores the observational potential of the medium through wide-angle, 360-degree shots that pan over the changing desert landscape, and the other that appropriates familiar visual tropes taken from the Hollywood Western movie genre—such as pistols, Levi's jeans, boot spurs, and leather chaps—and implements them in a performance. The soundtrack is an edited compilation of two of De Maria's "drum compositions," "Cricket Music" (1964) and "Ocean Music" (1968), which creates a sense of anticipation for the viewer. In the last minute of the film, a series of unexpected events unfolds in rapid succession, producing a dramatic climax.
The Handmaiden
Thriller, Drama, Romance
8.2
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Inception
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
8.4
Captain Marvel
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
6.8
The Avengers
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
7.7
Iron Man
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
7.6
Avengers: Endgame
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
8.2
Avatar: The Way of Water
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
7.6
Fight Club
Drama
8.4
Thor
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
6.8
Barbie
Comedy, Adventure
7.0
Arrival
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
7.6
Thor: Love and Thunder
Fantasy, Action, Comedy
6.4
Oppenheimer
Drama, History
8.1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Science Fiction, Adventure, Action
8.0
Ghostbusters
Comedy, Fantasy
7.5
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
8.0
Avengers: Infinity War
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
8.2
Prometheus
Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
6.6
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
Hidalgo
Western, Adventure
6.9
Bulletproof
Comedy, Western, Drama
8.0
The Legend of Zorro
Action, Adventure, Western
6.1
Trail Blazers
Drama, Western, Adventure
2.0
Texas John Slaughter: Geronimo's Revenge
Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
0.0
They Call Me Lucky
Western
2.7
Orexin
Western, Adventure, Thriller, Action
0.0
Brothers in the Saddle
Western
5.0
The Fastest Gun Alive
Drama, Western
6.8
Toxteth Cowboy
Drama, Comedy, Western
0.0
Blazing Saddles
Western, Comedy
7.3
The Summer Field
Drama, Western
10.0
The Legend of 5 Mile Cave
Western
6.0
Dust
Action, Drama, Romance, Western
5.3
The Gunfighter
Western
7.2
Sergio Leone, une Amérique de légende
Documentary
7.2
Quigley Down Under
Western
6.7
A Velha Lei do Novo Faroeste
Western, Science Fiction, Drama
0.0
A Modern Day Western: The Sanchez Saga
Comedy, Western
0.0
JL Family Ranch
Drama, Western
5.7