Westerns have always had an allure about them, and director Monte Hellman delivered some of the best examples decades ago.

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Pretty much dismissed on its release, Vera Cruz can now be viewed as an exhilarating precursor to the spaghetti Westerns of the sixties. James Stewart showed that he could ride, shoot ‘em up and ...

By 1962, John Wayne established himself as the king of Westerns. Likewise, audiences knew Jimmy Stewart as an all-American nice guy. Director John Ford used both of those reputations to meet the ...

Our pick is Tombstone, the legendary 1993 Western starring Kurt Russell (Bone Tomahawk) and Val Kilmer (Top Gun).

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 23 January) is Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the legendary 1969 Western.