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The Wild Bunch - Peckinpah's Tet Offensive
By: Daniel Allen
Tackling such issues as militarism, capitalism, and racism, director Sam Peckinpah gave us one of the most memorable films of the 1960s and one of the best westerns ever. more...
Understanding Hollywood's Western Movies
By: Grace Troje
Once upon a time, the Western film characterized the lone gunman with a dark past who restores justice to a small town. Since then, the Western has evolved. more...
The Change from Hero to Antihero in Movies
By: Marian Henderson
In modern-day movies, is it difficult to distinguish the heroes from the villains? A few decades ago classic movie westerns presented a much different image of heroes. more...
Hero versus Antihero in Classic Western Movies
By: Marian Henderson
The movies High Plains Drifter and High Noon both feature a sheriff who is abandoned by fearful townspeople and as a result must confront a murderous gang alone. more...
The Men of the Magnificent Seven
By: Timothy Fowler
The characters in The Magnificent Seven reveal the needs in the hearts of men. Themes from John Eldredge's book Wild at Heart capture the essence of the film. more...
The Three Godfathers a John Wayne Western
By: Christine Nyholm
The Three Godfathers is an American Western, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Pedro Armendariz and Harry Carey Jr., set in the parched Arizona desert. more...
The Redemption of Dallas in Stagecoach (1939)
By: Susan Z. Swan
Claire Trevor as the prostitute Dallas in Stagecoach(1939) is key to Ford's critique of social prejudice and defense of the noble outcast in this classic western movie. more...
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