Looking Back at 2018 …. Where Does The Time Go?
Here I am a full 5 years into Mike’s Take On the Movies and hopefully still displaying a passion for classic movies from 1999 back to the silent era. I […]
Boxing Day Brawlers and Bruisers …. Round 5
December 26th arrives and it’s time to mine the many images of movie stars who put on a pair of boxing gloves for exercise or in the course of an […]
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
Was there any doubt that for this edition of the Video Store Action Heroes where I got to choose the theme that I would suggest all four of us watch […]
Now Playing Monday July 21st, 1969.
Western fans rejoice! I’d be in my glory taking in five westerns we all know and love playing at the same time in downtown Toronto if I could go back […]
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
How does this big budget Joshua Logan musical rate on the oddest casting in movie history? I’ll leave that decision up to you but will say it might seem a […]
The Jackals (1967)
This South African western remake of 1948’s Yellow Sky is easily one of the more unlikely credits during the latter part of Vincent Price’s storied career. Here he plays an […]
McLintock! (1963)
Rather than focus on the naysayers who take offence to this Duke flick and the reasons why, I’m sticking to my guns here and the fact that I love to […]
Rollercoaster (1977)
George Segal picked a hell of a week to quit smoking. It’s awfully hard not to let that thought cross your mind in this post Lloyd Bridges Era. Segal stars […]
Now Playing, February 27th, 1977.
My latest find while scouring antique shops for movie memorabilia was a Toronto Sun newspaper from way back when the Montreal Canadians were THE team to reckon with in the […]
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
And so begins what I like to call Clint Eastwood’s Country Music period that cast him in more of a good old boy light with plenty of Grand Ole Opry […]
A Trio of Ray Milland Television Terrors
By the time the TV Movie of the week became a regular feature on the television networks, Ray Milland was one of those actors perfectly suited to the medium. The […]
The Gauntlet (1977)
“A nothing witness for a nothing trial.” If only things were that simple for Clint Eastwood in this non Dirty Harry cop film where Clint directs himself and brings along frequent costar Sondra […]
Now Playing : A 1960’s Flashback
I love it when I come across old newspaper listings for what was playing at the theater. The ads feature great come on advertising lines and some pretty cool double […]
The Defiant Ones (1986)
Let’s get this out of the way first and foremost. Yes, there really is a remake of the 1958 racially charged film from director Stanley Kramer that pitted two convicts played by […]
The Protector (1985)
Before the North American release of Rumble In the Bronx and it’s surprising success, Jackie Chan had already made a few forgotten attempts to become the next “Bruce Lee” on […]
It’s a Novel Idea Continued
If you enjoyed having a look back at how movie tie ins were marketed through your local book shops,( Novel Idea part 1) here’s another dose of just what was available […]
