LOWCW 2026 || Match the Director to the Film Game

Welcome to our first game of the week!

The film titles are all originals / not any remakes. I also threw in a couple extras to hopefully mix it up a bit (i.e. so 1-2 directors will have multiple listed films to their name). Leave your guesses in the comments, and I'll post everyone's comments and scores at the end of the week. Enjoy!

Directors

John Ford 

Sergio Leone

Tonino Valerii

Michael Curtiz

Clint Eastwood

Delmer Daves

John Sturges

Anthony Mann

William Wyler

Burt Kennedy

Henry Hathaway

Lawrence Kasdan

Films

Dodge City

My Name is Nobody

The Big Country

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Magnificent Seven

Silverado

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Westerner

Unforgiven

3:10 to Yuma

The Tin Star

Support Your Local Sheriff

The Sons of Katie Elder

I tried to throw in some wild cards... and now I really can't tell if I made it too challenging or way too easy. :P :) Hope you have fun!!

Legends of Western Cinema Week 2026 || Kick-Off & Tag

Howdy everyone and welcome to this year's Legends of Western Cinema Week! And which I'm happy to be once again hosting with Rachel of Hamlette's Soliloquy.

Over here at Along the Brandywine -- besides film discussions -- I have two games planned (including a choose-your-own-adventure coming later in the week), so make sure to check back for those.

As aforementioned, we'd love to see your film reviews, character studies, top ten lists, absolutely anything you'd like to share in celebration and appreciation of the classic west.

We also have the following tag for you, so feel free to grab that to fill out on your own blog (or if you don't have a blog, you can leave your answers in the comments).

Legends of Western Cinema Week Tag 2026

List a character for each role below (also including the name of the film). Elaborate as you like! 

Couple notes: 1) they don't have to be your favorite or even the main character, just someone / a role you found memorable, and 2) all your answers could even be from the same film.

Have fun!

1. Cavalryman
2. Stagecoach driver
3. Doctor
4. Judge

5. Sheriff

6. Cowboy

7. Homesteader

8. Gambler

9. Native American

10. Outlaw

11. Storekeeper

12. Schoolteacher

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After posting anything this week, just make sure to come back here (or to Rachel's kick-off post) and leave a link to your contribution in our handy little widget below. That way everyone can easily find it and there can be lots of jolly visiting round.

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I'm so excited about this week and absolutely delighted to have you all along for the ride -- I can't wait to see what you all come up with! :)

Inklings // May 2026

Happy May! 

We had some travels early this month... got to visit family + the St. Louis Zoo and Art Museum, the Art Institute in Chicago, and also some historic houses (including two of Laura Ingalls' homes), etc. Altogether it was very full and a trifle tiring, but an amazing trip. 

Since getting home we're still very much in Kittenland, and the garden is happily and vigorously growing lots of volunteer weeds and runaway mint. Definitely hoping to get to that soon. :) 

I hope you've all been having a lovely month and, as always, feel free to join any time here until the next prompt goes up! 💜 

Rules:

1. At any time during the month, on your own blog post a scene from a book or film that matches the prompt, including a link back here in your post.

2. Make sure to come back and leave a link to your entry in the box on this post. That's it!

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May's prompt is:

A riddle scene in book or film

So this isn't an endorsement (I know the ending, but the verdict's still out on how we get there ;D), but I'm gonna jump on the bandwagon and say that I have been very much enjoying The Other Bennet Sister. A full discussion of character tweaks between it and P&P will have to be deferred for another day, but yeah, the story by itself is really resonating for me and I'm liking it very well indeed.

I can't give you an excerpt -- or even a better screenshot -- but this scene, with Mary making friends and discovering new things about herself, is really quite sweet.

Looking forward to seeing how the rest of the story develops! ;)

You can pop your links below:

🌿 I can't wait to see what you all come up with! 🌿