by Travis Mills | Oct 21, 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 178: Trooper Hook (1957) My study of director Charles Marquis Warren’s...
by Travis Mills | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
I turned this on the other night with moderate expectations for a mildly amusing Western Comedy. I was not expecting to watch one of Bob Hope’s best movies. Like some of his other solo outings, Alias Jesse James is a perfect vehicle for the...
by Travis Mills | Oct 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
It occurs to me that B-Westerns like this might be a better example to study for independent filmmakers than classics like Red River and Stagecoach. After all, the work of Hawks and Ford is often impenetrable, easy to admire from afar but not simple to go out...
by Travis Mills | Oct 9, 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 177: The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969) This film isn’t like most...
by Travis Mills | Oct 4, 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 176: Mail Order Bride (1964) Who would have figured that Budd...
