El Topo (1970) & The Proposition (2005) — "Australia. What fresh hell is this?"

What can a western be when the genre becomes a blank canvas? As we enter the home stretch of our Salute to Westerns, we look at two films that use the frontier to tell genuinely strange stories: El Topo and The Proposition. One is the surrealist western from master auteur Alejandro Jodorowsky; the other is John Hillcoat's outback western, written by Nick Cave, in which Guy Pearce plays an Australian outlaw tasked with killing his older brother, played by Danny Huston. Plus, Robert Morgan, who played Sergeant Lawrence in The Proposition, joins us for an interview. Mike White of The Projection Booth joins Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, and John Lein to talk Alejandro Jodorowsky, Nick Cave, Guy Pearce, and so much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support. ——— The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter. New episodes weekly. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kulturecast/id931361376 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5wjxip9XVYapYuY12yEaGY. Back the show: https://www.patreon.com/cw/kulturecast