Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and based on the historical Lincoln County War from Andrew J. Fenady’s short story Chisum and the Lincoln County War, the movie is a slight departure for Wayne, whose ...

There was a time when you couldn’t flip on the TV or buy a movie ticket without running into a cowboy. Westerns were everywhere, filling Saturday matinees at the local movie theater, dominating ...

Every few years, movie lovers ask what happened to the Western — the film genre that helped launch America’s film industry at the dawn of the 20th century and constituted up to a quarter of ...

John Wayne as John T. Chance with his rifle in 'Rio Bravo'. Image via Warner Bros. When it comes to classic cinema, there are a slew of stars who immediately come to film fans' minds as the greatest ...

When you think of westerns, there are a few famous faces that are synonymous with the genre, two of the most notable being Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. Eastwood’s A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a ...