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, ...

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.

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 ...

Cathal McGuinness is a recent college graduate from Dublin, Ireland. He has been writing short stories and articles from the age of 15. He was awarded the George Dempsey prize for English Prose ...

"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 ...

Once disparaged as "spaghetti Westerns," Leone's films helped revive the genre, and ushered in a unique visual style. In 2005, cultural historian Christopher Frayling reflected on Leone's influence.