Butch is Back!

Butch is Back!

We’ve seen them ride off into the sunset at the end of the story, but what happens when the heroes and outlaws, the men of myth and grand adventure, come back late in life to climb back up on the horse for one last ride? Movie fans might remember when Sean Connery...
Artists We Love

Artists We Love

Others may call Dave Powell the reincarnation of Charlie Russell, but we see a modern, if traditional, man with a new vision for cowboy art. That vision is the “Code,” a sense of the soul of cowboy culture which Dave feels strongly must be preserved. “The Code is so...
Tributes to Kevin Jarre (1954-2011)

Tributes to Kevin Jarre (1954-2011)

Kevin Jarre was capable of greatness. That was my first thought when I heard he had died in Santa Monica on April 3, 2011, at age 56. You can see his talent in his screenplays upon which the following films were based: • The Tracker (1988): A terrific made-for-TV...
Conflict on the Range

Conflict on the Range

You wouldn’t know it today when you drive across Colorado and Wyoming, seeing cattle grazing with sheep herds nearby, that a century ago such juxtaposition was not only unusual, but, in many cases, very, very unwelcome—sometimes deadly. Range wars flared up for a...
Survivors of an Old West Shoot-Out

Survivors of an Old West Shoot-Out

The Westerns often had it wrong. They made gunfights so neat and clean, even with all the blood and bullet holes. Most cinematic gunfights went like this: bad guys hurt or kill a friend of the good guy. In a showdown with the bad guys, the good guy wins, gunning most...