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 […]
Time to Read a Good Movie
More of those movie tie-ins that can make for a nostalgic look back to simpler times at both the movie theater and the Mom and Pop book shops. Let’s start […]
Now Playing Friday August 9th, 1974
Yes it’s off to London, Ontario, Canada and to the summer of 1974 for a flashback to some classic films and maybe a few that aren’t so classic that I’d […]
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Here’s a star studded war film from director Richard Attenborough that I can vaguely recall being released to theaters when I was still in grade school. Commercials on television promised […]
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
The world of Bond …. James Bond comes to Mike’s Take on the Movies for the first time. Sure I’ve seen every Bond movie and I’m a card carrying wanna […]
Sean Connery and the Non Bond Poster Gallery
By the time I was old enough to clue in to who James Bond was on the big Screen, Roger Moore was licensed to kill as 007 working for Her […]
Now Playing October 30th, 1971
Flashback time once again thanks to getting my hands on a Toronto newspaper that featured plenty of viewing choices for the movie going crowds. Everything from rereleases to the newest […]
Second Rate Spies … Granger, Niven and …. Connery?
I have absolutely no idea how many spy films and attempted franchises were made in the wake of the enormous popularity of Ian Fleming’s Dr. No. Sean Connery and James […]
Hell Drivers (1957)
Saving my personal favorite for the wrap up of ….. Mike’s Take on Stanley Baker Movies ………… Day 12 Some movies have a way of staying with you and after […]
Slumming With Samantha Eggar … A Triple Feature
The more I looked for someone to feature in my third go around of ‘Slumming With”, it became painfully obvious that Samantha Eggar has done her fair share of low […]
Looking For Positives In a Quartet of Duds
Generally I hate getting overly critical of films for a number of reasons. One of which is we only see what’s actually on the screen which can become an easy […]
Family Business (1989)
After going nearly 28 years between viewings, I came away from this Sidney Lumet film feeling a little better than I did the first time if my recollections are correct. Am […]
Back With Another Novel Idea……..
More movie tie ins down at the local book shop that you might have missed when that movie was playing at the local theater you couldn’t wait to check out. […]
Capricorn One (1978) The Seventies and Elliott Gould … Day 5
An engaging thriller of the first manned mission to Mars from director Peter Hyams gives Elliott Gould top billing over a first rate cast. Nothing is as it seems in this […]
Selling Cars With the Stars
For as long as there has been showrooms and movie stars, it seem as if the two have been joined at the hip when it comes to marketing. Movie stars […]
Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure (1959)
During the post Johnny Weissmuller years for the famed jungle man created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, there were still plenty of on screen adventures. Perhaps none better during the Gordon […]
