Small Warrior Need Father (#157)

November 15, 2013

I finally cracked open Paramount's recent restored and remastered Blu-ray of Hondo a couple of nights ago when my wife came across it on the over-the-air MOVIES network. The SD, stretched and distorted picture on the channel was like watching a third-generation VHS copy compared to the rich, bright, crisp colors and details of the Blu-ray.

Watching the extras, my wife said "I would pay to go see this in 3D. Why didn't they remaster it in 3D?". I told her, "because, like when this movie came out, 3D is dying again."

Daily Grab 141: Burnin' Daylight

May 25, 2013

The smallest kid in the frame below is named Clay O'Brien. He ended up being a seven-time world champion roper on top of turning in one of the best performances in one of The Duke's best movies.

Blaming John Wayne, or: A Nutjob Killed People and We Must Hang Something

August 14, 2012

I've debated this subject since High School, and from both sides. That's what academic debate is: sometimes you're defending the rights of the disabled, and at other times, you're defending Japan for bombing Pearl Harbor.

In this case, if we're going to blame the video games cited by the College Station shooter's stepdad, we should blame all of the influences found on his Facebook profile, right? Some items are abbreviated and/or paraphrased: