Westerns
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Warlock
Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Richard Widmark, and Dorothy Malone in a stone cold classic.
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Angel and the Badman
The greatest title in Hollywood history.
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Heaven's Gate
Vilmos Zsigmond's crowning achievement.
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The Hired Hand
Peter Fonda just wants to be taken seriously. Seriously.
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The Professionals
If you see only one action-western this year... (always wanted to say that).
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Broken Lance
Another Spencer Tracy classic.
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The Comancheros
Michael Curtiz's final film.
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Last of the Dogmen
Capra's "Lost Horizon" comes to Montana.
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The Big Trail
John Wayne's first big-budget vehicle.
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The Jack Bull
Dick Cusack writes a masterpiece for his son.
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Flaming Star
Elvis movies are cool.
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Blazing Saddles
Special Bulletin: it's still funny.
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Silent Tongue
River Pheonix's final film.
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The Sea of Grass
Hepburn/Tracy in the Ol' West.
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4 For Texas
Frank and Dino hang out with Ekberg and Andress.
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South of Heaven, West of Hell
Check out this Dwight Yoakam extravaganza now appearing at your local Blockbuster.
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The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
Robert Duvall as Jesse James.
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The Shootist and the Shooter
John Wayne's final film leaves me thinking about Clint Eastwood.
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Comes A Horseman
Gordon Willis lights the faces of Jane Fonda, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth, and Jason Robards.
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Dark Command
The Duke and Roy Rogers share the screen.
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Peckinpah's restored gem.
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Duel in the Sun
A 130 minute crash-course in the glorious mess that is Hollywood.
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There Was a Crooked Man
Disappointing effort from a distinguished group of filmmakers.
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The Red Badge of Courage
It's not a western, but it is one of the great Civil War pics ever.
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The Magnificent Seven
Another superb DVD release.
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How the West Was Won
Cinerama baby!
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Yellow Sky
Team "Ox-Bow" strikes again.
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Fort Apache
The first of John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy.
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Charles Buchinsky
(Charles Bronson)
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The Life And Times of Judge Roy Bean
John Huston directs Paul Newman in this terrific film about one of the Ol' West's greatest characters.
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Extreme Gullability
I always was a sucker for some good box.
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Bad Company
Jeff Bridges shines in Robert Benton's directorial debut.
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The Claim
Catch it on the big screen while you can.
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Pocket Money
Paul Newman as the anti-Forrest Gump.
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Man Without a Star
Kirk Douglas reminds us why you never, ever sell your saddle.
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The Return of Frank James
Big-budget sequel, forties style.
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Pursued
Robert Mitchum and Teresa Wright. Need I say more?
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Boyz N the Hood
The language of westerns contributes to a landmark film.
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The Shooting
Jack Nicholson takes a back seat to Warren Oates in Monte Hellman's existential western.
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Destry Rides Again
A classic to savour.
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Bad Day at Black Rock
Another prime cut of Sturges, and I don't mean Preston.
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Guess who wins?
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The Cowbloytation Movement
Webster's Definition: Movies starring cowboys that are set in a world that knows what "communist" means and could never, ever be classified as a western but still feel like one in some strange, embarrassing way.
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The Lonely Man
Pre-Psycho Anthony Perkins clashes with always-psycho Jack Palance.
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The Appaloosa
One of the last glimpses of pre-gut Brando.
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Popping My Western Cherry
You never forget your first.
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The Long Riders
An Eighties western worth checking out.
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The Ox-Bow Incident
A great film, says me. And everyone else who watches it.
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Shane: The Post-Game Show
Okay, it's a wonderful film. But I still liked myself better pre-Shane than post--even if I am better equipped to fulfill my life-long dream of becoming an aging gunslinger trying to scam a way into heaven.
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Shane: The Pre-Game Show
Father, forgive me, for I have sinned. This is my first Suite 101 confession.
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Western Writers
The people who wrote the speeches for the characters that never speak.
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Broken Arrow
After self-induced vomiting to purge John Woo's Broken Arrow, get a new binge started with Delmer Dave's Broken Arrow.
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High Plains Drifter
He might have bitten off a little more than he could chew, but Clint Eastwood's first attempt at directing a western is well worth a look.
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Go West, Young Woman
Some people fear westerns. Some people fear ex-girlfriends. Here's a story about neither of those things.
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The Unforgiven
The first Unforgiven, directed by John Huston, starring noted Western fixture--Audrey Hepburn.
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El Dorado
No cartoons allowed. This here's John Wayne at his best.
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The Left-Handed Gun
A review of Arthur Penn's treatment of the legend of Billy the Kid.
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The Man From Laramie
A review of the Stewart/Mann tale of revenge.
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The Revisionist Western
A brief introduction to those smart-ass westerns.
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The Irreconcilable Differences Between Star Wars and Gabby Hayes
Darth Vader with a six-shooter? I don't think so.
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The Many Passions of Judge Roy Bean
Who is the most interesting, complex 'bad guy' in western history? Here's a vote for an oft-neglected classic.
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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
A review of the PBS documentary, and commentary on the genre.
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Images of the West
Many masters of cinematography have made significant contributions to the Western genre.
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