A Nod to the Corner Men on Boxing Day
As is my custom I turn to the world of the Sweet Science aka Boxing on December 26th. Usually I feature the Brawlers and Bruisers who enter the Square Jungle […]
The Devil’s Rain (1975)
First and foremost, The Devil’s Rain had a kickass movie poster to accompany the film’s North American release to movie theaters back in 1975. Not to mention the racy foreign […]
Casting Suggestions For The Apparent Remake of The Dirty Dozen
Every so often news of a remake splashes the headlines of some Hollywood trade paper and most recently Variety had a news break that David Ayer has been hired by […]
Boxing Movies for Boxing Day
Keeping up with my annual theme of Boxing Day Brawlers and Bruisers (which can be revisited here) it’s time to shine the light on classic film posters of movies that […]
Sharing the Screen With Kirk Douglas
Count the candles. 103. Yes Kirk Douglas is 103 years young today. Each year since starting up Mike’s Take On the Movies I set aside December 9th to celebrate the […]
Edmond O’Brien Does It All … Directing and Terrorizing in Shield For Murder (1954)
Some villains chew the scenery, quite often stealing a film from the top billed actor. Then there are other heavies who are the top billed actor playing it straight without […]
Man on a String (1960)
Despite the narration factor that I have often been a critic of, there is one major factor that makes Man on a String from director Andre De Toth worth checking […]
Too Many Movie Posters? ….. Never!
Just as I’m making some sort of headway in cataloging my poster collection along comes another bundle that just might conceal a rare gem in my eyes. I say that […]
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 […]
