Perhaps more than most genres, Westerns are driven by star power. Certain movie stars possess the ideal qualities to portray Western heroes and villains properly. During Hollywood's Golden Era, actors ...

When it comes to Westerns, it's the characters who make or break the genre. A good Western hero is the type of figure you can get behind — a lawman, an outlaw, a bounty hunter, or a gunslinger who ...

The 1940s were a decade that saw the rise of the Western movie genre, led by names like John Wayne and John Ford, who brought the American frontier and the Wild West to life on the big screen. The ...

Clint Eastwood, as William Munny, looking pensive, in Unforgiven. Image via Warner Bros. Clint Eastwood is a cinematic icon who is universally known for his classic Westerns such as The Good, the Bad, ...