Western

All-Black ‘The Harder They Fall’ busts Western cowboy myths

Jay-Z has said that his new Western movie "The Harder They Fall" aims to correct misconceptions that all cowboys were white, wore ponchos and listened to "Italian guitar music."

The U.S. rap superstar is a producer on the Netflix revenge drama starring Idris Elba and Regina King among an all-Black ensemble, as real and once-famous characters from the Old West.

‘Cowboys of Istanbul’ meet every week in cafe

The Turkish Western Society, established three years ago, has been organizing "Western movie nights" every Friday with members who call themselves "the Cowboys of Istanbul" and dress like cowboys, gathering in a cafe in the Samatya neighborhood.

The founder of the society is Hasan Karcı, a 69-year-old director of 40 movies.

Film producers turning eye to Turkey's Mu?la

The popular southwestern province of Mu?la, which draws thousands of tourists every year for its rich history and natural beauty, is becoming increasingly popular among film producersThe southwestern Turkish province of Mu?la, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, is also becoming increasingly popular among producers, with films and TV series shot in the province in

US actor Eli Wallach dead at 98: report

The prolific American actor Eli Wallach, known by many for his role in the western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" as part of a career spanning six decades, has died at the age of 98, US media reports said.
      
The New York Times said Wallach's death Tuesday was confirmed by his daughter Katherine. The cause of death was not given.