Django

As is the case with a surprising number of Quentin Tarantino's films, his Django Unchained bears many similarities to a violent spaghetti Western — in this case, Sergio Corbucci's Django. In the 1966 film, Franco Nero stars as the titular anti-hero, a former Union soldier who wanders around dragging a coffin behind him. When he rescues the prostitute Maria from a gang of murderous thugs, he earns the enmity of Major Jackson and his gang of ex-Confederate soldiers. This sets in motion a chain reaction of revenge, double-cross and extreme carnage that comes with a ludicrously high body count. The Strange Brew crew screens the cult classic at 8 p.m. tonight at Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood; www.webster.edu/film-series). Tickets are $5.