Coastside Film Society's Showing of 'Lonely Are The Brave'

 The Coastside Film Society proudly presents: Lonely are the Brave (107 mins).

Hollywood superstar Kirk Douglas produced and stars in his favorite film, a nuanced and beautifully shot western that laments the vanishing of the Old West and its breed of heroes and mores.

The plot:  Jack Burns (Douglas) is a fiercely independent cowboy still rolling his own smokes in 1962. He gets himself tossed into jail to spring a friend (Michael Caine). Turns out his friend is quite happy where he is. So Jack escapes by himself, in the process branding himself as a serious criminal. Jack bolts for the Mexican border on his trusty horse Whiskey.  Sheriff Johnson (Walter Matthau), admires Jack's pluck, but feels duty bound to use all the jeeps and helicopters he can lay his hands on to chase Jack down.