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Things have been a little quiet on Mine Was Taller of late. I’ve not been completely inactive though, with plenty of articles appearing on the Blogcritics Magazine site. So what have the none-BC readers been missing? Well for starters there have been several pieces celebrating the centennial of a couple of movie greats.
Laurence Olivier Centenary: The Greatest Actor of the 20th Century? takes a look at one of England’s finest exports and there are also reviews of The Boys From Brazil, Sleuth and Bunny Lake is Missing.
John Wayne, My Dad, and Me or How I Learned to Love The Western goes back to my childhood to explore the beginning of my fascination with John Wayne and there’s also my pick of his films from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s, ’60s and ‘70s. The Wayne celebration concludes with a look at Warner’s John Wayne Film Collection box set.
Then there’s Cinema Macabre Issues 3 & 4.
Issue 3 takes a look at werewolves in the movies -
Iloz Zoc spotlights the Lon Chaney Jr. classic The Wolf Man (1941).
Daniel Woolstencroft watches one of the best Stephen King adaptations, Silver Bullet (1985).
Tony Woolstencroft enjoys the dog vs. werewolf film Bad Moon (1996).
Sticking with the dog theme Chris Beaumont celebrates the British horror movie Dog Soldiers (2002).
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt (2004) is my pick and it’s shocking not least for having a good performance from Julian Sands.
