Fifty years after its release, Robert Aldrich's Western stands out as a classic in an era when the genre is waning. In 1972’s...
Ulzana’s Raid
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Western Movies
Barry Corbin
The veteran actor has defined the art of bringing bad news to good Westerns. There are a certain very few actors whose presence lends the...
True Grit
Director Brian Downes has made it his life's work to build and fill the expanded John Wayne Birthplace Museum. If you’ve visited the John...
Patrick Wayne
An actor in his own right, the Duke’s son entertained audiences for decades in Westerns and action movies. In the golden years of Hollywood,...
Lee Martin
A born storyteller, the California ranch girl has worked hard at her craft to become a successful Western novelist and screenwriter. ...
Katy Haber
Sam Peckinpah’s Girl Friday, and Saturday, and Sunday, and… Film is the most collaborative of arts: no one makes a movie alone. So, how...
Eye for Eye
L.J. Martin makes a movie. Western author L. J. Martin, with more than 40 novels to his credit, is not one to wait for things to happen: he...
Christopher Mitchum
The reluctant Western star shares memories of his acting career. "Dad started acting just about the time I was born, in 1943,” Christopher...
Bruce Boxleitner
James Arness made all the difference in his storied film and television career. In 1976, Gunsmoke’s James Arness was about to take on the lead role...
Best of the West 2022: Western Movies
Wall-to-Wall Westerns After a drought in the classic genre in 2020, Western productions returned with both barrels in 2021. What a...
Dern’d If You Do
Some of the most memorable roles in Western cinema history were portrayed by Bruce Dern during his long and storied career. It’s no surprise that...
Y:1883 The Taylor-Made West
Writer-director-producer Taylor Sheridan celebrates his roots with his new series filmed in Texas. When writer, producer and director...