The Western peaked in the '60s, starting strong in 1960 with The Magnificent Seven and culminating in 1969 with Butch Cassidy ...

Jamie Foxx in the title role in "Django Unchained" wasn't the first time a character by that name starred in a Western. This ...

Cinema was transformed in the 1960s, and the best westerns from the decade represented new and original voices in the beloved film genre. After hitting their peak during Hollywood's Golden Age, ...

The Western genre has been a defining hallmark of cinema ever since it first rose to prominence as far back as the 1930s. Reaching its pinnacle in the 50s and 60s, it became emblematic of American ...

Olive Sturgess, a TV Western regular and actress best known for the satirical horror film The Raven, has died. She was 91 years old. The actress passed away in Los Angeles, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb.

"My name's John Ford. I make Westerns" is a statement both true — Ford directed more than 60 Westerns in a 50-year Hollywood career — and so self-effacing that it borders on being false. The recent ...

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