The Duke is back. On March 13, 1956, The Searchers opened across America in all its VistaVision glory, and if you’d asked John Wayne back...
John Wayne/John Ford Film Collection
read more
Western Movies
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Two-Disc Collector’s Edition
George Roy Hill’s take on the story of the Wild Bunch was a stunning success, a $100 million crowd pleaser that was snubbed by the critics and some...
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Critics who wallpapered The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada with references to Sam Peckinpah’s Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia missed the...
Wanted: Undead or Alive
A “cowboys ‘n’ zombies” comedy, Wanted: Undead or Alive is currently being filmed in New Mexico. James Denton (Desperate Housewives) and Chris...
Desperadoes
Author Ron Hansen already has Brad Pitt starring as Jesse James in the movie modeled after his 1983 book, but now his first novel, Desperadoes, is...
Redemption
The independent, shoestring-budget film Redemption is making its way through film festival circuits, much like Tom Shell’s Far Side of Jericho....
Curse of the Sacred Mountain
Classic B-Western movie lovers must see Curse of the Sacred Mountain. While not on par with the current spate of Hollywood Westerns, this movie has...
“What Fresh Hell is This?”
Those who imagine the Western to be a fundamentally American art form like jazz or comic books would do well to take a closer look at our cousins...
An Untraditional, Quirky Western
Throw in one eclectic filmmaker (Tom Shell), a director who helped give Twin Peaks its creepy edge (Tim Hunter) and an Edgar Award-winning mystery...
Shattered Dreams and Broken Trails
The American West at the close of the 19th century was a land of contradiction. Progress-minded business men, pioneers intent on building a home,...
PBS Cowboys Up with Texas Ranch House
When freelance producer Luis Barreto presented his idea for a hands-on history PBS series to Craig Carter, the cowboy-wrangler told Barreto he was...
The Searchers at 50
The Searchers is a surprisingly complex film, even by today’s standards. A film widely considered to be the greatest Western ever made turns 50 this...