Clint Eastwood directed his first Western movie and did something few fans could have expected when he ended it on a more ...

He didn't want to be hurt attempting to crack the whip. "He learned easily," Peer said. LaRue died in 1996. During his years with the movies, Peer became vital to directors filming western pictures.

The following is a collection of the all-time best Western movies, undisputed classics that have heavily contributed not only to the genre itself but to the overall lexicon of the United States.

It's Mel Brooks' 1974 Western spoof "Blazing Saddles," and its return to theaters tops this week's survey of upcoming off-the-beaten-path film events for New Orleans-area movie fans. Retro Cinema ...