Thanks to my brother John Beal for finding this. By Ted Johnson From Variety If you have problems seeing the video below click HERE. youtube::XrtvUy47AVQ:: The last time “The Lone Ranger” appeared in theaters some 32 years ago, the hopes of the filmmakers were boosted at a test screening. As…
My friend Betsy Sherman found this: By Cristy Lytal From the Los Angeles Times Bob Newton, production coordinator at Creature Effects Inc., likes working with mechanical horses for practical reasons. “You don’t have to clean up after them, and you don’t have to feed them,” he says. The Los Angeles-based…
I watched a good Gene Autry black and white movie the other day. Not really a lot of western stuff in it but lots of singing and bad guys. Gaucho Serenade is a 1940 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and June Storey….
I was bored the other night and ended up watching the Disney animated movie “Home on the Range”. Don’t ask. After all, it was about three cows saving the farm which sounded good. Had it’s moments but really aimed at young kids (which I’m definitely not). “When a greedy outlaw…
My neighbor Joel Bernstein has written a very interesting book. Wild Ride presents a fascinating history of rodeo from its rugged beginnings in Mexico to today’s professional circuits. This book captures the mystique of the cowboy and his place in Western folklore, from the early days when groups of cowboys…
