In the opening scenes of “Blackthorn,” the old desperado who gives this mostly satisfying western its name is bent over a letter, writing of coming back home to the U.S. Though he’s grown gray, he ...

SEVILLE, Spain — Ibon Cormenzana’s Arcadia Motion Pictures will produce “Blackthorn,” a reprise of the Butch Cassidy legend, directed by Mateo Gil. Set around 1910, Western will topline Sam Shepard, ...

In the distance, two lone figures on horseback ride across a vast expanse of land and sky. The two men are the legendary Butch Cassidy (Sam Shepard), now an old man, and Eduardo Apodaca (Eduardo ...

Sam Shepard delivers a beautifully understated performance in the Tribeca Film Festival-screened western which imagines the bank robber quietly living as a rancher. By Frank Scheck That classic freeze ...

Film review: Blackthorn’s excellent Sam Shepard resurrects one of cinema’s best-loved cowboys Butch Cassidy. Sam Shepard and Eduardo Noriega star in Blackthorn If the mere thought of men in hats on ...

Riffing on how outlaw Butch Cassidy's life might have gone had he survived in South America, this modest oater should tickle Western fans. (I assume there are a few of us left.) Blackthorn finds ...

Sam Shepard studied the character to ensure that his portrayal of Cassidy would differ from the one made famous by Paul Newman Credit: Photo: REX FEATURES 'I don’t get offered many lead roles in ...

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Sam Shephard stars in a slowburning but absorbing what-if? Western, based on the idea that Butch Cassidy survived the South American shoot-out in which he and the Sundance Kid supposedly died. Now ...