by Travis Mills | Nov 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I went through the Boetticher/Scott collaborations years ago, I felt that Ride Lonesome was inferior to The Tall T and Seven Men From Now. My viewing the other night confirmed that opinion. Hailed by critics and filmmakers like Scorsese, Ride Lonesome does...
by Travis Mills | Nov 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
John Marrs, who I co-founded the upcoming Tombstone Film Festival with, must have been a little surprised when I suggested we should not include a Best Director category for our awards ceremony. Most of you might be surprised to hear it too since I am a movie...
by Travis Mills | Nov 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
My weekly movie reviews. You can also read these on letterboxd. Let’s Get Harry (1986) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Stars This forgotten 80s action film is better than it has any right to be, especially with an Alan Smithee credit. According to what I’ve...
by Travis Mills | Nov 17, 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 182: The Black Whip (1956) Charles Marquis Warren’s The Black Whip has...
by Travis Mills | Nov 14, 2022 | Preview
Gun the Man Down is proof that Burt Kennedy’s scripts were not dependent on director Budd Boetticher to be successful. In the hands of Andrew V. McLaglen (not as consistent of a filmmaker), the power of Kennedy’s storytelling stays strong....
