Scribbles and Ramblings

Bad Day at Black Rock (1955, John Sturges)  A train stops at Black Rock, startling the town residents. John Macreedy (Spencer Tracy) gets...

Week 2 of the Western Countdown at Wonders In The Dark has been completed. The following five essays have been posted with my review at #41...

The incredible Western Countdown at Wonders In The Dark  started on Sept 30, 2013. Essays for the top 50 films will be posted on the websi...

Back in February, I had planned a spotlight on Walter Hill to coincide with the release of his new film Bullet to the Head . But unfortunat...

In early 2012, Sam Juliano’s excellent round-up of William A. Wellman’s films was an eye opener as it highlighted the need to visit Wellma...

Cue music. The camera moves slowly from the muddy ground to the tension packed air above. Two men stand on opposite sides, facing each othe...

WHEN film critics and historians refer to the spaghetti western, they tend to mean four films directed by Sergio Leone: his "Dollars...