I am a lifelong fan of the Western genre, and Tombstone, Shane, and High Noon are among the best movies in the genre I watch over and over.

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 primetime and sparking playground debates over who was the ...

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 31 October) is The Far Country, the 1955 Western starring Hollywood icon James Stewart.

Although some consider Cry Macho Eastwood's return to the Western, as far as more traditional Westerns are concerned, Unforgiven was his final bow. With an incredible cast that includes Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, and Richard Harris, Unforgiven is considered Eastwood's best for a reason.

Discover the innovative locations redefining the Western genre, from space in Cowboy Bebop to the matriarchal town of La Belle in Godless.

There's a whole world under the surface and only Ron has any idea about it. And sometimes the two worlds collide, and sometimes they don't. Ron holds them at arm's length from each other. Watch every week to find out when he can and when he can't.

Tip your hat to cowboys from the American West and beyond with this roundup of photos from National Geographic’s archive.