Walter Brennan Hits Billboard’s Top Hits of 1962
Three time Oscar winner Walter Brennan is probably best known for playing unshaven sidekicks like his famous turn as Stumpy in the classic Howard Hawks western of 1959, Rio Bravo, opposite John Wayne....
View Article“The Man” in the Movies : From A to Z
So just who am I referring to when I say “The Man in the Movies?” I’d understand perfectly if you thought it was a reference to the white establishment in any number of blaxploitation flicks from the...
View ArticleMovie Mag of the Month : Mad Magazine – April 1974
Featuring this edition of the popular satirical Mad Magazine was a no brainer here at Mike’s Take being a life long fan of the cinema’s number 1 vigilante, Charles Bronson. Truthfully I never really...
View ArticleMovie Mag of the Month : Motion Picture – May 1945
Time to turn the clock back quite a few years with this month’s magazine throwback to the studio era via Motion Picture Monthly. Not sure when I picked this up or where but rest assured it was...
View ArticleAction Stars and Movies You May or May Not Recall : The Lethal Ladies Edition
After previously featuring five actors in an earlier instalment of Action Stars and Movies You May or May Not Recall I thought it was time to feature five of the ladies who took a turn at playing it...
View ArticleQ&A with Dwayne Epstein, Author of Killin’ Generals : The Making of The Dirty...
When Dwayne Epstein released a book on Lee Marvin in 2013 I bought it as soon as it turned up on the shelf at a local bookstore. A few years later I was interviewing him about the book and Marvin here...
View ArticleMovie Mag of the Month : Modern Monsters – August 1966
Up for August is this rare title I’ve had for some time now. If I’m not mistaken this publication ran for only four issues and that’s unfortunate based on the amount of information to be found in this...
View ArticleTime to Read a Good Movie Once Again
With winter setting in it’s about time to line up my reading material in front of the fireplace on those cold snowy nights. Plenty to choose from. Have a look and grab a title. Latter day Peckinpah?...
View ArticleFarewell to 2023 : The Highs and Lows of a Movie Fanatic
Highs? Plenty of them including sitting in on a total of 571 movies these past 12 months. That’s a big number for me but I must point out I watched plenty of sixty minute programmers from the 1930’s...
View ArticleDo You Remember the First Time?
It’s no secret. I’ve been a crazed movie fan since I was old enough to read the TV Guide and plan my week around the late late shows. Growing up in the 1970’s gave me the opportunity to not only see...
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