3:10 To Yuma

The Bear has just finished watching a great movie, one which will get little attention as we enter the Oscar Season: 3:10 TO YUMA. Starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, this action packed remake of an old 1950's flick with Glenn Ford, is one of the finest westerns since The UNFORGIVEN.

The scenery, action and panarama of the southwest could match just about any I've seen in any era and with Bale and Crowe, along with a polyglot of supporting actors, well oh yea!

What I really loved was the very end of the picture which I will not relate but has to be one of the
most "feel good" endings of all time.

So if you want a pleasurable evening or morning or nooner, (I've now seen it three times) head for Blockbuster and treat yourself to the best. By the way, some dames don't like Westerns and lambast the likes of the Duke, Alan Ladd, Jimmie Stewart, Clint, Roy Rogers, Trigger, Lash LaRue and the great Tom Mix (As Tom would say in his famous radio spots: "Take a tip from Tom, go and tell your mom, Shredded Ralston can't be beat!" If this is so, don't take no for an answer: Tie em down or draw on them, so they watch this flick. If the sight of blood makes them psychosomatic, maybe you better not take my advice.

Talking about the great ones, I happened to come upon TCM (Thanks Ted) the other night and low and behold, there it was: THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI', one of my TOP TEN! What was interesting is the great Alec Guinness did not get top billing although he won the Oscar. Two of Hollywood and London's best, Jack Hawkins and William Holden took the honors but it was Alex Guinness who was so brilliant along with the British "whistlers" in the Jap prison camp. I have many great Japanese friends but I still will never forgive them for December 7, 1941 when they scared the crap out me and we kept our blinds closed at all times waiting for the nip Zero attacks we were sure were coming. Now I know when I'm blogging a lot of you yungins don't remember this war but you should never allow yourself to miss some of the great ones in movie history about WWII. e.g. TORA TORA TORA!

Enough nostalgia, this writer is very sad about the Golden Globes being blotted out last night and what I missed most was Joan Rivers and Millissa on the Red Carpet interviewing the stars and especially their review of the fashion of the evening. Joan once told us prior to the start of the show: "If I blink my left eye, I really don't like what she's wearing!" This show is always a dandy with many of our favorites imbibing and winners sloshing over their acceptance speeches. Hats off to Jon Hamm of John Burroughs in St. Louis, who won a Globe for top actor in a dramatic series which I have never seen!

You know St. Louis has many great actors either in Hollywood or on Broadway and probably best known is Kevin Kleine who graduated from The Priory and was taught by my former teammate of yesteryear and former head basketball coach, Marty McCabe. I recently asked Marty about Kevin and he said: "Massive hands and could really play the piano" The great Kevin Kleine is in the lead on Broadway of Cyrano DeBourgerac (I'm sure I blew that spelling!). He is getting rave reviews in the New York Times and considered by many to be one of the premier actors of our time.

OK you guys enough is enough, the old Bear has to catch the 3:10 to Yuma and I'm running late!