“It’s Doc Cochran’s office—I’m sure of it! And there’s the Bella Union!” Over a decade after HBO’s Deadwood had le…
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The Searchers Merits of the film and the facts behind it.
A question came in recently from a True West reader about the premise of Alan Le May’s great novel, The Searchers, the s…
Kevin Costner The award-winning actor, director and producer reflects on Silverado, Yellowstone, his new Netflix series The Highwaymen, and on acting and his love of the western.
Back in 1989, when Life Magazine asked Hollywood legends like James Stewart, Bette Davis and Olivia DeHavilland to pick …
The Heart of Willcox The Rex Allen Museum keeps the memory of an Arizona favorite son alive for fans around the world.
Rex Allen said his heart would always belong to his hometown of Willcox, Arizona, and he wasn’t kidding. A replica of a …
Can You Tell me What Version of the Winchester ’73 Jimmy Stewart Used in the Movie of the Same Name?
Can you tell me what version of the Winchester ’73 Jimmy Stewart used in the movie of the same name? John Charles Vestav…
The Alamo Under Siege Gary Foreman has fought a lonely battle over the decades—and may be about to win the war.
For many baby boomers, the lasting image of the Alamo comes from the ’50s. The 1950s. Fess Parker is the title character…
Morgan Woodward The villain Matt Dillon couldn’t stop killin’.
Actor Morgan Woodward is known for many things, most of them unpleasant: he’s so good at playing bad that, “although it …
Max Evans in Hollywood At 93 years old, the award-winning New Mexico author is reflective on the movie business, actors, directors, and his legendary friendship with Sam Peckinpah.
“Ol’ Tony Hillerman told me one time, ‘Max, you know, if you option a novel, you’ve got to hope they don’t make th…
Fire Engulfs Paramount Western Ranch Despite the terrible loss to movie and television history, local agencies and studios have pledged to rebuild.
The cost in human life and property from the fires that blazed through California in November 2018 cannot yet be calcula…
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Coen Brothers latest film celebrates the Western with their famous brand of dark humor.
The new Netflix Western anthology film from Joel and Ethan Coen, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, is the best Western comed…