The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 141 – The Sundowners and The Lusty Men
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. I have now launched a podcast about the making of Westerns and the overall filmmaking process. Click here to listen. Week 141: The Sundowners and The Lusty Men The Sundowners I was most attracted to...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 140 – Rachel and the Stranger
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. Soon, I will be launch a podcast about Westerns and I am also working on a book about Western film directors. Click Here to learn more about my 12 Westerns project. Week 140: Rachel and the Stranger ...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 139 – 5 Card Stud
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews. Soon, I will be launch a podcast about Westerns and I am also working on a book about Western film directors. Click Here to learn more about my 12 Westerns project. Week 139: 5 Card Stud Wow. Why...
My Favorite Films of 2021
I will admit that I did not see as many new films this past year as I hoped. Between releasing our 12 Westerns and other projects, I barely made it to the theater and couldn't keep up with all the streaming releases. So of 26 new films I did see, here are my choices...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 138 – The Last Son
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews as I go through the process of finishing post and releasing my 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. ...
My Most Anticipated Westerns of 2022
With more and more Westerns coming out these days, I wanted to highlight some of the upcoming releases I am most looking forward to. Here are my most anticipated Westerns of 2022. Butcher's Crossing This is definitely the Western I'm most looking forward to, crossing...
2021: The 12 Westerns Project Ends, A Time of Death and New Direction, The Legacy Continues
Photograph by Taylor Allen on the set of Bonfire Legend's Terror on the Prairie. I always knew that 2021 would be harder than 2020, that contrary to what most of you might think post-production and distribution on twelve movies is a lot more difficult than filming a...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 137 – Old Henry
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews as I go through the process of finishing post and releasing my 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. ...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 136 – The Power of the Dog
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews as I go through the process of finishing post and releasing my 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. ...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week 135 – Jonah Hex
Each Monday, I continue to share Western movie reviews as I go through the process of finishing post and releasing my 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. ...
