The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
12 Westerns: Larry Judkins Joins the Cast of A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to announce the next cast member to join our Western film production A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST. Actor Larry Judkins will play Fred, a mostly reformed gunfighter in our movie, which enters production next April. This will be Larry's first...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Twenty One – Lawman & Tracker
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 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. Week Twenty One: Lawman & Tracker...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Grammy-Nominated Cedric Burnside Cast as Texas Red
We are excited to announce that Grammy-nominated blues singer Cedric Burnside will play the lead role in our film Texas Red. The titular character was an African-American man who ran a juke joint in Mississippi during the late 1930s and was hunted by a posse of...
12 Westerns: Bill Womack Joins the Cast of A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to announce the next cast member to join our Western film production A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST. Actor Bill Womack will play the Sheriff in our movie, which enters production next April. This will be Womack's first time working with Running...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Twenty – The Ballad of Cable Hogue & The Kentuckian
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 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. Week Twenty: The Ballad of Cable Hogue...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Casting Call for our Barrel Racing Western TURN AND BURN
We are excited to announce the casting call for principal female roles in TURN AND BURN, our "modern Western" focused on the sport of barrel racing. The auditions will take place at the Queen City Classic Barrel Race on November 30th in Meridian where the production...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Nineteen – Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid & Track of the Cat
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 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. Week Nineteen: Pat Garrett and Billy the...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Full Ensemble Cast Revealed for BASTARD’S CROSSING
We are excited to announce the entire ensemble cast for the first of our 12 Westerns, Bastard's Crossing. Leading our cast are Ward Emling as the principal character Cam Talcutt, Ashleigh Lewis in the female lead role of Sadie, and Creek Wilson as the Trapper. The...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Eighteen – Major Dundee & Let the Corpses Tan
Each Monday, I share reviews of Westerns I'm studying to prepare for making 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. Week Eighteen: Major Dundee & Let the...
12 Westerns: Filmmaker Diary – July 2019
These are diary entries, tracking my progress and process making the 12 Westerns in 12 Months project. Every now and then I will be publishing these daily notes that were taken on my phone. They have not been edited at all. To learn more about my 12...
