Smokescreen 2026 - Once Upon a Time in the West

Join us for our next film for the 2026 Season of Smokescreen at the WPCC Saturday, 5th September. This year’s theme is 'Breaking the Reel'. The selected films celebrate the transformative power of actors and directors who defy expectations, break free from typecasting, and reinvent themselves in groundbreaking ways.

This year’s Smokescreen will feature connected pairings of films, which highlight a specific transformative aspect of ‘Breaking the Reel’. This week’s film focuses on the second example of a ‘Hero to Villian’; where actors go from being known as ‘good guys’ to ‘bad guys’. This week’s film is Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), which starred the unlikely villain Henry Fonda who was the beloved ‘everyman’ and father figure of Hollywood to a ruthless and cold-blooded outlaw in this subversive Western.

Run time: 2 hr 55 mins

Classification: PG

In partnership with The Establishment Bar Dubbo.