How The West Was Won (1962)
While I’ve see this western blockbuster filmed in Cinerama a number of times I don’t believe I’ve actually seen it since my adolescent days. It played regularly on TV though […]
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 […]
10 Questions with Victoria Riskin Plus Her New Book – Fay Wray and Robert Riskin : A Hollywood Memoir
Thanks to a new book from Victoria Riskin on her parents, Fay Wray and Robert Riskin, a whole new chapter of Hollywood’s history has been opened up to all of […]
Fort Massacre (1958)
Continuing his long run of westerns, Joel McCrea, heads a roster of well known faces in this sturdy effort from director Joseph M. Newman. One that sees McCrea playing against […]
Midway (1976)
This Walter Mirisch production represents a style of movie making we’re not likely to ever see again. Not only is it a star studded effort done in a documentary style […]
Guilty By Suspicion (1991)
Looking for a rare Robert De Niro – Martin Scorsese movie? This just might be the one that has passed you by. Still there’s a catch to that statement. In […]
Featuring Claudette Colbert on the Movie Poster
What’s the first film you ever saw that featured the beautiful lady who for me has always had a quirky, playful personality on screen in so many of her roles. […]
Project : Kill (1976)
Just four years short of having a major change in the direction of his career, Leslie Nielsen, takes a trip to the Philippines in this piece of exploitation fare along […]
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 […]
Now Playing 1963 / 1965 London, Ontario
A couple of vintage newspapers revealed some interesting combinations at the local theaters here in London, Ontario, Canada. Plenty of viewing choices to pick from and not a superhero in […]
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 […]
Hollywood Enigma : Dana Andrews
by Carl Rollyson Seeing Dana Andrews name on any cast list catches my eye as I’m confident it does with many fans of “classic” films. While I’m sure I didn’t […]
Fedora (1978)
Is it just me or is this like a lost, not quite classic Billy Wilder flick that reunites him with his leading man from Stalag 17 and Sunset Boulevard, William […]
More of Those On Screen Movie Dads
Let’s kick off this year’s look at movie Dad’s with three versions of The Champ. 1931 saw Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper take to the screen. The next version switched […]
Mom On the Movie Poster and More
For Mother’s Day it’s time to highlight the one who for most all of us is our first love. Is there a favorite on screen Mother that instantly comes to […]
Gregory Peck as the Bad Guy? Impossible! ….. The Boys From Brazil (1978)
After 34 years and 47 motion pictures to his name, Gregory Peck joined the ranks of Hollywood Royalty like Henry Fonda (Once Upon a Time in the West) to finally […]
