Every few years, movie lovers ask what happened to the Western — the film genre that helped launch America’s film industry at the dawn of the 20th century and constituted up to a quarter of major-studio output during the so-called Golden Age of Hollywood.

Actually, Westerns haven’t gone away — a sign that they still resonate with audiences. Their themes and settings have just found expression in streaming series like “Yellowstone,” or in 21st century “Neo-Western” contexts, such as TV shows like “Breaking Bad” or in feature films that, in Western fashion, are set in gorgeous, remote American landscapes and tell stories about outlaws and other rugged individualists. There’s currently a discussion about whether elements of John Ford’s “The Searchers,” starring John Wayne, made their way int

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