Old Henry Is An Old-School Western

Old Henry is an action-Western that feels like it could fit in perfectly with the old-school Westerns of the Classic Hollywood era. A widowed farmer, Henry (Tim Blake Nelson) and his son, Wyatt (Gavin Lewis),  allow a mysterious injured man, Curry (Scott Haze) to stay at their residence. Sure, it’s a bad idea in the Old West and they definitely don’t trust him. I mean, the guy is carrying a satchel of cash! Did he…

"Old Henry Is An Old-School Western"

kid 90: A Pre-Internet Time Capsule of Fame

kid 90 captures life in the early 90s when actress Soleil Moon Frye was carrying a video camera everywhere in an era before cell phones. Watch until the end of the credits. At times when watching this documentary, you can’t help but feel bad for Soleil Moon Frye.  The actress went through puberty after Punky Brewster came to an end.  I’m obviously not going to get into the specifics here but sometimes, this takes a…

"kid 90: A Pre-Internet Time Capsule of Fame"

Backbeat: Before The Beatles Got Big

Backbeat is set in the early years of The Beatles’ performing career while mostly focusing on the time spent in Hamburg. Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) would need to leave the band in order for the Beatles to really become the greatest rock band in history.  Sutcliffe would not be the last to leave the group.  No, that honor belongs to Pete Best (Scot Williams).  Best would leave by the end of 1960, having been replaced…

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