by Travis Mills | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
This under-seen Western is further proofs that hidden gems lurk in the deep waters of the genre. The fact that my friend Gus, who has seen more movies than anyone I know, had only heard of the title but never watched the movie is evidence that The Secret...
by Travis Mills | Aug 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
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 170: The Rounders (1965) One of Burt Kennedy’s “modern...
by Travis Mills | May 20, 2019 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied 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 Four: The Cowboys and Cowboy...
by Travis Mills | Apr 29, 2019 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied 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 One: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Grey...
by Travis Mills | Jan 20, 2015 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
As a precursor to our film project, 12 Western Feature-Length Films in 12 Months, which Running Wild Films and 5J Media will start producing in 2016, director Travis Mills shares his thoughts on films from the genre as he studies Westerns in preparation for our own....