Western culture is known to be definitively American, and therefore, essential to American history and culture. It is characterized by ruthless cowboys adorned with signature boots with spurs, hats, ...

Roger Ebert was the rare critic who raved about this surrealist 1970s Western, with other reviewers initially dismissing it as exploitative and meaningless.

It was supposed to be a night of celebration, but as the Academy Awards unfolded on April 7, 1970, there was a sense of anxiety and dissatisfaction gripping the movie business. Much like today, the ...

‘Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy’ uses a kaleidoscopic method to explore the cultural impact of the 1970 Oscar winner Elementary math can sum up Nancy Buirski’s approach ...

Quick Gun Murugun is a western spoof with attitude, featuring outlandish songs, outrageous melodrama and crazy action sequences including a classic duel in a traffic jam. The film tells the story of ...

The Sagebrush Rebellion got a charismatic new general in early August: American Indian activist, actor and author Russell Means kicked off his campaign for governor of New Mexico with a visit to rural ...