Sweetheart of Lonesome Dove

Sweetheart of Lonesome Dove

  In an exclusive interview, Diane Lane talks about her latest Western, leading men, directors and hope for the next chance to ride on screen. Let Him Go may be the most remarkable female-driven Western since Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge came to blows...
The Best of the West: Western Movies

The Best of the West: Western Movies

  The year 2020 was unsatisfying all around, and certainly for Westerns. From a purist point of view, if we strictly define Westerns as taking place in the Western U.S., between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century, it would be more accurate...
The Best of the West: Western Books

The Best of the West: Western Books

  If 2020 taught us anything as readers of Western history and fiction, it was that we depend on our storytellers to help us endure hard times. Whether in person, curbside or from a bookseller’s website, we consumed Western history and fiction last year, not only...
The Best of the West: Firearms

The Best of the West: Firearms

What a helluva year 2020 was! While the past 12 months will be remembered in largely negative terms, there have been a handful of firearms introduced that nostalgic gun-lovers view as definitely positive. Return of the American Cimarron Firearms’ new spitting-image...