The Passion Projects of the Modern Western A Year of Underrated Excellence I saw two Westerns in theaters in 2024: Horizon: An American Saga Chapter...
Best of the West 2025: Western Movies, DVDs, and TV Shows
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Western Movies
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid–The Way It Should Be Seen
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid–The Way It Should Be Seen Fifty years after its first release, the film’s recent version is considered the best....
Gunfighters, Vigilantes and the Duke
How many times did John Wayne’s character die in his Westerns? Jimmy Garcia San Antonio, Texas John Wayne’s characters died in only three Westerns,...
What History Has Taught Me with Rob Word
Rob Word, Western Filmmaker and Historian As one of the founding fathers and producer of the Motion Picture and Television Fund’s prestigious Golden...
Wyatt Earp at 30
Screenwriter Dan Gordon reveals the real story behind the making of the blockbuster biopic. When it comes to the events in Tombstone on October 26,...
Is Horizon the End of the Epic Western?
Our experts weigh in on the fate of Kevin Costner’s four-part film series. Oscar-winning actor, director, producer Kevin Costner blinked back...
Lean Times for an Action Star
Tom Mix’s last years were tough… Tom Mix’s movie career was basically done by 1929. Westerns were out of fashion, so he spent his last years were...
And Your Horse, Too!
Tom Mix’s horse became a famous screen presence. Tom Mix's horse, Tony, was the only horse who starred in his own movie, made in 1922. Mix had a...
Superstar of the Silver Screen
Tom Mix dominated in the 1920s. The 1920’s was an age of superheroes like Babe Ruth, Red Grange, and Charles Lindbergh. But perhaps the greatest...
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Seventy-five years after its debut, John Ford's second cavalry Western is considered one of the greatest Westerns. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, the...
Classic Westerns Playing all Summer Long
It’s showtime at Western Spirit! True West magazine has joined forces this summer to screen 25 classic Westerns at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s...
In Search of the Real Bass Reeves
For a century, slave-turned-Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves was legendary among history buffs, but with the general public, he couldn’t get...