The reluctant Western star shares memories of his acting career. "Dad started acting just about the time I was born, in 1943,” Christopher...
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Western Movies
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...
Keeping the Cowboy Hero Alive
Trace Adkins follows in the footsteps of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and Johnny Cash. It’s been a great year for Trace Adkins, the six-foot six-inch...
Edward S. Curtis and the Hollywood Headhunters
The famed photographer's leap into silent films was anything but successful. While Edward S. Curtis’s photographs, and especially his 20...
L.Q. Jones, a Villain With a Grin
The highly respected Texas actor and director reflects on a 50-year career in Hollywood. L.Q. Jones, the sandy-haired giant with the high...
The Wild Wilder West
"My parents loved Westerns. My mother’s family were pioneers; they were the first four wagons into Seattle, Washington. When I was five, in a little...
Great News
News of the World, Tom Hanks’ first Western, is one of the best films of the year. While Texas novelist Paulette Jiles liked the idea of News of the...
Westerns Down Under
In 1906, just three years after the 12-minute The Great Train Robbery, the first ever hour-long film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, another...
True Grit’s 50th Anniversary
John Wayne’s Oscar-winning performance as Rooster Cogburn in the Paramount film culminated the greatest year in Western film history.