Posts tagged with Westerns

How many Westerns have won Best Picture?

By Classic Nerd | March 25, 2024

Westerns have been an indelible part of film since at least The Great Train Robbery hit screens back in 1903. It's a genre that feels uniquely American (yes, even the Italian ones) yet can serve as a backdrop to tell almost any kind of story. Maybe that's why the genre seems timeless yet is constantly being reinvented. In the canon of great Western movies, there are dozens that have become hugely successful and influential. But that doesn't always equate to success at the Oscars. Sort of like

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In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly what's the nickname of Clint Eastwood's character?

By Nerdy Trivia | October 2, 2023

While today we look back at so-called Spaghetti Westerns and revere them for the brilliant pieces of cinematic history they are, when The Good, the Bad and the Ugly came out in 1966 it was met with mixed reception. Apparently, people didn't really love what these Italians were doing to Westerns. But as the final piece in the Dollars Trilogy, it ultimately became a box-office success that catapulted Clint Eastwood into stardom. In the movie, three characters represent the three qualities from t

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What is John Wayne’s real name?

By Nerdy Trivia | May 26, 2023

John Wayne didn’t only star in Westerns, but there is no other actor more prominently associated with the genre. John Wayne is the American frontier, as far as most people are concerned. But not unlike other stars who rose to fame, he actually used a stage name. In fact, "John Wayne" was never this man's legal name. Try to process that one, pilgrim. One of the biggest stars in American film history, do you know what his real name is? Click START to answer.   What is John Wayne's real n

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