Recommendations For TCM’s Summer Under the Stars …. August 2020 …. Part 1
Each year the month of August brings the TCM Summer Under the Stars spotlight where 24 continuous hours are devoted to one actor or actress. Sure we get some of […]
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 […]
Casting the Western Songs of Marty Robbins
Back when Country Music could be found in the Country & Western section of your local music stores, one name that was bound to have a number of LP’s in […]
Lawman (1971)
Looking for a 1970’s western with a superior cast? Look no further than this Michael Winner directed effort that includes a Jerry Fielding score with dialogue that flows like cowboy […]
What You Missed on Mars …. at the Monster Bash
Again I made the trip and again I really have nothing but good things to say about the friendly atmosphere and fine folks you’re bound to meet and chat with […]
They Came To Rob Las Vegas (1968)
“They? Who the hell is “they?” Being one who loves to borrow lines from movies, I couldn’t help myself starting off with an Edmond O’Brien quote. Anyone know the classic […]
Movies That Were Never Really Movies at All
A newly added film poster to the vault here at home, the headquarters of Mike’s Take On The Movies has prompted me to do a feature on the release of “cheater” movies. […]
The Friedkin Connection : A Memoir
By William Friedkin Quick! Name a film directed by William Friedkin. Did you think of The Exorcist first? I usually do. This self penned tale of his own journey growing […]
The Trap (1959)
In the course of one afternoon, Richard Widmark returns to the small town he grew up in and drastically changes the lives of the loved ones he left behind ten […]
