Western Books & Movies Archives

The Truth about Hidalgo

by Jana Bommersbach | Mar 1, 2004

Hidalgo- In case there’s any question that history and the Old West are again “hot” in Hollywood, Disney’s Touchstone Pictures is releasing an $80...

Arguing with His Characters

by Peggy Bechko | Jan 1, 2004

John Duncklee is one of a kind, a renaissance Westerner from hat to boots. Whether he’s working as a teacher, author, horse breeder or cattle...

Cassidy Gang Captured Again

by Phil Spangenberger | Jan 1, 2004

Butch Cassidy’s well-known “Fort Worth Five” photograph, which led to the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang’s eventual breakup, was recaptured for the History...

What’s Missing from The Missing?

by Meghan Saar | Jan 1, 2004

Has Hollywood forgotten that the 1903 Western The Great Train Robbery jump-started the movie industry? When the self-financed Open Range was...

A Pineapple-Coconut Pie Kind of Guy

by Candy Moulton | Oct 1, 2003

Since third grade, Johnny Boggs has been making up stories. Of course for True West, he sticks to the facts. And as regular readers already know, he...

The Legend Continues

by Tim Lasiuta | Oct 1, 2003

Look out Western fans. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are riding back into motion pictures. NBC—in association with Viacom and Once Upon A Time...

Western Treasure Hunter

by Dale Walker | May 1, 2003

Research is the reason I find historical novels a joy to write,” says Michelle Black. “I have loved research since my law school days. It’s like a...

Re-enactors Bring Realism to Movies

by Meghan Saar | May 1, 2003

GODS AND GENERALS More than 7,500 re-enactors brought the Civil War to life in Gods and Generals, released on February 21, 2003. Director, producer...