Western Film World-Commentary:
SERGIO LEONE and the Influence of Westerns on the Soviet Audience
Written by Irakli Makharadze
Translated by Salome Makharadze
Lex Barker : The famous 'OLD SHATTERHAND in German 'Kraut-westerns'
by Reiner Boller and Christina Boehme
Short Films & Movie Trailers (viewable on this site):
"The Cowboy and The Ballerina"
Crossfire Trail movie trailer
Reviews & Press Junket Reports:
 Kevin Costner & Open Range:
Frustrated fans really 'want to like' Costner's Western, so what's the beef?
Review: Ranch Album/Steiger Bros. Productions
SPIRIT - Stallion of the Cimarron
Interview with the filmmakers and others involved with this new animated feature from DreamWorks SKG.
Review: KING OF TEXAS
TNTs best entry everthat is to say, when it comes to killing the Western in film.
Film Industry Interviews:
The Western Film as Art: Interview with Filmmaker Mark Joseph Isham
2001: Selleck & Westerns: Speaking Well for Man
Interview with actor/executive producer TOM SELLECK about the TNT Western Crossfire Trail
2003: TOM SELLECK - Cowboyin' Up to a Western Tradition - MONTE WALSH
PLUS more during Monte Walsh Week:
- Tom Selleck's Dedication to the Western
- The Monte Walsh Miscellaneous Guy-Stuff Discussions: Firearm Props
- Quigley Down Under: The Future of Matthew Quigley
- Tom Selleck and Internet Rumor Control: Is it true that..
- 01-22-2003 News Release: TOM SELLECK's MONTE WALSH Premiere Most-Watched Friday Night Program in Basic Cable History
James Arness: A Glimpse Into the Making of a Hero
(Sept 2001 issue) Best known to his fans as U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon of television's longest-running Western series, Gunsmoke, actor JAMES ARNESS talks about his new autobiography and how his film career began when he headed off to Hollywoodon a whim!
Barry Corbin: A Man in Demand (& Having fun)
Profile and interview with actor BARRY CORBIN of Conagher and Lonesome Dove fame
Red Steagall: Weaving Rhymes & Making Music in True Cowboy Style
Four-time recipient of the prestigious Western Heritage Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and twice named winner of Entertainer of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists, RED STEAGALL talks to us about his new video tribute to the working cowboy: Cowboy - The Legend, The Legacy.
Sam Elliott Soliders Up with Mel Gibson - In Vietnam
In this exclusive in-depth interview, Sam Elliott talks about working with Mel in the new war flick, We Were Soliders.
Film & Movie Articles:
"Dark West - The Western Films of Anthony Mann and Jimmy Stuart" by Troy D. Smith
Maple Leaf Westerns: The Old West vs. the New Hollywood North
What the studio execs don't want you to know: Why more & more of today's westerns are headed for Canada -- and the resulting effect that has had on film-related industries here in the western U.S.
Western FILM History:
'Bloody' Sam Peckinpah
By Irakli Makharadze
Translated by Salome Makharadzey
If John Ford created romantic realism in his films, and Sergio Leone grotesque abstractionism, Peckinpah may be said to have established documentary realism in his work.
Western Film Forum Board:
"Hey, HOLLYWOOD!" Campaign - Read comments headed for Hollywood from our readers who want more western movies made! There's still time to add your name to this important online campaign.
Videos, VHS Movies & Film Books:
- History videos from the History Channel
- Westerns - Videos (entertainment)
- Books: Sam Peckinpah, John Ford, Sergio Leone & more
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