CLASSIC FILM: The spaghetti western The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, starring Clint Eastwood, plays at SIFF Cinema. This classic film has the classic themes of crosses, double crosses, and treasure! Then go home and rent Unforgiven to see how Eastwood’s work has grown. Or not. 7 p.m. // SIFF Cinema // $8-10 FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT: Letters to Sala: A Young Woman's Life in Nazi Labor Camps is a collection of rare Holocaust-era......

Not so long ago--even into the 1980s--it seemed certain that the Western would stand the test of time as the quintessential American cinematic form. After all, the story of cowboys, outlaws and Indians on the great rolling plains between the coasts and the travails of those courageous families crossing the country in covered wagons is as much a part of our creation story as defeating the British; Independence and Manifest Destiny go hand-in-hand, and John......