Westerns

'Hatfields & McCoys' Finale: 'Devil' Anse Hatfield Wants To End The Feud Peacefully

Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Video, Canada Tv, Miniseries, Kevin Costner, Drama, Westerns, Bill Paxton, Tv Replay, Hatfields and Mccoys, Reality-Free, TV News

The concluding part of the "Hatfields & McCoys" (Wed., 9 p.m. ET on History) miniseries saw the feuding families come to some sort of a settlement. ...

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'Hatfields & McCoys': Anse vs. Randall

Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Video, Canada Tv, Miniseries, Kevin Costner, Drama, Westerns, Bill Paxton, Tv Replay, Hatfields and Mccoys, Reality-Free, TV News

On the second episode of smash hit miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys" (Tue., 9 p.m. ET on History) old grievances were simmering as Randall McCoy (Bill P...

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Is It Time to Bring Westerns Back to Television?

Pat Gallagher | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Clint Eastwood, Gene Autry, Television, Entertainment, Bonanza, Reality Shows, Westerns, Cowboys, Gunsmoke, Post 50, Huff/Post50 News
Pat Gallagher

It probably wouldn't work to recycle Gunsmoke or Bonanza, but we could come up with some "new" Westerns. Here are some suggestions...

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Excerpt: The Whip

Karen Kondazian | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Westerns, Novels, Charlotte Parkhurst, Book Excerpt, Stagecoach Driver, Charley Parkhurst, Stagecoach, San Francisco News
Karen Kondazian

When I first came across Charley's story 20 years ago, my interest turned from curiosity into an obsession. The enigmatic 'Charley' Parkhurst lived 30 years of her life disguised as a man and became one of the great California stagecoach drivers.

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Interview: Mateo Gil discusses Blackthorn

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Bolivia, Sam Shepard, Spanish Cinema, Agora, Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes), Blackthorn, Marshall Fine Interview, Sundance Kid, Marshall Fine, Butch Cassidy, Westerns, Pedro Almodovar, Mateo Gil Interview, Mateo Gil, The Sea Inside, Spain, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

To writer-director Mateo Gil, the western is the essence of the movies. Which is why his film Blackthorn is, in his words, "a very personal statement....

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From Jet-Set to Western Movies

Paolo Rossi | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Beaches, Folk, Travel News, Westerns, Italy, Festival, Sardinia, Movies, Oristano, Travel News
Paolo Rossi

September has arrived but it's still summer in Sardinia. For lots of people, the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea is best known for the ...

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HuffPost Review: Meeks' Cutoff

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Westerns, Kelly Reichardt, Michelle Williams, Movies, Michelle Williams Meeks Cutoff, Meeks Cutoff, Meeks' Cutoff, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Exceptionally well-acted, quiet and observant, Meek's Cutoff is pure arthouse fare, which is meant as a warning for those who might want a little action or some answers, and as praise for a talented director coming into her own.

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Ruscha's 'Psycho Spaghetti Westerns'

Evan J. Garza | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Natural Disaster, Demolition, Blue Collar Paintings, America, Americana, Ed Ruscha, Westerns, Los Angeles, Psycho Spaghetti Western, Standard Stations, Painting, Gagosian, Beverly Hills, Landscape, Gagosian Gallery, Arts News
Evan J. Garza

© Ed Ruscha. Psycho Spaghetti Western #9, 2010-2011 | Acrylic on canvas, 64 x 80 inches. Courtesy Gagosian Gallery. Tucked away in a busy corner of ...

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DVDs: Latest Foyle, Best Alice, Last Station

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washignton, Michael Cera, Night Train to Munich, Criterion, Westerns, Carol Reed, Showgirls, Alice in Wonderland, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Dvds, Foyle's War, Movie Trailer, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

This week's post includes reviews of the BluRay versions of the gloriously bad camp classic Showgirls and John Ford's archetypical 1939 Western Stagecoach.

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Movie Review: Jonah Hex

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oscar-Nominated, Megan Fox, Josh Brolin, Tea-Baggers, John Malkovich, Tom Wopat, Westerns, Jonah Hex Movie Review, Michael Fassbender, British Petroleum, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Michael Shannon, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Jonah Hex is such a colossal waste of time that even thinking about seeing it would squander precious seconds of your life.

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Dick Cheney: The Quintessential Villain of the American West

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joan Didion, Big Oil, Railroads, Big Coal, Halliburton, George W. Bush, Westerns, Native Americans, Wyoming, Torture, Dick Cheney, Old West, Republicans, Gop, Politics News
Nathan Hegedus

Sadly, in both the Old West and the new West, the big boys in the smoke-filled rooms always need a Dick Cheney.

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Why John Wayne Still Ranks Among Today's Most Popular Stars

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Denzel Washington, Ron Howard, John Farrow, Don Siegel, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Most Popular Movie Stars, John Wayne, War Movies, John Ford, Howard Hawks, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Westerns, Johnny Depp, Harris Poll, Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, Donna Reed, Entertainment News
John Farr

Wayne's persona -- its bigness, roughness, but also its decency -- literally came to define our heritage. And to a surprising degree, it still does.

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At Last

Betty Fussell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nicholas Brothers, Musicals, Calvin Coolidge, Orchestra Wives, John Kennedy, George W. Bush, Chief Cowboy, Westerns, Mickey Rooney, Busby Berkeley, Lyndon Johnson, Judy Garland, Obama Inauguration, Michelle Obama, Style News
Betty Fussell

The Inauguration of our new Chief this January has miraculously, it would seem, inaugurated a shift in movie genre. Barack and Michelle looked like Fred and Ginger.

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DVDs: Hello "Fraggle Rock!"

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Shows, Sports, Football, The Beatles, Westerns, Fraggle Rock, Jim Henson, Planet of the Apes, Dvds, Movies, Randolph Scott, Rod Serling, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

We're in a golden age for documentaries. More of them are shown in theaters and on TV than ever before and more people now have access to video cameras so they can make their own.

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A Man of Peace Pushed Too Far: Yelling "Liar" in a Crowded Theater

Pete Cenedella | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain Lies, Lies, Karl Rove, John McCain, Obama, Bullies, Democratic Strategy, Bush Liar, Hero, Movies, Barack Obama, David Plouffe, 2008 Presidential Election, David Axelrod, Westerns, Sarah Palin Lies, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

The people want a blockbuster in broad strokes, not a lengthy discussion of policy or a footnoted freakin' laundry list of the other side's missteps.

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DVDs: Leave Star Trek Alone!

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Hughes, TV Shows, Lonesome Dove, Westerns, Dvds, Movies, Molly Ringwald, Star Trek, Foyle's War, Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Cruise, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

The TV series Star Trek is being released on DVD in a new and "improved" version that cleans up and removes old special effects and inserts brand new ones that never existed.

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DVDs: TV Show Boxed Set Rip-Offs

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Barbara Stanwyck, TV Shows, Battlestar Galactica, The Sopranos, John Sayles, Monk, Derek Jarman, Westerns, Movies, Dvds, Honeydripper, Gunsmoke, Xanadu, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

A spreading practice needs to be stopped right now. A number of studios -- led by Paramount/CBS -- are releasing old TV shows in half-season sets.

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DVDs: Can Shia LaBeouf Play Indy?

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TV Shows, Clint Eastwood, Indiana Jones, Westerns, Control, Elizabeth Gaskell, John Wayne, Dvds, Movies, Muppets, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

I've been away for a few weeks so let's play catch up on some of the top DVD releases of the past four weeks.

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