Monthly Archives: June 2011

THE LONG WAY HOME – ANDREW KLAVAN

Posted on June 27, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

THE LONG WAY HOME,  Part Two of ANDREW KLAVAN’S HOMELANDER series is even better than Part One. Some weeks ago I did a recommend review on the first novel in Klavan’s HOMELANDER series, THE LAST THING I REMEMBER.  In that … Continue reading →

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RAWHIDE DOWN

Posted on June 26, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

RAWHIDE DOWN   The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan. A moment in history that reads like a thriller. RAWHIDE DOWN is the detailed recounting of the events leading up to, during, and after the attempted assassination of PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN by … Continue reading →

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THE DAWN PATROL 1938

Posted on June 20, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

THE DAWN PATROL FROM 1938 IS JUST AS POWERFUL TODAY Why am I writing about a movie that first appeared in 1938?  Because I just saw it again for the first time in twenty years and was thrilled by it … Continue reading →

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PAUL NEWMAN AND JAMES DEAN TOGETHER IN EAST OF EDEN SCREEN TEST

Posted on June 8, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

PAUL NEWMAN AND JAMES DEAN TOGETHER Here’s another of those bits of Hollywood history I love.  PAUL NEWMAN screentesting with JAMES DEAN for a role in JOHN STEINBECK’S EAST OF EDEN.   Dean already had the rol of CAL TRASK, but Newman … Continue reading →

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SAM FULLER’S SCREENTEST FOR THE GODFATHER II

Posted on June 6, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

LEGENDARY DIRECTOR SAM FULLER’S SCREENTEST FOR THE GODFATHER II, OPPOSITE AL PACINO. SAMUEL FULLER is a legendary filmmaker who died in 1997 at 85. Fuller was a gutsy, tough, filmmaker who wrote and directed tough, hard-edged pulp-fiction-like films through the … Continue reading →

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JAMES ARNESS A ROCK OF TELEVISION IS GONE

Posted on June 3, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

JAMES ARNESS DEAD AT 88 James Arness was one of the great heroes in television history.  For twenty straight years, Arness starred as the towering TV hero MATT DILLON on GUNSMOKE.  Gunsmoke, which ran from 1955 to 1975, held the … Continue reading →

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THE BBC BRINGS US A HIP NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES

Posted on June 2, 2011 by michaelandrewswriter

SHERLOCK Okay, there is another TV show from the BBC that I would highly recommend.  I love recommending these things because they get so little exposure on American TV, and I hate that great shows go unwatched just because they … Continue reading →

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