This year’s truth-in-advertising award ought to be given to VCI for its DVD series of “Darn Good Westerns.” You’ll find no shouting and no lurid...
Darn Good Westerns, Vol. II
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Western Movies
The Wild Bunch: Forty Years Later
In November, the 40th anniversary of 1969’s The Wild Bunch was celebrated in grand fashion at the Million Dollar Theater in downtown Los Angeles....
Gunsmoke: The Third Season, Vol. 1
Gunsmoke made its initial debut in 1952 as a radio program created by writer John Meston and producer Norman MacDonnell. When it arrived three years...
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Season One
He was dedicated, loyal and fearless; never hesitating to leap into the fray in the name of justice and fair play. He traveled throughout Canada’s...
Warner Archival DVDs
Everybody who loves movies has a wish list of pictures they’d like to own, that have not yet been made available as DVDs. Which is why Warner...
Gunsmoke: The Third Season, Volume 2
If a single year in the life of Gunsmoke could be responsible for winning the show its place as the “Greatest TV Western Series of All Time” by...
The Return of Roy Rogers
Nashville-based 821 Entertainment is launching the most ambitious Roy Rogers program since, well, Leonard Slye became Roy Rogers. “We need Roy,”...
Paul Newman Tribute
Paul Newman, nominated for Oscars nine times, was way overdue when he finally took one home for The Color of Money in 1987. My favorites include:...
Bonanza Classic Revived
Bonanza is so much a part of our cultural history and our TV past that its familiarity disguises the fact that the show is genuinely odd. Of all the...
“Everyone Stayed Home to Watch Gus Die”
The triumph of the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove is such that to once again name the awards and repeat the ratings and draw quotes from the universal...
Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky is currently shooting near Glen Rose, Texas. Producer Glenn Helm has brought aboard Alan Chan to direct the HD picture, so one can...
The Good, Bad, Ugly Comic?
Western movies these days are few and far between, but Western games and comic books continue to appear with some regularity. Movie heroes Zorro,...