Classics Review: The Searchers

In 1954, Alan LeMay published a novel titled, “The Searchers.” Set in the Old West, story follows a Civil War veteran who looks for his niece captured by the Comanche. The veteran’s accompanied by an orphan. Two Years Later, John Wayne starred in a film adaptation. Released in 1956, (same year James Dean last film […]

The Patriot

Happy 4th of July fellow Americans from across the nation. America turns 250. As you know, the thirteen colonies separated Great Britain for a few reasons. Taxing basic necessities you know, “Taxation without representation.” Colonists forced to provide food and shelter for British soldiers in their own homes. The British refuse to approve the Colonists […]

Young Guns

Fascinated with Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War, screenwriter, John Fusco (Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Thunderheart, Marco Polo) presented his draft to director, Christopher Cain. The latter immediately became interested in directing unless he casts Emilio Estevez as Billy the Kid. John accepts Christopher’s request. Thus, “Young Guns” was greenlit. Released in […]

Classics Review: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

In 1927, novelist, B. Traven published a book titled, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” Set in the 1920s, two down-on-their luck Americans recruit an old prospector to search for gold somewhere in Mexico. As the story progresses, tensions rise between the two friends becoming hostile succumbing to greed. Eight Years Later, John Huston read […]

Classics Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

In 1960, Harper Lee published a book titled, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Set in a small town in Alabama during the Great Depression, a lawyer named, Atticus Finch defends Tom Robinson. A black man accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, his children, Scout, Jem and their friend, Dill have a fascination of lonely neighbor, […]

Classics Review: Lawrence of Arabia

In 1926, T.E. Lawrence published an autobiography called, “Seven Pillars of Wisdom.”The book recalls Lawrence’s experience in World War I as a military advisor assigned by the British Army to unite Arabic tribes against the Ottoman Empire. Earning the trust of the Arabic people, Lawrence becomes conflicted with the harsh reality of war, enduring psychological […]