Saddle up, y'all... Westerns were very much a part of my growing-up years. Westerns and war pictures. I blame my dad and the advent of the VCR. After a while, I started tuning out when Dad would play a western because they all seemed alike, but when I saw 1969's Support Your Local Sheriff, it was … Continue reading Revisiting the Campiest Western Ever
The Right To Escape
Here we go... 1963's The Great Escape is quite the iconic film, parodied and tributed so many times in so many ways (remember this one?). Steve McQueen dominates the proceedings, ably supported by fellow icons Charles Bronson, James Coburn, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough, along with the wonderful David McCallum, best known today as Duckie. Our … Continue reading The Right To Escape
Grumpy Old Presidents
Well hello, Mr. Garner... OK, so 1996's My Fellow Americans is a political satire and, I'll admit, an ironic choice for an election year, but we're gonna roll with it. Heck, we're going to lay the irony on thick here, because 1996 was the year Bill Clinton and Bob Dole locked horns for the Presidency. However, I'm … Continue reading Grumpy Old Presidents
Taking Up Room 