4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 3, 2022

“You just don’t seem like the kind of man who would hunt a man for money.”  “I am.”   Ride Lonesome has a setup as obvious as it is simple, further indicating why the collaborations between Budd Boetticher and screenwriter Burt Kennedy were so plentiful. It comes with   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 26, 2019

It begins unobtrusively enough. In a backwater Arkansas jail, a drunkard plays his guitar on a radio segment of “A Face in the Crowd” being broadcast from his cell. They don’t know it quite yet but soon the host who found him, Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal), and Larry “Lone   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on November 22, 2016

Ride Lonesome Directed by Budd Boetticher Written by Burt Kennedy 1959/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation/Ranown Pictures Corp. First viewing/Netflix rental #359 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have really enjoyed working my way through the Budd Boetticher-Randolph Scott Westerns.  Th   read more

The Timothy Carey Experience Posted by Marisa on July 3, 2012

I was sad to hear of the death earlier today of Andy Griffith at the age of 86. We all remember him from The Andy Griffith Show, of course, but he also made several fine films. My personal favorite of these is A Face in the Crowd (1957), directed by...   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Coolidge Corner Theatre sign lit up at night is a beauty to behold. Lonesome (1928) on the Coolidge Corner Theatre marquee. Last night was simply magical. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Pál Fejös’ Lonesome (1928) on the big screen. This event took place at the Coolidge Corner Thea   read more

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on November 30, -0001

Coolidge Corner Theatre sign lit up at night is a beauty to behold. Lonesome (1928) on the Coolidge Corner Theatre marquee. Last night was simply magical. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Pál Fejös’ Lonesome (1928) on the big screen. This event took place at the Coolidge Corner Thea   read more