Kirk Douglas 1916-2020 : He Cast a Giant Shadow
More often than not when pressed by friends and associates who know I’m a student of movie history I name two actors as my all time favorites. Kirk Douglas being […]
A Family For Joe (1990)
Like many of his contemporaries, Robert Mitchum, turned to the small screen once the 1980’s came around appearing in a number of TV movies and the epic Winds of War […]
Stagecoach (1986)
There’s no need to start here with a big negative by pointing out this is a variation/remake of the 1939 John Ford/John Wayne classic. Let’s be positive and say it’s […]
Nashville Rebel (1966)
While Waylon Jennings was still a few years shy of the so called Outlaw movement of Country Music that he would be forever identified with, the title of this film is […]
Now Playing and Then Some … Fall 1991
Looking back at old newspapers can offer a fun stroll down memory lane. Pick a section. It could be that your favorite sports team was on a roll and haven’t […]
Wag the Dog (1997)
Election day is closing in on a fictitious President of the United States and the campaign is going to need a miracle of political manipulation to get him re-elected. Time to […]
The Music Video Actor
While I don’t really pay much attention to the music video anymore there was a time I frequently tuned in to the country music staion to see what was new. […]
Jack Elam : From Dastardly Villain to Comedy Sidekick?
When you watch the amount of westerns I did growing up you can’t help but begin to focus in on the guy to the left of the central villain. Actors […]
Songwriter (1984) … Country Music Week Day 5
When it comes to making the transition from the honkytonks to the big screen I don’t think there’s ever been a better example than Kris Kristofferson. Maybe Willie Nelson comes […]
Country Music at The Movies Week. Beginning April 20th
Every now and then I’ll mention my love of classic country music and it’s time to feature five films associated with the genre. Country music stars have proven to be […]
Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
I can already hear you thinking, “How can Mike pay tribute to a film like Bad Day at Black Rock one day and an unbelievable title like this the next?” […]
It`s All in the Movies with Merle Haggard
I freely admit that anytime I can join my two passions together I usually jump at the chance. Classic film history and great traditional country music. The type that was […]
Music and Harry Dean Stanton
Long before Harry Dean Stanton starred in Repo Man and Paris Texas to become a kind of cultish character actor I was always eagerly looking for his weathered face in […]
Country Music On Broadway (1965)
This isn’t so much of an actual movie as it is a chance to get a cast of Grand Ole Opry members together for a stage bound hoe down. My […]
Sweet Dreams (1985)
If there is one thing you can count on about CLASSIC Country Music singers it’s that all the ingredients are there for a good film biography. Great music, love stories, […]
The Highwaymen and the Movies
Country Music’s Outlaw movement in the movies.
