Men In War (1957)
Considering this was directed by Anthony Mann I couldn’t help but wonder if James Stewart was approached to play a grizzled war veteran with a platoon of men at his […]
Richard Widmark In The Movies : From A to Z
From the moment he stepped on to movie screens in 1947, Richard Widmark, was branded a villain thanks to his Oscar nominated performance as a cold blooded killer in Kiss […]
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
During the glory years of MGM they boasted more stars then there are in the heavens and numbered Van Johnson and Esther Williams among them. In this technicolor outing from […]
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 […]
The Ice Follies of 1939
Yes this movie really does exist and yes it stars classic film favorites Joan Crawford and James (or Jimmy as I prefer) Stewart. With a zippy score to start the […]
High Society (1956)
Just a short 16 years following the Grant-Hepburn-Stewart classic, The Philadelphia Story, from director George Cukor came this musical rendition utilizing the star power of Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and […]
A Monster Bash Recap of Movies, Kong and Memorabilia
For those who have been regulars here at Mike’s Take, you know I like to make the 500 km drive down to Mars, PA located just north of Pittsburgh to […]
Baseball Season Begins With an “All Star” Team on the Field
The boys of summer will be at it this week as the 2019 MLB season kicks off. Yeah I’ll be cheering for the Blue Jays once again and while we […]
Now Playing December 28th, 1968 At a Theater Near You
Thankfully Malcolm McDowell has given his consent to allow me to borrow his personal time machine that he used to great acclaim in the Nicolas Meyer sci-fi adventure Time After […]
Now Playing August 9th, 1978
The New Jersey Daily News unveiled a wondrous selection of films to choose from should we decide to summon that time machine of mine I’m always referring to when looking […]
Destry (1954)
If Alfred Hitchcock can famously remake his own The Man Who Knew Too Much than what’s to prevent Raoul Walsh from redoing High Sierra as a western called Colorado Territory […]
Now Playing February 15th, 1952
Looking through this newspaper once again has me wishing time travel was possible. Not only to see the amazing collection of films playing in Toronto theaters but to con my […]
Out Shopping Today…… For Movie Posters!
Today was a day to indulge in seeing if I could afford to add a few titles to the vault here at Mike’s Take. While I did score a trio […]
Movie Poster Adventures with Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy. The hero of WW2 will always be for me a hero of Sunday afternoon matinees of the western variety that I watched with Dad. The Utica Kid, clad […]
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 […]
Appreciating Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954)
If there’s one thing I struggle with here at Mike’s Take, it’s attempting to write something new and enlightening concerning a bona fide classic. But after watching this Hitchcock masterpiece once again, […]
