Westerns tend not to be associated with rigorous academia. With stories often set in the lawless Wild West, the genre thrives off the self-determined everyman clawing his bloody way through deserts ...

The Big Country is must-watch entertainment, if for no other reason than its epic fist fight between Charlton Heston and Gregory Peck. A staple of classic Western movies, fist fights are so common in ...

Gregory Peck's portrayal of Jimmy Ringo in The Gunfighter showcases his range as an actor, demonstrating restraint and nuance in a genre known for more over-the-top characters. The film challenges ...

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 ...