Archive for the ‘Films!’ Category
Rock on, Albert Finney
In Films! on April 5, 2012 at 12:20 am
“Looker.” In the year 1981 when Michael Crichton was a director.
…and they say he ran away…
In Cowboys, Films! on March 23, 2012 at 11:08 pm
He was innocent,
Not a charge was true,
But the world will never know …
Bronson Canyon on Mystery Mountain
In Films!, Imagined Geography of Griffith Park on March 14, 2012 at 12:04 am
It’s a cave near White Sand and Porvino. And there’s a big flying brain in there!
If you plan on visiting, just remember, whatever you do, don’t shoot at the brain!
“The Vampire Bat” meets Bronson Canyon 1933
In Films!, Imagined Geography of Griffith Park on March 12, 2012 at 11:19 pm
And there is a pit! It’s called “The Devil’s Well” and it’s in the cave just outside of Klineschloss.
Solano Canyon NOIR!
In Films!, LA owns me on March 2, 2012 at 12:12 am
“Without Warning” joins “Crime Wave” in the pantheon of great LA location noirs of the early fifties.
John Wayne Never Ran
In Cowboys, Films! on February 18, 2012 at 12:46 am
“The Spoilers” 1942
For good reason.
The Finks’ Final Western
In Cowboys, Films! on February 9, 2012 at 12:35 am
Harry and Rita Fink wrote a classic of the action genre and it’s neither of the John Wayne films they penned. They wrote BIG JAKE in 1971. This still is from CAHILL, US MARSHALL, 1973.
In between, they wrote DIRTY HARRY. I haven’t read the script but, damn, what ends up on screen is a tight story with unforgettable situations and memorable (duh!) dialogue.
This team retired after CAHILL with bragging rights for having been a heavy influence on the tone and morality of action flicks for the next couple of decades, and much “characters credited by” money from the DIRTY HARRY franchise.
For those who rocked many genres, we salute you!
----------Tim Kirk---------- 